Smoked Pancetta Praga

Name: Levoni Smoked Pancetta Praga - Italian Cured Meat | FINE & WILD UK
Brand: CLASSIC FINE FOODS
SKU: LEVPAN250
Price: 9.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

£9.00

250g± 300g± 350g±

Variant

Castellucchio, Mantua, Italy Smoked over Trentino Alpine woods, slowly matured No added glutamates or MSG

Smoked Pancetta Praga from Levoni — seasoned with white pepper, cloves, nutmeg, coriander, and juniper, then smoked over Trentino Alpine woods and slowly matured. Sweet, aromatic, gently smoky. From a four-generation Italian salumi house founded in 1911.

Smoked Pancetta Praga

£9.00

Smoked Pancetta Praga from Levoni — a premium Italian smoked pancetta, seasoned with white pepper, cloves, nutmeg, coriander, and juniper, then smoked over woods from the Trentino Alps and slowly matured. When sliced, the lean is a clean pink with pearly-white streaks of firm fat running through it, and the outer rind has the biscuit colour of a proper Alpine smoke. The flavour is sweet, aromatic, and gently smoky, with a soft, yielding texture that sets it apart from harder, drier pancetta.

Levoni was founded in 1911 in Castellucchio, near Mantua, and is now in its fourth generation. They combine traditional Italian charcuterie methods with a production standard that has made them one of Italy's most respected salumi houses. This pancetta is made without added glutamates or MSG — the flavour comes from the spice blend, the quality of the pork, and the smoke.

This is a versatile ingredient. Slice it thinly for a charcuterie board, dice it into lardons for pasta sauces and carbonara, wrap it around asparagus or fish before roasting, or fry it crisp and crumble it over salads. It is the kind of product that earns a permanent place in the fridge.

Producer: Levoni, Castellucchio, Mantua, Italy. Founded 1911.

Ingredients: Italian pork meat, sea salt, sugar, dextrose, antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), preservatives (potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite), natural flavour [verify from label]

Storage: Refrigerate at 0–4°C. Use by date on packaging.

This pancetta is ready to eat and can be used in any way you would use smoked bacon or cured pork belly — sliced, diced, fried, or eaten as it is.

For a charcuterie board: Slice thinly on a slicer or with a sharp knife. The pink-and-white cross-section and the gentle smokiness make it an excellent addition alongside hard Italian cheeses, dried fruit, and good bread.

For lardons and cooking: Remove the rind with a sharp knife, then dice the pancetta into small pieces. Fry gently in a pan until the fat renders and the edges begin to crisp — this is the base for carbonara, amatriciana, or any pasta sauce that needs a smoky, savoury backbone. For a guide, 70g per person is ample when making pasta.

For wrapping: Slice into thin, wide strips and wrap around asparagus, fish fillets, or chicken breasts before roasting. The fat bastes the ingredient inside as it renders, and the outside crisps to a salty, smoky shell.

For carbonara: Dice and fry until crisp. Toss with hot pasta, then add a mixture of egg yolks, Pecorino Romano, and black pepper off the heat. The residual warmth of the pasta cooks the egg into a silky sauce. The Levoni pancetta's sweet smokiness and soft fat make it an excellent choice for this — less aggressively fatty than guanciale, but with more depth than standard bacon.

Once opened, re-wrap tightly or vacuum-seal and keep refrigerated. Typically holds well for several weeks.

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