Sales of products made the traditional way dropped 7% in three months to 25 January while nitrite-free sales rose 20% ...

Chinese cured pork belly on a wooden table with scallions, red peppers, and linens. - Govan Zhang/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bacon rarely takes center stage ...

Last weekend, on a visit to San Francisco, I witnessed cookbook author and food writer Michael Ruhlman show a roomful of bloggers at the California Culinary Academy how to cure bacon. Yup, at home.

Bacon is a staple of the British diet. Sales soar around Christmas as we feast on pigs in blankets, it’s the centrepiece of weekend fry-ups all year round – and nothing compares to a classic bacon ...