Posted January 15 2008
The Six Degrees of Kosher Bacon
1) Smart Bacon: Made by Life Light, Smart Bacon is completely non-dairy, giving it the versatility to be used in both Meat and Dairy recipes. Though it is not bad, Smart Bacon is less like bacon and more like soy with bacon flavoring.
2) Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips: Also made by Life Light, Smokey Tempeh Strips are…worth trying once. In case you are wondering, Tempeh is fermented soy beans that are crushed into a cake for the purpose of making a protein/meat substitute for vegans.
3) Morning Star Veggie Breakfast Bacon: Morning Star’s veggie bacon has the smell, taste and even appearance of bacon. Though the texture is distinctly soy, Morning Star’s meatless bacon option is ideal for making kosher versions of the Cubano sandwich and is probably the best vegetarian option on the market.
4) Bacos: These crunchy little crouton-like bits are packed with chemically reconstituted bacon flavoring that is so tasty you will be willing to overlook the fact that the flavor was manufactured in New Jersey. Bacos are an ideal addition to salads and other recipes calling for bacon flavor.
5) Pastrami: The most sensual of the salt-cured meats, pastrami is seasoned in a manner that gives it a salty taste similar to bacon. Because pastrami is a very fatty cut of meat, it also fries just like bacon. Many kosher restaurants use this as an alternative for BLT’s and bacon burgers.
6) Beef Fry: The Rolls Royce of kosher bacon substitutes. Beef Fry is made by a number of different companies. Made from a cut of meat that is almost identical to that of bacon’s, it fries like bacon, tastes like bacon, and looks like bacon. Beef Fry has a huge amount of versatility and can substitute for bacon in any recipe.
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3 Comments currently posted. 
Dave Weinberg says:
Zechariah Mehler says:
I agree. To me cheek meat tastes a lot like brisket. It’s possible that it could be used as a bacon substitute but is so hard to find that its just impractical.
Dave Weinberg says:
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I have also heard that a cow’s cheek meat, if prepared properly, tastes just like bacon.
I think cheek tastes like very tender brisket, but then again, I have never tasted real bacon.