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
Paelya is mixed with glutinous rice ("malagkit") at various ratios, ranging from a fourth of the regular rice to equal parts, depending on how sticky the final product is desired to be. In place of saffron, "paelya" uses "achuete" (anatto), "luyang dilaw", (turmeric), or "kasubha" (safflower). Sometimes, a knot of "pandan" (screwpine) leaves is even added, which imparts a vanilla-like fragrance to the dish. Some variations will also use tomato sauce in the "sofrito" ("ginisa") to color and flavor the dish. Meat "paelya" typically use chicken, pork, beef, and smoked spicy sausages. The sausages used in "paelya" can be any of