* Lisa: "I'm going to become a vegetarian." Homer: "Does that mean you're not going to eat any pork?" "Yes." "Bacon?" "Yes, Dad." "Ham?" "Dad, all those meats come ...

There's a scene in Season 7, Episode 5 of the eternal animated sitcom "The Simpsons" in which perpetual 8-year-old Lisa Simpson announces to her family that she will no longer eat meat of any kind.

Just mentioning it makes your mouth water and makes lesser men, like Homer Simpson, lapse into a catatonic state. It's the instant association with the smoky aroma. The endearing popping and hissing ...