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Guanciale (Italian: [ɡwanˈtʃaːle]) is an Italian salt-cured meat product prepared from pork jowl or cheeks. [1] Its name is derived from guancia , meaning 'cheek'. [ 2 ] Its rendered fat gives flavour to and thickens the sauce of pasta dishes.
As a cured and smoked meat in America, it is called jowl bacon or, especially in the Southern United States, hog jowl, joe bacon, or joe meat. In the US, hog jowl is a staple of soul food. [1] Outside the United States, there is a longer culinary tradition: the cured, non-smoked Italian variant is called guanciale. [2] [3]
Jowl bacon is cured and smoked cheeks of pork. [15] Guanciale is an Italian jowl bacon that is seasoned and dry cured but not smoked. The inclusion of skin with a cut of bacon, known as the 'bacon rind', [16] varies, though is less common in the English-speaking world.
Guanciale is salted pork fat, different from bacon, which is smoked. It is a typical product of Lazio, Umbria and Abruzzo. Another important ingredient is pecorino romano cheese. Vegetables are common, artichokes ("carciofi") being among the most popular:
Amatriciana tradizionale is a traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale (cured pork cheek), pecorino romano cheese, tomato, and, in some variations, onion. Originating from the town of Amatrice (in the mountainous Province of Rieti of Lazio region), the Amatriciana is one of the best known pasta sauces in present-day Roman and Italian ...
Cured and smoked cheeks of pork. It is not actually a form of bacon, but is associated with the cut due to the streaky nature of the meat and the similar flavor. Hog jowl is a staple of soul food, [29] but is also used outside the United States, for example in the Italian dish guanciale. [30] [31] Hog maw
Butter, lemon, smoked paprika, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese go a long, long way. Remember: If your Christmas dinner crowd doesn't finish it all in one go, the leftovers can be kept in an ...
Since neither guanciale nor bacon is allowed for Muslims and Jews, these are replaced in carbonara either by using a different type of meat (such as turkey bacon, jerky or biltong) that are not made from pork, and can be halal, or with non-meat alternatives (such as zucchini or mushrooms); thus the dish can become a halal or kosher variant. [43 ...