Pork cheek substitutes

Pork cheek is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Substitutes for Pork cheek that can be delivered rather than hunted down at a counter.

🇮🇹 Italy · Close substitute

Guanciale, about 3 lb

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Same anatomical cut — guanciale is the cured form of fresh pork cheek/jowl.

Anatomical subset — the cheek (cachete / carrillada / guancia) is part of the head, butchered out separately and sold as the most-prized portion.