Guanciale is a kind of unsmoked Italian bacon prepared with pig's jowl or cheeks. Its name is derived from guancia, Italian for cheek. Look up bacon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the pig genus. ...

Pork cheek is rubbed with salt, ground black pepper or red pepper and cured for three weeks. Its flavor is stronger than pork products such as pancetta and its texture is more delicate. Two halves of pork being delivered Pork is the culinary name for meat from pigs. ... A magnified crystal of a salt (halite/sodium chloride) Salt covering the floor of Bad Water in Death Valley, CA, the lowest point in the US. A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and bases. ... Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... Red pepper may refer to: Capsicum, whose fruit is used as a vegetable or spice Red Pepper (newspaper), in Uganda Red Pepper (magazine), in the United Kingdom Red pepper (newspaper style magazine), a United States satire publication Red Pepper (acappella group), Australian rock/acappella group active in the early 1990... Packaged pancetta. ...

Guanciale is traditionally used in dishes like Pasta all'amatriciana and Spaghetti alla carbonara. It is a delicacy of Central Italy, particularly Umbria and Lazio. Sugo allamatriciana or sugo alla matriciana is an Italian pasta sauce prepared with guanciale (or pancetta) and tomatoes. ... Spaghetti alla carbonara Carbonara is a traditional Italian pasta sauce. ... Central Italy, encompasses six of the countrys 20 autonomous regions: Abruzzo Lazio Marche Molise Toscana Umbria Although the regions of Abruzzo and Molise are geographically located in Central Italy, the European office for statistics (Eurostat) lists these two regions within Southern Italy. ... Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ... Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...

Pancetta or smoked streaky bacon can be used as substitutes where guanciale is not available, with slightly varying results. Packaged pancetta. ...

External links

• Recipe for homemade guanciale
• Article in English about guanciale and its uses