Pretty much so, yes...but bacon is smoked in addition to being salt-cured. This is pancetta, which is not smoked, so a slightly different animal, not to mention a slightly different part of the animal. Pancetta is made strictly from the belly, while bacon - as we know it - is from the belly and the sides of the pig.

However, even in the days of no refrigeration, my great-grandparents used to wrap the bacon tightly and keep it in a bucket floating at the bottom of a deep well. It was around 54 degrees down there even on the hottest of days.

Sincerely,


William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services

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