Cooked bacon
Bacon must be pre-cooked before topping — a pizza's bake time is too short to render raw bacon properly.
- Salt
- high
- Fat
- high
- Sweetness
- low
- Acidity
- low
- Heat
- none
- Moisture
- low
- Umami
- high
- Cooking requirement
- must be cooked
Preparation
Fully cooked and diced or chopped before topping
A little goes a long way given its intensity
Applied before baking.
Cautions
- raw bacon will not fully render or crisp during a short pizza bake
Pairs well with
- Onion
Explicitly noted as a good balance for Cooked bacon. Its low salt level offsets Cooked bacon's intensity. Adds textural contrast against Cooked bacon.
- Pineapple
Its low salt level offsets Cooked bacon's intensity. Its acidity cuts through Cooked bacon's richness. Its sweetness balances Cooked bacon's savoury intensity. Adds textural contrast against Cooked bacon.
- Pickled red onion
Explicitly noted as a good balance for Cooked bacon. Its acidity cuts through Cooked bacon's richness.
- Fig
Its low salt level offsets Cooked bacon's intensity. Its sweetness balances Cooked bacon's savoury intensity. Adds textural contrast against Cooked bacon.
- Fresh tomato slices
Its low salt level offsets Cooked bacon's intensity. Its acidity cuts through Cooked bacon's richness. Adds textural contrast against Cooked bacon.
- Sliced banana
Its low salt level offsets Cooked bacon's intensity. Its sweetness balances Cooked bacon's savoury intensity. Adds textural contrast against Cooked bacon.
Styles using this topping
One of the two defining proteins of the 'Aussie', echoing a traditional Australian cooked breakfast.
Small, rendered pieces of bacon (lardons) are the dish's other defining topping, providing a smoky, salty contrast to the creamy dairy base.