Pancetta

Rolled pancetta

Rolled smoked pancetta

Pizza prepared with sliced rolled pancetta

Pancetta (Italian pronunciation: [panˈt͡ʃetːa]) is Italian bacon made of pork belly meat that is salt cured and spiced with black pepper and sometimes other spices.

Uses

For cooking, it is often cut into cubes.

It is also served as a cold cut, sliced thin.

Types

There are two basic types of Pancetta, the ″arrotolata" (rolled) and "stesa" (flat). The "arrotolata" is mainly used sliced as part of antipasti, the "stesa" is often used chopped as ingredient in many recipes.

The rolled type is typical of northern Italy,^[1] while the flat is typical of the center and south.^[2]

See also

• Bacon
• Guanciale
• Lardo
• List of dried foods
• Prosciutto
• Food portal

References

External links

• Media related to Pancetta at Wikimedia Commons