Hebaragi's Cheeky Barbecue

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • February 25, 2010
Did you know pigs have jowls? And that you can eat them? Well, they do, and you can. The Italians cure them into a bacon-like product called guanciale, which is sliced little-by-little and used with pasta. In OC, I last encountered pig’s-cheek...
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