lardon

1. (uncountable) Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.Examples: "Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter."; "Too-lean meat or poultry can be “marbled” by the cook, with lardon and a larding needle."; "They’d have had to take out a loan just to walk through the door. Not to judge, but I didn’t see Alta or Maya Watson as two women who were going to take a quick lunch of frisee salad with lardon or Thai duck confit with tamarind and pomegranate drizzle, certainly not at these prices."Synonyms: larding#Noununcountable

2. (countable) One of the strips.Examples: "This is a hearty and satisfying soup that is made even more tempting by the crunch of crispy croutons and salty bacon lardons."Synonyms: larding#Nouncountable