It wasn't exactly a new favorite food, but America went bacon mad in the mid-2000s. Suddenly, it was everywhere, from ice cream parlors serving bacon-bourbon flavor to bakeries selling maple-glazed donuts topped with bacon crumbs. The trend for wrapping turkeys in bacon for Thanksgiving started here, too. So-called 'bacon mania,' as it was dubbed in the press, has shown no signs of abating, with nearly $5 billion worth of rashers sold in 2018.

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