So being a jew, I am supposed to be raised w/o pork, as my grandmother kept semi kosher and we lived with her after my parents split when I was very young.

So while my friends ate bacon for breakfast, my grandmother would get "firebrand beef strips" or turkey bacon. While these are all well and good for the jew who avoids pork, it seemed to speak to me as saying, "bacon is so tasty, it is a shame you can't have any so you have to settle for this lame ass substitute while the rest of the world dines on delicious smokey goodness" Plus it also didn't help that while she avoided serving pork, shellfish didn't phase her and we dined on Maryland blue crabs every summer as well as other shell fish which are supposedly just as unkosher as pork. So I grew up eating shellfish and I can chose to eat it or not, depending on my mood, BUT since pork or more so bacon, was so taboo, if it is there in front of me, I cannot even resist.

So this is my theory for why I love bacon. Of course, when I don't want to take the time to spew all these excuses out at people (ie: other jews who NEVER eat pork) I just reply and say, "Its ok...my husband is methodist." which usually leaves them confused.