: a thin slice of bacon or ham broiled or fried
also
: a portion consisting of several such slices
Examples of rasher in a Sentence
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Opt for dishes like the umami-rich roasted oysters accented with Grana Padano and crispy rashers, and don’t even think about skipping the decadent dulce de leche ice cream covered in warm Valrhona chocolate.
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Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 June 2026
Be sure to ask for the bacon to be extra crispy, as God intended bacon to be, the Brits with their undercooked rashers notwithstanding.
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Merrill Shindler,
Daily News,
11 Oct. 2025
Some British breakfasts wouldn’t be complete without rashers — slices of bacon cut from the pork loin.
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Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
This spacious pan can easily cook several rashers of bacon and fry up multiple eggs all at once.
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Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
With its melty Alpine cheese, thick rashers of bacon and lingonberry jam — truffle fries on the side — the Ultra Meltathon ($15) is enough to make anyone mangle a monologue and start saying that all the world’s a sandwich or music be the love of food.
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Jackie Burrell,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024
What is life without that extra shake of salt, a crisp rasher of bacon, a sneaky egg?
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Raven Smith,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2024
The menu’s standout dish is the Full English Breakfast: A plate of rashers (British bacon cut from the pig’s loin, where the meat is leaner), banger (the British word for sausage), baked beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, sunny side eggs, and sourdough toast.
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Shauna Stuart | [email protected],
al,
24 July 2023
Coddle is a traditional Dublin stew with sausages, onion, potato and bacon – or rashers as they’re known locally.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2023
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Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 June 2026
Be sure to ask for the bacon to be extra crispy, as God intended bacon to be, the Brits with their undercooked rashers notwithstanding.
—
Merrill Shindler,
Daily News,
11 Oct. 2025
Some British breakfasts wouldn’t be complete without rashers — slices of bacon cut from the pork loin.
—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
This spacious pan can easily cook several rashers of bacon and fry up multiple eggs all at once.
—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
With its melty Alpine cheese, thick rashers of bacon and lingonberry jam — truffle fries on the side — the Ultra Meltathon ($15) is enough to make anyone mangle a monologue and start saying that all the world’s a sandwich or music be the love of food.
—
Jackie Burrell,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024
What is life without that extra shake of salt, a crisp rasher of bacon, a sneaky egg?
—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2024
The menu’s standout dish is the Full English Breakfast: A plate of rashers (British bacon cut from the pig’s loin, where the meat is leaner), banger (the British word for sausage), baked beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, sunny side eggs, and sourdough toast.
—
Shauna Stuart | [email protected],
al,
24 July 2023
Coddle is a traditional Dublin stew with sausages, onion, potato and bacon – or rashers as they’re known locally.
—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2023
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“Rasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rasher. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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