Panchetta

papasmerf

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So often we eat baccon but when it comes to panchetta most people have never had it. Why??
 
pancetta


 Italian pork belly cured with salt, pepper, and other spices and air-dried up to four months, tightly rolled in a cylinder
 
Anything coming from a pig is delicious.

But talking about pancetta, I had a delicious carbonara last night, made with pancetta house-cured in one of my fav italian restaurant, with lots of parmesan and an uncooked duck egg yoke on top. Rich, creamy, orgasmic comfort food.
 
Its usually used in pasta sauces or can be eaten as a cold cut...more expensive
Not as crunchy or smoked...