Bacon shortage looms
SUN PHOTO BY DANA SANCHEZ, dsanchez@sun-herald.com
Cooking breakfast in the kitchen at Ole Time Cafe, brothers Omar and Ivan Bravo give a sizzling platter a send-off Wednesday. The Bravos work at the newly opened Englewood restaurant on Dearborn Street.
SUN PHOTO BY DANA SANCHEZ, dsanchez@sun-herald.com
Cook Omar Bravo prepares a sizzling breakfast platter Tuesday at Ole Time Cafe on Dearborn Street in Englewood.
SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
The National Pig Association predicts a significant pig shortage in 2013.
SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
Large portions of bacon could be a thing of the past, according to the National Pig Association, which predicts a significant bacon shortage.
SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
The National Pig Association predicts a significant pig shortage in 2013.
There is nothing like the aroma of bacon. The smell of pork belly sizzling on a griddle is enough to tempt the most loyal of vegetarians. While scientists have tried to explain the appeal by hypothesizing that a chemical reaction between amino acids and sugar is part of the allure, most area residents just know “they like it.”
“This is a bacon-eating town,” said Kim Casey, owner of Morgan’s Cafe off Kings Highway in Charlotte Harbor. “My customers eat a lot of bacon. It’s the grease that does it.”
