Bacon wrapped food was created by a woman named Amber from The Bacon Habit, who described the dish as “cheesecake covered in bacon with a little bit of chocolate.” In 2016, the North Carolina State Fair served bacon wrapped grilled cheese, which ended up placing third place in an audience poll of their favourite dish at said fair. In 2018, the Minnesota State Fair had bacon-wrapped pork belly, in amongst many other bacon dishes including corn BLT sandwiches, bacon waffles, and bacon stuffed tater tots. As of 2013, bacon sales in the United States reached 4 billion dollars, with each American consuming an
Schlachteplatte Schlachteplatte A Schlachteplatte, Schlachtplatte, Schlachtschüssel (Southern German) or Metzgete (Swiss and southwestern part of Baden-Württemberg in Germany) is a hearty German mixed grill dish that primarily consists of boiled belly pork ("Kesselfleisch") and freshly cooked "Blutwurst" and "Leberwurst" sausages. The cooking process produces sausage juices which, together with any split sausages, are used as a soup known as "Metzelsuppe". As a result, in many places, e.g. in parts of the Palatinate, the entire festival and the meal in particular, is known as metzelsupp. Common accompaniments to a "Schlachtplatte" are "sauerkraut" and bread or potatoes or, in South Germany, potato pancakes