Largest pancetta

According to Official Guinness Records,

The largest pancetta was made by the Commune de Ponte dell'Olio and the Piacenza Chamber of Commerce, Piacenza, Italy and weighed 150.5 kg (331.79 lb). The giant pancetta was displayed at the Pancetta Festival at Primo Maggio Square, Pontedell'Olio on 23 June 2002. The overall pancetta measured 3.30 m (10.8 ft) Pancetta is a lightly cured spiced bacon made from the central part of fat covering the side of a pig. Once the complicated processes of compiling the pancetta have been followed, the finished product looks similar to a salami. After the festival, the pancetta was stored in a refrigerated canister ready to be taken for slicing, at the town's Old Saviours Day Festival in November 2002.

For a complete list of 2002 records, please visit 2002 Guinness Records in Italy.

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