The Science Of Why Bacon Smells So Goddamn Good
Bacon smells good. Like, unreasonably good. There are many reasons for this, say food chemists — 150 to be exact. As this Reactions/ACS video points out, there are about 150 volatile organic compounds that contribute to bacon’s incredible aroma, many of them hydrocarbons and aldehydes, along with some nitrogen-containing compounds. Cooking bacon facilitates the Maillard…
