Definition
An Italian cured pork belly that is seasoned with salt, pepper, and spices, then rolled and aged but not smoked. It has a silky texture and concentrated pork flavor, often used as a flavoring agent in pasta dishes and sauces.
Etymology
From Italian 'pancetta,' diminutive of 'pancia' meaning 'belly,' ultimately from Latin 'pantex' (paunch or belly). The term literally means 'little belly,' referring to the cut of pork used. The preparation method has remained traditional in Italian charcuterie for centuries.
Kelly Says
Pancetta is like Italian bacon's sophisticated cousin—while bacon is smoked, pancetta is salt-cured and aged, giving it a cleaner, more concentrated pork flavor without the smoky overlay. The rolling technique (arrotolata) creates beautiful spiral patterns when sliced, and because it's not smoked, it melts more cleanly into dishes, providing pure pork flavor that enhances rather than dominates ingredients like delicate pasta sauces.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፓን Chess ታ
pa-n ches-ta
ARالعربية
بانشيتا
ba-ni-shee-ta
BNবাংলা
প্যানসেটা
paen-se-ta
CACatalà
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
CSČeština
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
DADansk
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
DEDeutsch
Pancetta
pan-CHET-tsa
ELΕλληνικά
πανσετά
pan-se-ta
ESEspañol
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
FISuomi
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
FRFrançais
pancetta
pan-SET-ta
HAHA
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
HEעברית
פנצ'טה
pan-cheh-ta
HIहिन्दी
पैनसेत्ता
pa-in-se-tta
HUMagyar
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
IGIG
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
ITItaliano
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
KKKK
панче́тта
pan-cheh-tta
MRMR
पॅनसेट्टा
paan-set-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ပန်စက်တာ
pan-set-ta
NLNederlands
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
NONorsk
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
PLPolski
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
PTPortuguês
pancetta
pan-SET-ta
RORomână
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
RUРусский
панче́тта
pan-cheh-tta
SVSvenska
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
SWKiswahili
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
TAதமிழ்
பான்செட்டா
baan-chet-ta
TEతెలుగు
పాన్సెట్టా
paan-set-ta
THไทย
แป้นเชต้า
paen-chet-ta
TLTL
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
TRTürkçe
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
UKУкраїнська
панче́тта
pan-cheh-tta
VITiếng Việt
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
YOYO
pancetta
pan-CHET-ta
ZUZU
ipancietta
i-pan-CHET-ta