American bacon is pork belly, cured, and smoked. Usually thin sliced and fried. i think Brits call is "streaky" bacon.
As opposed to "Canadian" bacon or buckboard bacon made from loin or shoulder or pancetta which is cured and dried but not smoked but is pork belly!
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