[T.G]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Makes a lot more sense now. The bacony taste you describe makes me wonder if they might be solution treated in some manner, like some of the brands of cryopacked ribs here (I think Farmer John brand is one of the solution treated)

I don't ever recall seeing them, but I also might have and just not recognized them for what they are. I do know that I probably have never cooked them, since I won't buy imported raw pork. Now, eaten them, maybe - who knows what the heck they sent us out on the ships when we took on stores in foreign ports.