Bacon Bits - Where to buy?

[illmonkey]

Any idea where to buy them?

Been to Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and all of their online shops and nothing!

[Ultuous]

I bought some Lardons in Sainsbury's the other day if that's what you're looking for - pretty sure everywhere does them though?

[dougc]

Sainsburys does 2 kinds. Big packs of lardons and smaller packs (come in pairs) of cubed pancetta. I find that the former is good for pies and tomato based sauces, although they can be a little too fatty and the latter is better for carbonara and cream based sauces.

Edited by dougc on Thursday 17th September 12:24

[militantmandy]

Just buy some bacon instead!

[illmonkey]

Sainsburys you say... Not one that close to me, will need to spot one on my travels.

Could you point me in the direction of the isles they might be on?

[sleep envy]

illmonkey said:

Could you point me in the direction of the isles they might be on?

possibly the chilled cabinets next to cured and smoked hams...

[dougc]

sleep envy said:

illmonkey said:

Could you point me in the direction of the isles they might be on?

possibly the chilled cabinets next to cured and smoked hams...

The big lardons are with the bacon and the little pancetta ones are in the cold meats cabinet with the other Italian bits.

[smack]

illmonkey said:

Sainsburys you say... Not one that close to me, will need to spot one on my travels.

Could you point me in the direction of the isles they might be on?

Packs of lardons - in the bacon/gammon section.
Cubed pancetta - in the continental hams/salami section.

[Mr Gearchange]

Are you actually talking about raw cubed pork like Pancetta and Lardons.
Or do you mean the cripsy bacon "things" that you sprinkle over salads and the like?

These things http://www.schwartz.co.uk/productdetail.cfm?ID=528...

[illmonkey]

Humm. You lot seem to be on about 1cm cubes?

I'm after the tiny specs you get, like so:



I get them in my sandwich from a local sandwich shop, but they buy them wholesale...

[Mr Gearchange]

Schwartz make them - look down the spice aisle

[illmonkey]

Mr Gearchange said:

Schwartz make them - look down the spice aisle

I've tried every shop I go into! I'll just keep looking.

[sleep envy]

it would help if you/we knew what you were looking for

lardons, pancetta cubes or bacon bits?

[Chocmonster]

Couldn't you just cook bacon in the oven until it's really really crispy and dried out, let it cool down then put it into a food bag and bash it with a rolling pin?

Oh and if anyone wants lardon type bits then I can put a good word in for the twin packs which Lidl sell.

[illmonkey]

sleep envy said:

it would help if you/we knew what you were looking for

lardons, pancetta cubes or bacon bits?

The suggestions other people made were not bacon bits, but pancetta, so they were wrong :P

Edited by illmonkey on Thursday 17th September 12:47

[sleep envy]

in that case I suggest you just grill the bacon yourself

do you buy pancake mix?

[Mr Gearchange]

Chocmonster said:

Oh and if anyone wants lardon type bits then I can put a good word in for the twin packs which Lidl sell.

My Mrs bought some of these the other day. They were smoke "flavour" FFS

[strudel]

We bought a huge tub of these from costco the other day. Find someone with a card and pester them!

Give me real bacon anytime.

[Dupont666]

illmonkey said:

Humm. You lot seem to be on about 1cm cubes?

I'm after the tiny specs you get, like so:



I get them in my sandwich from a local sandwich shop, but they buy them wholesale...

So you are after the crunchy stuff that you can put on salad and sarnies?

Thats not bacon that is bacon flavoured soya bits....

Tried it once and its fking horrible....

Its located in the salad section on a stand by itself with the other bits they make like dried onions, mint and olive and other crap.

It costs about a £1 and you get a minute amount.... OH got bked for wasting money on it last time when real bacon is sooooo much cheaper.

[bazking69]

If you are after Bacon flavoured dry bits, I got mt last lot in the US, but I've seen them in Makro too.