Pancetta
Pancetta (Italian pronunciation: [panˈt͡ʃetːa]) 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.
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 component of a sandwich; the stesa is often used chopped as ingredient in many recipes, or cut in thick stripes, that are usually eaten grilled. There's also a version of arrotolata, where 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
- ^ Andrea Tibaldi. "Bacon (pancetta affumicata)".
- ^ Two Greedy Italians – Bucatini all'amatriciana. 29 July 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ "DOP – Pancetta Piacentina".
- ^ "DOP – Pancetta di Calabria".
External links
Media related to Pancetta at Wikimedia Commons
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