2. Pig candy
There are numerous names for it—candied bacon, pork candy, pig candy, etc.—but all mean the same thing: smoked bacon coated in some type of sugar. Candied bacon mentions are up 45.2% in the past year. Last year, First Watch rolled out its version, dubbed Millionaire’s Bacon, which features four slices of hardwood-smoked bacon baked with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a maple syrup drizzle. Chicago-based chain Pork & Mindy’s sells Pig Candy (bacon dusted in brown sugar and slow-smoked until brittle) by itself at both its restaurants and in Chicago sports arenas, or in a BLT at its restaurants.