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[Doc]

If you ##### your ***** just right, what's left over is actually a fairly passable bacon substitute.

[side_show]

In North America, the fatty stuff is typically just referred to as "bacon" while the meatier kind is called "Canadian bacon" (yes, even in Canada).  I think they both have their culinary place, and are both majestic in their own ways.

[lprkn]

Much like the Canadian and US versions of Olympic hockey teams. At least this year, anyway.

[pmcd9]

the meatier kind is called "Canadian bacon" (yes, even in Canada).

I have a Canadian living in my driveway who begs to differ with you on that fact.  But then again, she thought risotto was pasta so her knowledge is suspect.

[jay-ell]

Back in high school, when people used to ponder aloud the intricacies of such koans as "What do they call french fries in France*?" and "What do they call Canadian Bacon in Canada," I would respond with, "What do they call American cheese in America?"

^{*for those of you who don't speak French and may wonder about this, they are translated roughly as "potato fries," or, more literally, "fried apples of the earth."}

[pmcd9]

What do they call Texas Toast in Texas.  And since I always have a picture.

[CortJstr]

What is Texas toast, anyway?

[jaydub]

I have a Canadian living in my driveway who begs to differ with you on that fact.  But then again, she thought risotto was pasta so her knowledge is suspect.

Perhaps she's aware, but her www.gypsymermaid.com address seems to be broken

[pmcd9]

What is Texas toast, anyway?

It's grilled toast, just bigger is all.

Perhaps she's aware, but her www.gypsymermaid.com address seems to be broken

I'll let her know.

[jay-ell]

What is Texas toast, anyway?

Paul, correct me if I'm wrong, but Texas toast is thick-sliced bread, buttered and oven-toasted 'til crispy. It can be topped with garlic and/or cheese, but they key feature is that it is sliced an inch thick or more.

Mmmmmmmmm, toasty.

[JorgeFabregas]

I have a Canadian living in my driveway

Is that an LLV?

[CortJstr]

Paul, correct me if I'm wrong, but Texas toast is thick-sliced bread, buttered and oven-toasted 'til crispy. It can be topped with garlic and/or cheese, but they key feature is that it is sliced an inch thick or more.

Mmmmmmmmm, toasty.

So it's garlic bread that sometimes has no garlic on it? The hell?

[JorgeFabregas]

Is that an LLV?

No, you goober. As much as you like LLVs, it is a FedEx truck. Why do you care, anyway?

[Choop]

So it's garlic bread that sometimes has no garlic on it? The hell?

there are more things in heaven and earth, cortjstr, than are dreamt of in your philosophy

[pmcd9]

Paul, correct me if I'm wrong, but Texas toast is thick-sliced bread, buttered and oven-toasted 'til crispy. It can be topped with garlic and/or cheese, but they key feature is that it is sliced an inch thick or more.

Texas Toast is thick sliced white bread like you say and you can toast it in the oven if you like and put toppings on it; it's just bread so it's versatile and you can do anything with it, but that's not typical in my experience.  It's butter toasted on a griddle or in a skillet and served as an accompaniment to a steak or chicken fried steak typically. 


I just read the wiki and it agrees with you about the oven toasting.  First time I've found Wikipedia to be wrong.  This article  about the origins of Texas Toast agree with me about the griddle toasting.  Oddly enough that article references the Wikipedia which disagrees with it.