We have four types of "bacon":

• Smoked Bacon: salted and cured pork belly

• Uncured Bacon: fresh, sliced pork belly

• Cottage Bacon: salted and cured pork shoulder (go here to order)

• Whole Pork Belly: go here to order in bulk (uncured)

Within the American culinary history, bacon comes from the belly. For old Europe, bacon referred to any piece of pork that had been salted. Bacon has a history. And for many of us, the aroma of bacon illicit it's own personal history of cozy kitchens. Dating back to as early as 1104, "bringing home the bacon" meant a wedded couple had been awarded a side of bacon for a year in which they had not "wisht themselves unmarried." If one brought home the bacon, they were coming home to marital bliss. Bacon confers conjugal happiness, it would seem. Enjoy.

Average thickness is 1/4"