What exactly is Panchetta?!


Question: Now, I have heard that its an Italian Cheese, and I have heard its a meat.....so, what is it?


Answers: Now, I have heard that its an Italian Cheese, and I have heard its a meat.....so, what is it?

Pancetta is an Italian bacon that is cured and is not smoked. American bacon as well as Canadian bacon is more likely to be smoked. Pancetta is also ONLY taken from the underside of the pig's belly.

It has a wonderful flavor and can be used with any Italian dish/pasta.

It is available in any good Italian market and more and more supermarkets. You can also find it online, if you are having trouble.

Panchetta is a spiced rolled italian version of pig belly...

Think gourmet bacon...

Pancetta is a type of cured italian ham, sliced paper thin.

Pancetta is pork belly (bacon) that has been seasoned and dried for 3 months.

its italian bacon.

Panchetta is Italian bacon and it it one of the ingredients that make Bolognese sauce so yummy. It is much drier than other bacon. It is also very yummy on pizza.

It is pork belly that has been seasoned and cured for several months.
In Itlay, and many other places in Europe, it is generally comes in flat slabs and then cut in thin rashers or, more often, thicker slices that are then cubed up. Very similar to French lardons.
In the USA it is more often sold rolled up and sliced very thin.

Panchetta is an Italian bacon





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