Bacon Explosion

By now, most Americans have heard of the Bacon Explosion.  It is a recipe inspired by the BBQ Brethren but made into a national phenomenon by the guys at BBQ Addicts.

The Bacon Explosion first made its path through the blogosphere where a few foodie sites picked it up.  It was social networks like Facebook and Twitter that took the recipe “viral”.  The New York Times this week featured the Bacon Explosion on the front page of their dining section.  At that point, it went from famous to infamous.  Local and national media picked up the story and the creators where off to fly around the country doing local and national shows.  Local chefs from different parts of the country were called in to local morning shows to make a live version of the Bacon Explosion.  The sensation will carry over to the Super Bowl this weekend in Tampa, Florida.  Jason and Aaron will prepare a Bacon Explosion for the Super Bowl crew and John Madden.

In this day and age, you can measure fame by Google.  Yesterday, the number one search on Google…Bacon Explosion.  At 5000 calories and 500 grams of fat, as one wine pairing blogger put it, the only thing you could successfully pair with this would be a nice tall glass of velveeta cheese.

Plowboys BBQ got in on the action with a segment in the local KMBC news.  Jason and Aaron used Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Rub during the Channel 9 interview.