Pancetta

Rolled pancetta.
Rolled smoked pancetta.
Pizza prepared with sliced rolled pancetta with capicola (pancetta coppata).

Pancetta (Italian pronunciation: [panˈt͡ʃetːta]) is an Italian bacon made of pork belly meat that is salt cured and spiced with black pepper and sometimes other spices. Pancetta in Italy is often consumed raw.[1]

Uses

For cooking, it is often cut into cubes (cubetti di pancetta).[2] In Italy, pancetta is commonly served as a cold cut, sliced thin and eaten raw.

Types

The two basic types of pancetta are the arrotolata (rolled) and stesa (flat). The arrotolata, salted, is mainly cut in thin slices and eaten raw as part of antipasti or simply as a component of a sandwich; the stesa is often used chopped as an ingredient in many recipes, or cut in thick strips, that are usually eaten grilled. There is also a version of arrotolata, to which capicola is added in the center of the roll (pancetta coppata).

The rolled type is typical of northern Italy,[3] while the flattened type is typical of middle and southern Italy.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Andrea Tibaldi. "Bacon (pancetta affumicata)". (in Italian).
  2. ↑ Two Greedy Italians – Bucatini all'amatriciana. 29 July 2014 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "DOP – Pancetta Piacentina". (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "DOP – Pancetta di Calabria". (in Italian).
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