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
Netherlands Overijssel bordering the IJsselmeer also include a large amount of fish. The various dried sausages, belonging to the metworst-family of Dutch sausages are found throughout this region and are highly prized for their often very strong taste. Also smoked sausages are common, of which ("Gelderse") "rookworst" is the most renowned. The sausage contains a lot of fat and is very juicy. Larger sausages are often eaten alongside "stamppot", "hutspot" or "zuurkool" (sauerkraut); whereas smaller ones are often eaten as a street food. The provinces are also home to hard textured rye bread, pastries and cookies, the latter heavily spiced with