But today, we're deep-diving into two "everyday" cured meats that folks might be overlooking -- salt pork and American bacon -- and unpacking what, exactly, makes these unique cuts different.

The following excerpt is her recipe for Homemade Bacon. Back in the day ... in the world that thinks it’s exceptionally cool to cure pork belly and hang it in your kitchen.

Some of the processed foods with the highest sodium content are cured meats such as salami and bacon. Salt not only amplifies the natural flavours of meat, but also interacts with other taste ...