The Week contest - The new bacon

What "consumer-friendly" name should the pork industry give bacon?

A chop by another name wouldn't taste as sweet.
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Last week's question: The pork industry has received approval to rename various cuts to make them more "consumer-friendly"—pork chops can be called "porterhouse chops" and pork butt will be called "Boston roast." What should they call bacon?

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Results

THE WINNER: Filet pignon

James Smith, Mill Valley, Calif.

SECOND PLACE: Kevin

Michael Lautieri, Conyers, Ga.

THIRD PLACE: Hambrosia

Sarah Gaymon, Gambrills, Md.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Nirvana

Robert Klingon, New York City

The non-kosher delight

Kenneth R. Updegrove, Cedaredge, Colo.

Happy fat

Ashley Kelly, Sacramento

Six degrees of flavor

Jean Howard, Dallas, Ga.

Reason to live strips

Brett Howard, Washington, D.C.

Virginia slims

Martin Schnuit, Glen Burnie, Md.

Unicorn meat

Shara Lawson, Lithia, Fla.

New pork strip steak

Audrey Nagel, Burlington Township, N.J.

Boardough

Rick Haynes, Boynton Beach, Fla.

Manna

Ken Oxford, Severna Park, Md.

God’s gift to man

Chris Fisher, Jeffersonville, Ind.

God particle

Paul Knauer, San Jose

Chateaubacond

Benjamin Steger, Fairfax, Va.

Meat thins

Jeff Cox, Shawnee, Okla.

Patriot strips

Scott Selinger, Portland, Ore.

The morning white meat

Josh Jackson, Merrimac, Mass.

Nice crispies

Nancy Bentley, Ripley, Ohio

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