More Than Just A Piece of Meat.

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“I had also started wolfing down bacon Western cheeseburgers after school at Carl's Jr's. The sublimely pleasurable taste of bacon grease was further enhanced by its mingling with the barbecue sauce, greedily licked off as it dripped down my teenage fingers. I made sure I washed my hands before going home, but like cigarette smoke, my mother could always smell it on me.”

-Padma Lakshmi, Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet