peameal

American  

[pee-meel] / ˈpiˌmil /

noun

1. finely ground dried split peas, used as a coating for cured meat.

2. Also called back bacon.  Canadian. Usually peameal bacon relatively lean bacon cut from the loin and coated with peameal or, now more typically, cornmeal.

   The special includes your choice of peameal or farmer's sausage, two eggs any style, toast, and home fries.

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Etymology

Origin of peameal

First recorded in 1795–1800; pea ¹ ( def. ) + meal ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The expression has become a sturdy shorthand cultural marker for this country, along with poutines, red-and-black woolen lumberjack shirts, peameal bacon, the Dionne quintuplets and Paul Anka.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2020

In a Twitter exchange, Tory agreed that if his football club lost he would send a gift basket to Durkan containing Tim Horton’s coffee, a St. Lawrence peameal bacon sandwich and maple syrup.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2017

Our young foodies had heard about the peameal ham sandwich — we Americans refer to it as Canadian bacon — and desperately wanted to try it.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2017

Alex Anthopoulos is general managing for his job right now because the higher-ups don’t really like him, so he needs to make the playoffs to keep bringing home the peameal bacon.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2015

Toy dogs should never be given any biscuit containing oatmeal or Indian corn meal, or peameal.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie