Sept. 5 is the second annual International Bacon Day. Or at least it’s been declared so by the Bacon Boys, the duo behind Bacon Explosion. The stunning display of pork is a practically unimaginable bacon sausage meatloaf-ish concoction that causes hearts everywhere to skip a beat when merely described (in anticipation of a cardiac episode, of course). Bacon Explosion is old news in pork-obsessed foodie circles, but I’ve been surprised at how few people here seem to know about it when I describe it. I was surprised when I found it on the menu at Woody’s on the Water. It’s more of a backyard barbecue challenge than a restaurant dish. Click more for the recipe and a description of Woody’s Bacon Explosion Burger.

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