Guanciale
Also: cured pork cheek, cured pork jowl
Italian cured pork cheek, fattier and more aromatic than pancetta. The traditional fat of carbonara and amatriciana.
No major allergens
Aisle: Meat
Substitutes
- Pancetta1 : 1 by weight; Leaner and less aromatic, but the closest match.
Per 100 g
- Energy
- 655 kcal
- Protein
- 5.5 g
- Fat
- 69.6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 25 g
- Carbohydrate
- 0 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 1500 mg
From USDA FoodData Central where available.