Originally posted by jamest I gave my Brazilian niece some HP and she nearly threw up. Some things don't travel.

What would she do with Marmite.

So I've never tried English style bacon and judging by the recipe posted my next suggestion is not going to taste the same. Have you tried lombo defumado? You can find it vacuum packed in the cured meat section with the feijoada ingredients. It has a smoked bacon flavor with the fat ribbon but it has significantly more meat than bacon. I have never sliced it thin and fried it the way we usually eat bacon in the US but I have cubed it and added it to recipes with the same flavor result. I know it was mentioned the English style bacon tastes different than American style but I'm not certain if that is due to the meat/fat ratio or the seasonings used in the cure/smoke. Something to try, that recipe looks pretty ambitious. I've tried my hand at making various American favorites such as peanut butter, Greek yogurt, tortillas, guacamole, Italian sausage, etc... Most of which lose their grace due to cost, and/or availability of authentic ingredients, and the trouble it takes to make them. Personally I find it nice to have a suitable substitute for the average day but know that I have the option of the real thing when I really, really want it. :)