Eggplant bacon recipe says it tastes just like the real thing

Can a vegetable taste as good as crispy, freshly fried bacon? Fake 'bacon' made from fried and marinated eggplant is a new vegan and vegetarian trend 'Just like the real stuff': Converts claim it tastes just like real bacon, but without any animal products Courtesy TheEdgyVeg.com and Edgy Veg Food website The Kitchn has come up with a recipe for eggplant bacon that they claim is 'just like the real stuff'. It involves using a lebanese eggplant, spices, sauce and some olive oil to create an appearance and flavour similar to real bacon. Whilst other chefs suggest baking or dehydrating the eggplant, The Kitchn says the only way to get your fake bacon tasting like the real thing is to fry it in a pan. Clever: Other foodies are making fake bacon out of mushrooms or even rice paper Other people suggest slightly dehydrating or smoking the bacon before frying, to give it a crispier texture.