It is linguistic issue. As all cookies are cookies and all bacon is bacon. The two come from complete different language trees this one being the Germanic and Romance. In which due to the Norman Invasion in the Middle Ages. The Anglo-Saxon language received significant influence from French speakers, as especially the noble class was French. Prompting the stereotype as French being language of the burgoise and many words coming from French being adopted into English. Bacon is one of these words were French or Germanic nobles morphed the word into modern English.