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Should You Be Sprinkling This Fruit Over Bacon? By Jonathan Kesh Oct. 6, 2025 3:00 pm EST

When you're frying breakfast, there are lots of ways to use bacon . There are also a lot of preferences: crispy bacon versus soft bacon, served in strips or chopped up in scrambled eggs, and so on. But have you ever tried adding citrus? It might sound unusual, but the contrasting flavors actually work extremely well.

We spoke to Shane Schaibly, senior vice president of culinary strategy at First Watch Restaurants , and he said sour lemons and savory, smoky bacon make for a complex flavor combination in your breakfast. "Lemon, and citrus in general, adds acidity and brightness that cuts through the fat and smokiness of bacon," Shaibly says. You can impart lemon flavor into y

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