pancetta
[pan-chet-uh]
- Italian pork belly cured with salt, pepper, and other spices and air-dried up to four months, tightly rolled in a cylinder.
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Clams, which taste incredibly good simply steamed, are made even better with the addition of pancetta, or Italian bacon.
pancetta
- a lightly spiced cured bacon from Italy
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Word Origin
Italian, literally: little belly
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