How come they call ham Canadian Bacon?

Question

How come they call ham Canadian Bacon?

Answer 1

Both of the others have some good points, I ama former chef and while the first lady has a point it is not made with tenderloin but just the cured pork loin first cured, then rolled or pressed and smoked to cook, then it is ready to eat and heat, here in Canada we call it "Back Bacon" as it is from the back portion of the pig or pork loin, we have one here called peameal, which is the same process but it is not roll nor smoked and is dredged in cornmeal so when you cook it there is a crunchy outer area and it is a bit more fatty.

Our slab or streaky/sliced bacon is the same, in the UK and Australia they use the loin but only cure it and no smoke, sliced thick or thin it is a different flavour, more like or peameal style.

Answer 2

its a form of bacon..people say that because it taste like that.Canadian Bacon is smoked pork terderloin. Tenderloin is the center of the porkchop. Served, Canadian Bacon, is in round slices. Regular old bacon is smoked slabs cut from the back and sides of the pig. It is served in strips. Canadian Bacon has a much lower fat content and is more expensive than regular old bacon.

Answer 3

Because of the way it's cured and the cut of the meat.

Bacon in the US is different than bacon elsewhere and is an inferior product - US bacon is very fatty, right? 'Canadian' bacon is not fatty.  Australian bacon even thicker, meatier and the best I've ever had!

In Korea bacon is called, 'samgyeopsal '! (say that three times fast!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon

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