peameal

[ pee-meel ]

noun

1. finely ground dried split peas, used as a coating for cured meat.
2. Usually pea·meal ba·con. Canadian. relatively lean bacon cut from the loin and coated with peameal or, now more typically, cornmeal: Also called back bacon.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of peameal¹

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

In each of the intervening 87 days since, I think I’ve dreamed about a peameal breakfast at the Carousel Bakery … or buying magazines at the newsstand inside the Hockey Hall of Fame … or the convenience of staying near multiple Aroma coffee locations.

From New York Times

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

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

I had an awesome peameal bacon sandwich from this place called Tuckshop Kitchen, in the Junction neighborhood of Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times