Pork Jowl

Anyone know where I can find pork jowl in Chicago?

Try Butcher and Larder and Publican Quality Meats.

It's been a couple years, but I've called up Peoria Packing and they've been able to provide me with a few (back when I was home curing guanciale, this was my source.) So they're worth checking, too.

Probably not exactly what you're looking for, but I ran into this at Fresh Farms on Touhy today.



Guanciale bacon sounds like a pretty good idea, though.

Steve Z -- I saw that at Fresh Farms up in Wheeling. Definitely caught my eye.

Has anyone tried this? Is it any good? Definitely looks intriguing.

I've bought a very similar product at one of the small local grocers though it wasn't sliced.
In my humble opinion it was quite good and made a decent carbonara and Bucatini all' Amatriciana.
It's also considerably cheaper than guanciale although it does have a subtle smoky flavor that sets it apart. I didn't find the smoke overwhelming in the finished dishes but it's there.

Butcher and Larder definitely has it, although you should call early in the week to reserve it. Other places not mentioned yet that would be worth calling are Paulina Market and Chicago Meat Market on Cicero.

CMM is closed.

I've gotten pork jowl bacon at Walmart

I recently got some guanciale at the new Homestead Meats in Evanston. It was really good. Cute place too lots of really interesting looking meats.

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stevez wrote:Probably not exactly what you're looking for, but I ran into this at Fresh Farms on Touhy today.

They occasionally have regular whole jowls out with the rest of the pig parts in between the deli area and the rest of the more traditional pork cuts.