Mangalitsa Flat Pancetta

  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Region: NewYork via Missouri
  • Type: Cured pork belly
  • Style: Flat pancetta
  • Flavor profile: Plentiful fat with silky texture and firm meat throughout, with  a bit of black pepper balanced with just enough salt.
  • Quantity: 5-8#
  • Availability: Year round

These pigs are raised here in the Midwest and then cured at Salumeria Biellese.   The Mangalitsa pig produces more monounsaturated fat than modern breeds which produces a pleasant aroma and a buttery flavor. The breed was imported by Heath Putnam to the United States from Austria.

Pancetta lardons, pancetta with braised dandelions, pancetta and peas, pancetta in  pasta carbonara.

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