Here we have the grilled pork jowl, a cut with arguably more flavour than the popular pork belly. In this iteration, the meat is grilled to order and glazed with an unlikely pairing of caramel and fish sauce. The candied kumquat garnish acts as a counterpoint to the richness of the dish...
Thoughguancialemay be an unfamiliar word for native English speakers (say it: gwaan-CHAA-lei), there's nothing difficult about eating the rich and salty Italian cured meat. Also called pork jowl or pork cheek, thiscut of meatresembles bacon in that it's fatty, often gets served thinly sli...
and best use for 21 distinct types of bacon. For example, jowl bacon — which comes from the pig's cheek — is great on sandwiches, while lardon — which derives from the pork belly — is most typically