Pancetta. Price per 6 lbs approx. Pancetta Beretta is pork belly, cured but not smoked. Savory and sweet, pancetta is bacon’s long-lost Italian relative.
Pancetta – Cured Pork Belly
The name of this seductive salame derives from "pancia", the Italian word for belly. Pancetta can be found either rolled, arrotolata, or flat, tesa, but in both cases, the pork belly’s will soak in the salt beds for two to three weeks. In addition to salt, the cure normally contains ground black pepper and a choice of spices, which vary based on region and cure master. Pancetta is generally aged for about 2 months. It can be eaten thinly sliced, like prosciutto, or used in cooking, where its distinct flavor and tender texture go unmatched. Unlike most American bacon, pancetta is never smoked, except in Italy’s northeastern corner, where an Austrian-imposed preference for smoked meats persists.
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 12 October, 2005.
