This Photo is Putting People Off Bacon Forever

A bacon lover was just about to fry up some rashers when they noticed something looked different.

A pig's nipple was clearly visible on the side of one of the strips, so they took a photo of the unusual surprise and posted it on Reddit.

Little did this bacon fan know that the image was about to cause a torrent of horrifed and hilarious comments, with many social media users saying the photo had put them off bacon forever.

Photo: Reddit

Within minutes, the post gained attention with many commenting on it. 

"I didn't think it was possible for fresh bacon to make me feel sick to the stomach, but here we are," said one commenter said.

"And ... I'm done with bacon," declared another.

"Just eat around the nipple". One of the top things I don't want to hear at breakfast," someone quipped.

Others pondered whether the nipple belonged to a male or female pig, and one said that butchers would sometimes give bacon with nipples attached to impolite customers.

"When I worked in a high end retail, the butchers used to intentionally give the nipple bacon out to rude/abusive customers," wrote Reddit user Liontta. "Usually as a free sample. I personally found it pretty hilarious."

While many were disturbed by the bacon nipple, others couldn't see what all the fuss was about.

"It's almost as if bacon came from a live animal!", one Reddit user said.

-NZ Herald