In Rome, artichokes and favas are stewed with peas and guanciale (cured pork jowl) in the classic dish known as la vignarola.

Oreilles de crisse is a traditional Quebec dish consisting of deep-fried smoked pork jowls.

My mother pinched her face at the various offerings of liver, tripe and pork jowl and ordered penne all'arrabbiata, which has a simple, spicy tomato sauce.

Caul fat, tripe, pork jowls, pigs' feet and even relatively tame anchovies are just some of the "secret spices" being used by many New York chefs to enhance their cooking.

No, they need amplification, and of course they need meat, so they're placed on rectangles of pork jowl.

Deviled eggs on pork jowl, burger with fatback, pig's head sandwiches, lamb ribs.

If a deviled egg wobbles on a pedestal of breaded, deep-fried pork jowl, you a) send it back.

For meat and seafood based crostata, there were recipes using pork jowls or prosciutto, crayfish, anchovies, or oysters.

Franco's came with a puree of local red Sutri beans, flavored with guanciale (cured pork jowl) and pecorino.

Like most cured pork products, pork jowls are high in nitrates and sodium, which give the potential for heath risks, particularly for those with a family history of heart disease.