TEMPESTA Guanciale Uncured Jowel, 1 LB

I don’t know what others are saying but it is amazing. I just tasked delivery to put it in the shade when it’s warmer outside. It really elevates the pasta.

Hello,After watching a cooking program who used this brand for a pasta, we ordered this guanciale. We were super excited to try it and followed the recipe exactly. As we prepared the meat by cutting it into very small cubes and started cooking it, the smell was rancid. We thought maybe because it was a high fat content it would be stronger however, when we tasted this it was terrible. It ruined our dish and was not edible.We only used about 1/3 of one of the jowels. It was well within it sell by and use by date. it was terrible. I will never buy this brand again.

Read the title man what did I say. Yum yum guanciale.

Tasted great, but did sort of have a particular flavor that tasted a little on the processed side, other than that I would've given it 5 stars.

great

This review is for their GUANCIALE, I see here the reviews are being mixed with other products such as Nduja which are VERY different.Italian from Rome here, so I've certain expectations when it comes to Guanciale for my Carbonara and Amatriciana. This one isn't bad, it's the right cut, right amount of fat, good quality meat, but. Very odd selection of spices and not properly salt-cured, it's too soft and wet and I wouldn't be very comfortable eating it uncooked for example. Considering we're paying a big price premium for what here is considered an exotic deli product, this leaves a lot to be desired.

I use it for my signature carbonara.... This really came through.It's really off the hook. Probably mostly because of me lol.

This product is unlike any guanciale I've purchased. It is "wet" inside the plastic packaging and does not look anything like the photos. It's almost all fat. Lastly, the flavor is very weak; guanciale is a very powerful and pungent ingredient, this is not. Been buying guanciale for more than 50 yrs and this is a poor excuse for quanciale. Listing says eligible for refund or replacement. Not true. I tried several times. no options for refund or replacement.If you're looking for real guanciale, try something else.