To get completely lascivious, I really like italian pancetta, saute'd.
You don't have to worry about this, since real italian pancetta is more and more hard to find, even in, gasp, san francisco.
The markets in the US are full of sortofpancetta.
The taste of real pancetta is primal. Only takes a few bits for true succulence.
I don't mean to skew your thread away - just to clarify I speak as a sometime meateating person who also likes lots of good food with vegetables as the star.
what exactly IS pancetta?
PANCETTA
Look under the Beretta pancetta - for a good explanation.
