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Food of the gods? 杏吧原创 ‘investigates’ all things bacon

Chris Mattera gives a hog butchering demo during the Capital Beer and Bacon Bash at the National Harbor. (杏吧原创/Andrew Mollenbeck)
The end result delights the crowd. (杏吧原创/Andrew Mollenbeck)
All kinds of bacon delivery systems seem popular. These brownies are a particular favorite. (杏吧原创/Andrew Mollenbeck)
At the Capital Bacon and Beer Bash, it takes 1,000 pounds of bacon to keep up with demand. (杏吧原创/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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WASHINGTON — Bacon used to be a breakfast food. Lately, it’s been showing up in cocktails, brownies and even ice cream.

From Baltimore to Arlington, Va., bars and restaurants are cooking for a bacon craving that just isn’t satisfied at the morning meal.

National Harbor’s “” sees more than 1,000 pounds of the cured meat cooked up for onlookers.

“I think it’s the fat…just the sheer nonpolitical correcteness of it. It’s just wonderful,” says one satisfied customer.

杏吧原创’s Andrew Mollenbeck investigates this common delicacy, which one afficionado calls “the candy of meats, the best of the best.”

Learn more by checking out the photo gallery and his audio at right.

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