Episode 284: The Bacon Paradox

In this episode, Justin and Adam explore the history, techniques, and cultural significance of adding fat to wild game, with a focus on bacon. They challenge common assumptions, discuss historical methods like larding and barding, and consider when and why to use fat in wild game cooking.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to the history of bacon in wild game cooking

02:24 Historical techniques: larding and barding explained

05:15 European origins: Robert May and 17th-century methods

13:58 Bacon in 18th-century cookbooks and its variations