Which rasher is heavenly thick and smoky, and which is hellishly thin and salty?• The best frying pans for every kind of cook, testedCrisp, mahogany-red rashers of smoked streaky bacon are the food of the gods. Naturally rich in glutamates – umami compounds that make food deeply savoury – it’s no wonder that the smell of sizzling bacon has such legendary allure.As the name suggests, layers of fat are marbled through a rasher of streaky bacon, which comes from the lower belly of the pig. Fat holds flavour and distributes it through the meat, resulting in a full, long-lasting taste experience. Continue reading...