Associated Press/Barbara Rodriguez - Bonnie, a Berkshire breed pig about
2 1/2 months old, waits for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to pardon her
outside the governor's mansion Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in Des Moines,
Bacon enthusiasts converge in Iowa for festival
By | Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The smell of bacon was in the air Saturday as thousands converged on Iowa's capital city for an increasingly popular festival celebrating all things connected with the meat.
Some people wore Viking hats and others walked around with makeshift snouts for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival.
The annual event featured more than 10,000 pounds of bacon served in
unusual ways, such as chocolate-dipped bacon and bacon-flavored cupcakes
and gelato.
"I love bacon more than I love my job," said Katie Nordquist, who was dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt that looked like bacon Saturday for her first time at the festival.
And there was a lot of bacon to
choose from. The smell of unique concoctions like bacon gumbo and
chocolate bacon bourbon tarts wafted through one of two buildings at the
Iowa State Fairgrounds.
The other building had an Iceland theme, with a Viking boat and
Icelandic dishes with bacon, to honor a group of delegates visiting from
the country.
Urbandale resident Mike Vogel
showed up for a fourth year wearing a head-to-toe bacon costume. He said
a widespread love for bacon is the reason about 8,000 tickets to the
event sold out in just over three minutes.
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