Alma Gourmet Guanciale From Italy - Italian Dry-Cured Pork Jowl Imported - La Salameria - 3.3lb (1.5kg)

oh boy, where to start - excellent - better to order in cool weather in case shipping is delayed.

Package shipped quickly and arrived in good quality.

I have not used it to cook with yet. I just received it yesterday. It arrived well packaged, however, the ice packs they used were already at ambient temperature when it arrived. It took two days to arrive. Given that it’s a cured product, I am sure that I will have no problems. I did not open the package yet, but it weighs 3.5 lbs. and appears to be in excellent condition.

A gift for my Italian born and raised Italian nephew in-law. He was delighted. I was delighted with the traditional carbonara he made. Hint - render it on a low heat. Even though he rendered on too high a heat I was surprised how good the soft un-rendered fat was. (I’m not a fan of fat in general but this was like butter). I think it is much better than the pancetta we can get in most USA markets. I recommend this for an authentic treat.

Its NOT 1500grams and NOT 3 pound but 1273grams SO less 3 pounds.i didn't taste yet but if you do ADVERTISING for 1500 grams and missing half poundwill consider SCAM .

All I can say is wow! This is truly the best guanciale i found in the US. Taste phenomenal. I sliced it and put it in vacuum bags. If you are an Amatriciana and Carbonara lover look no further than this product.

I don't usually write reviews, but I'll do an exception for this one.As a Roman when I cook I take the ingredients for all my Roman dishes very seriously.Contrary to Pancetta, Guanciale is kind of hard to find, Italian deli's carry other Italian brands however is not even closed to what a good Guanciale supposed to taste and it's incredibly expensive, $15-$20 for a tiny little piece.I understand $90 it's a a lot of money for some guanciale, but you can pay the same for about 2lb of the crappy one.I did the fresh/Uncooked test and this one is as close as it gets, immediately brought me back in Rome that's what it actually supposed taste, has all the "right" spices and aged well.On top of that I got a HUGE 2Kg one, about 4.4lb instead of the estimated 3.5lb.So Overall I'm very happy with this purchase and, if you like authentic roman cuisine or just Italian food, I totally recommend it.

Very little meat in the whole piece.Better off buying in retail where you can see the level of meat in the product