the bacon of X
catchphrase. The most excellent or most satisfying example of something.
Examples
2015
@chelseagsummers I think of you as the bacon of women.
—Terry Teachout, “@chelseagsummers I…,” Twitter, June 30, 2015
2014
There is really no greater feeling than getting a new pair of yoga pants. Their [sic] like the bacon of clothes.
—Shelby Stolte, “There is…,” Twitter, November 10, 2014
2014
It's the bacon of men's shirts, and who doesn't like bacon?
—Jamie Feldman, “This Is The 'Bacon Of Shirts',” The Huffington Post, August 21, 2014
2014
And #epic of course, because "Angels" is the bacon of music: crispy, thick, dripping with sensation.
2009
Robots are the bacon of storytelling: every tale can use one.
—Chris Edwards, “Robots are…,” Twitter, August 01, 2009
2006 (earliest)
Skittles, the bacon of candy in my opinion, didn't make the list.
—Thomas Sherman, “Candyland,” The Sherman Foundation, July 10, 2006
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Posted: August 27, 2015