Meaning
Wavy strips of cured, smoked pork belly with stripes of pink meat and white fat, usually shown crisp and slightly curled. It is the classic breakfast side in many Western kitchens.
People send it for weekend brunch, fry-up breakfasts or simply as the food that makes everything better: “Eggs, toast and 🥓, I’m up early for once”. It sits naturally beside 🍳 and ☕, and the idiom ‘bring home the bacon’ sometimes turns it into a joke about earning money.