The Best Way To Cook Canadian Peameal Bacon For The Crispiest Edges

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The Best Way To Cook Canadian Peameal Bacon For The Crispiest Edges By Erica Martinez Oct. 16, 2025 11:00 am EST

What most Americans know as Canadian bacon is known as back bacon in Canada . It comes from pork loin and is sold pre-cooked. While it looks an awful lot like deli ham , it's a completely different food. There is another type of bacon from the Great White North that is considered more of a national specialty, and it's called peameal bacon. It also comes from the loin but is often uncooked and coated in cornmeal (it was originally covered in ground dried peas, hence the name). But, unlike the crispy bacon slices that Americans are largely familiar with, peameal bacon doesn't naturally cook up crisp because it's a very lean cut of meat. To get crisp e