how is bacon “smoked” but still raw?

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how is bacon “smoked” but still raw?

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Answer 1

It’s not necessarily actually raw. You can use things besides heat to prepare food–acid, salt, smoke, even dehydrating. What bacon lacks, however, is the heat to ensure that all the microbes on/in it are rendered inert. Just as you can’t eat pork without cooking it, you have to cook bacon as well–this is specifically to sterilize it.