The first part of the process sees dozens of pork bellies tossed into a giant tumbler, which spins slowly to soften the meat making it easier to remove the skin.
People are only just finding out the 'disgusting' way that bacon is made Many food lovers are only just discovering how bacon is made after archive footage from Discovery Channel UK recirculated on YouTube.
The process was documented in a programme that originally aired in 2018 and now seven years on, users of the video platform are admitting their "disgust", vowing never to touch the meat ever again.
Then, liquid smoke and flavourings are added before the bellies pass under an "injector head", the needles of which inject the curing solution into the meat.".
The softened bellies are then stretched out placed face down on a conveyor belt, which takes them through a slicer to remove the skin.
