Yep, bacon isn’t pink. We’re not being existential on the matter, trying to say it’s
pink only because we perceive it that way and a pink by any other name would
be just as pink. Rather, it shouldn’t be pink. The added nitrates makes it so.
What they are: Nitrates and nitrites are chemical compounds
found in many foods, including some salts. Salt containing nitrates
has been favored for preserving meat because it maintains color
and flavor while inhibiting bacterial growth.
Why they're unhealthy: Nitrates have been linked to infant
methemoglobinemia, a deficiency of oxygen in the blood. Also,
nitrate can interact with the amines in protein to form nitrosamines,
which have been linked to cancer in lab animals.
Now don’t go thinking if you keep eating pink bacon you’ll explode,
as you will be fine. Nitrate free is just the superior alternative. It
will make you more interesting at parties, improve your abilities to
communicate with animals and all your belt holes shall forever be in
the perfect place. We might be exaggerating now but not only is it
free of free-radical nitrates, it’s deliciously hickory smoked and free
range!
It’s the hickory smoking that makes it so mouth wateringly
irresistible. We get this marvelous smoked, nitrate free bacon from
Holy Smoke. Not a divine ritual (though as close as can be without
being blasphemous) but a group of smoking wizards out of
Pemberton. Their name came from a joke about their passion for
smoking quality meats and their being a part of a Christian
community. 10 years of trial and error have led to this bacon that’s
so fantastic, even pig’s say “Goodness, I never had much to say to
Bill but he goes great with eggs.”
Our excitement for eating outside-of-the-box doesn’t end there. If
you haven’t tried our exclusive pig and fig sausage, well, hurry the
fuck up it’s delicious. Created by National Sausage King Hall of
Famer, Crimea Meats. The pig and the fig go together better than a
Disney couple. Obviously the sausages don’t sing as that would be
weird and perhaps a little terrifying whilst eating.
So come visit us for breakfast or lunch. We keep our breakfast
faves rolling into lunch time for all you sleep in lovers. Check out
our breakfast menu here. Our animals are happy as a pig in fig.
Our dinners amazing too.