Guanciale is a pork meat which comes from the cheek of the pig. This delectable, robustly flavor-flavored meat is seasoned on the surface with salt, pepper, sage, rosemary, and garlic. It is then dried and aged for at least 3 months, a fundamental process that concentrates the flavors. It's famously found in spaghetti alla carbonara or bucatini all'amatriciana.