Bacon and the art of living

The story of the development of bacon curing technology, merged with the present day account of friends setting up a bacon plant in Cape Town. It explains how bacon is made, why it is done in this way, and much more! Bacon is like the art of living. Drenched with history, seasoned with colourful stories and covered in passion. Curing bacon is a global story, involving developments from all around the world. Influences stretch from South Africa, England, Europe, Australia and the USA to Argentina and the barren Atacama desert in Chili and Peru. In this work we feature the colourful pioneers who created the modern methods of curing bacon and the technology that underpins it, which shaped the meat trade. It truly is the single most exciting stories on earth!