The Meatery’s Beef Guanciale (sliced) 100g

The Guanciale (pronounced Gwan-Chaa-Lei) is a cured meat product whose origin traces back to Italy.

Traditionally, the guanciale is made with pork cheek but in this iteration, we’ve been experimenting with the fattiest part of the cow we could get our hands on to create our version of this rich, savoury, umami-packed goodness.

While at first glance it could be compared to the beef bacon, there are several differences that set them apart.

Beef bacon tends to be on the leaner, meatier side, while with guanciale boasts more fat-to-meat ratio which translates to a softer, velvety texture and richer, buttery flavour that comes with a delicate balance of sweet and savoury.

There are several ways you can enjoy the Guanciale.

1) As a confetti for adults: Chopped up and crisped in its own rendered fat and sprinkled over practically anything – it’ll even make salad appealing to vege-haters. Then for dessert, turn it into candied bacon by sprinkling sugar over it and baking it till crispy then crumble it over your ice cream.

2) As a flavour booster: Add some depth to your dish by rendering this at the beginning and flavouring your base (Cabonara! Stew!).

3) Paired with cheese: When sliced thin, it it can be eaten on its own as a snack.

We’ve gone through a few rounds to get it to this point and we hope you’ll love it as much as we do.

Halal. Made in-house with curing salt.