The Canadians make this bacon from back cuts or pork loin, which resembles the British version of bacon. American bacon, also called streaky bacon, is sourced from the belly of the pig.

"I favour a bloomer and Pete tends to go for a tin loaf. Pete’s a 3 rashers of streaky-bacon boy; I’m a back-bacon boy. He cooks it in a frying pan, starting out from cold with a little ...

a cut of meat from the middle back of the pig. Leaner than regular bacon, Canadian bacon is cured and smoked with a flavor closer to that of ham. It’s also the reigning champion of eggs Benedict.