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Any suggestions for finding the the best meat to make some tasty Amatriciana suase for pasta ?

I've found guanciale to work the best for me.

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Amatriciana is traditionally made from guanciale, which are cured pork jowls. You can substitute pancetta if you can't find guanciale. (I actually don't know where you can get guanciale in Chicago. I've only made it myself specifically to use in amatriciana.)

My wife bought some at Publican Quality Meats.

I bought guanciale at Riviera.

They also sell smoked hog jowls at Woodman's, which is not right for Amatriciana, but I used it anyway and it was still good. The last time I was at Woodman's in Carpentersville they had what I think was the indvidual smoked pork jowls in shrink wrap with no identification as to what it was. Nothing but MEAT on the price stickers and no shelf tag. Odd.

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Joseph's Food Mart has guanciale...

8235 W Irving Park Rd Chicago IL

http://www.josephfoodmart.com/

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Sweet! Thanks for the tip.