Most of the answers here are correct: Unqualified, bacon means cured pork belly, although British-speaking people qualify it with “streaky,” which means it takes them longer to order it and thus they get less over the long run. read more
Most bacon from other countries comes from side and back cuts of pork. Now, pork belly, is really just uncooked, uncured bacon. See, it looks just like what you get in the store. read more