Bacon, at its core, is deeply smoky, pork-y, savory and inherently salty. Regardless of the animal or plant it's made from or how it's cooked, bacon is a handheld joy that can be either chewy or impossibly crisp.
Few foods are as iconic as bacon, with a flavor that is so widely recognizable. You may wonder, then, if adding additional flavorings, seasonings, spices and/or syrups to bacon is actually nothing more than gilding the lily or perhaps even ruining a good thing.
