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Calm Down Singaporeans, Our Country Is Not The Most Expensive For You (Part 1)
[Part 2 of my analysis below.] Read this to find out how the survey is tricking you into believing Singapore is the most expensive place in the world.
This morning, my news feed was flooded by a wave of articles and comments about Singapore being the most expensive city. Apparently the Economist Intelligence Unit came up with a research paper and it was picked up by Bloomberg and BBC, among other international and local publications.
After living in Singapore for the past 25 years, I find this statement to be lacking in accuracy from the perspective of a local citizen.
Yes, Singapore may not be the cheapest place in the world, but the average Singaporean is doing pretty alright financially. So before people start packing their bags and move to India, Syria or Nepal to enjoy the lowest costs of living in the world (according to the survey), let's take a look at the facts:
1. The Survey Was Meant To Be A Relocation Tool Using New York City As A Base Of Comparison.
This is a very important point of consideration because one of the key points mentioned is that in the last decade, Singapore's currency (SGD) has strengthened by up to 40% against the US dollar. What this means is that because of the SGD appreciation, it is 40% more expensive for someone living in America (with USD) to move to Singapore.
The point which most local Singaporeans fail to realize is that conversely, this means it is cheaper for Singaporeans to travel to USA because our Singapore dollars can be exchanged for more USD now!
The currency appreciation is in fact great news for Singaporean citizens because our currency is worth much more when we travel overseas.
Doesn't seem so "expensive" anymore does it?
USD to SGD over the last 5 years
2. Transportation Cost
Another key point brought up is the price of transportation. This is mainly in reference to the cost of car ownership and they contrasted it by saying it is 3 times higher than that in New York.
This is true for an expat who is relocating to Singapore and wants to continue to own a car in our already crowded city.
The good news is, most people in Singapore don't have to own a car since we can use public transport. Compared to other countries, our public transport fare is lower than in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Tokyo. And I am not just talking about the MRT trains and buses. You can still save money by taking taxis all the time compared to driving a car (about half the cost!)
3. Energy And Utilities Costs
Being a country as small as Singapore without much natural resources, we are pretty dependent on our neighbours to provide us with water and energy. The government is taking steps to reduce dependence by investing in water desalination, but we are still some time away from being totally independent. The economics survey stated that our utilities price is the 3rd most expensive (I am curious as to who the first two are, anybody knows?). However, it is also important to see the extent to which this makes Singapore "expensive".
After a little bit of digging, I found this document from Singapore Power. What it basically says is that for a typical 4-room HDB flat, the utilities bill is about S$100. Compared to other countries, this is higher. However, compared to your total expenses, this number pales in comparison.
Conclusion: Price of utilities in Singapore is high. But the absolute value is relatively small to make a big impact.
4. Singapore Is The Most Expensive Place To Buy Clothes
This is an inaccurate statement. The researchers came to this conclusion because there are many luxury brands setting up shops here.
But think about it, these brands do not come here to increase the price of clothes. They come to Singapore because there is a market for luxury fashion and the consumers are demanding it!
This does not mean that clothes in Singapore are really the most expensive in the world. It just means that on average, fashion in Singapore is expensive because it is skewed by these high priced luxury brands.
Why are clothes in places like Mumbai and Damascus cheaper? That's because most luxury brands do not even exist in those countries. As a result, the average cost per item is very low.
By giving Singaporeans more choices of consumption, can we really say that the cost of living here is necessarily most expensive?
Research and surveys are a great way for us to get a big picture of a country or any particular situation for that matter. It is easy for consumers to read and digest information in a quick manner.
However, we have to recognize the limitations of such a method and realize that not everything can be generalized in the same manner.
[Part 2 of my analysis here.]
Last week, I posted my thoughts about the EIU World Wide Cost of Living Survey and presented my argument on why the survey does not reflect on the actual cost of living in Singapore by a local citizen. It has generated quite a debate and some even used it as an outlet to vent their displeasure against the government.
So to address some of the concerns, I am not paid by anybody or the government to write my pieces. I simply do not accept everything that people tell me nor view issues at face value. I believe that the devil is in the details and can cause results to be skewed. The only way to find out is to dig deeper and perform individual analysis.
So that is what I did and I am doing it again.
This is on top of the analysis done last week.
1. Singapore's WCOL (Worldwide Cost of Living Index) Stayed Relatively Stable
To understand the survey deeper, it is critical to understand the way it is calculated. You can read more about it here.
The cost-of-living index, or general index, shows the difference in living costs between cities. The cost of living in the base city is always expressed as 100. The cost of living in the destination is then indexed against this number. So to take a simple example, if London is the base (100) and New York is the destination, and the New York index is 120, then New York is 20% more expensive than London. Similarly, if London is the base and Budapest is the destination, and the Budapest index is 80, than the cost of living in Budapest is 80% of London's.
In summary, an index of 130 for Singapore means that Singapore is 30% more expensive than New York with a base value of 100.
Lets take at a look at the last 4 years of Singapore's index.
Note that I could only find till 2011, if you have more data or the full report, I would love to look at it.
WCOL index
As you can see, over the past 4 years, Singapore's index was 137, 142, 135 and 130 respectively. Which means that Singapore was 37%, 42%, 35% and 30% more expensive than New York in each of the past 4 years.
Yet, somehow in 2014 when it was the lowest against New York in the last 4 years, (in fact we were cheaper than last year) we suddenly rose to the top spot of the most expensive city.
Looking at the top spot over the last 4 years, a WCOL index of 130 is also the lowest we have seen.
So did Singapore become more expensive, or did other countries become cheaper?
2. Transport Cost Plays A HUGE Factor For The Singapore Index
Let's take a look at how the index was calculated.
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And I want to bring your attention to this statement by a Channel News Asia article.
And overall transport costs in Singapore are almost three times higher than those in New York.
But the survey does not include public transport, which is most commonly used by Singaporeans.
Let's ponder a little about what this statement means.
For New York, the base city for comparison, the index is 100 and we have the components of the index in the table above. By saying that Singapore's transportation is 3 times higher(almost) than in New York would mean that Singapore's transport component would be roughly
19.5*3 =58.5 index points
Mind you, Singapore's total index over ALL the categories is only 130. The transport index alone makes up 45% of total index. And this takes into account the cost of owning a car and none of public transport. Now I am not saying owning a car in Singapore cheap, but for most Singaporeans who do not own a car, can we use this survey as a way to gauge our living costs accurately?
Extending this argument further, that would mean that on average, everything else in Singapore excluding transport would be only 88% of what it costs in New York! Of course there are some things that are more expensive(utilities) and others that are cheaper(groceries) but the fact remains it is no where near the "most expensive" country in the world.
3. Daily Items Not The Most Expensive
I would love to get my hands on the detailed survey results, but all EIU provides without having to pay a hefty $900+ is just a summary, so let's use that to take a look.
Bread in Singapore costs $3.36, cheapest of the top 10 country. Caracas is at least 3 times more expensive.
Bottle of table wine is most expensive at $25.04, about 10% more than Australia(even though they are a wine producing country)
Cigarettes is in the middle range of $9.55, highest Sydney($15.75), lowest Tokyo($4.45)
Petrol(1 liter) is also in the middle range of $1.73, highest Paris($2.50), lowest Caracas($0.02) which is an oil producing country and an anomaly.
In no ways do these results show that Singapore is really the most expensive country in the world for locals. Even a loaf of bread is the cheapest among the top 10 countries, with the rest of essential items in the middle range.
I would like to reiterate my conclusion from my previous post.
Research and surveys are a great way for us to get a big picture of a country or any particular situation for that matter. It is easy for consumers to read and digest information in a quick manner.
However, we have to recognize the limitations of such a method and realize that not everything can be generalized in the same manner.
My point is to not argue that Singapore is cheap, I agree that in some cases, it is expensive, but this survey is not one which can provide solid proof of it. It would be utterly unfair to believe the statement concluded by the survey without much deliberation.
More importantly, as educated minds of Singapore, we have to look beyond the confirmation bias and investigate issues objectively.


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River Kosi once called the "Sorrow of Bihar" exhibits unique character. During the past few hundred years (since 1731) Kosi has shifted its course from east to west to a distance of 210 miles (Gole and Chitale, 1966), leaving behind vast tracts of uncultivable land. The magnitude of the shifting of Kosi river is comparable to only Yellow river also known as "Sorrow of China", which shifted 375 miles north from its 1852 position. Kosi is an antecedent river older than the mighty Himalayas and finds place in many Hindu mythological texts as a very agile river called "Kausiki". Kausiki was a mermaid goddess worshiped by the citizens of "Matsya Pradesh" as described in the "Vishnu Purana".
Kosi and its tributaries originating in the northern Tethyan Himalayan zone cut across the Great Himalayan and Lesser Himalayan Ranges in a number of deep gorges and ultimately flow into the great alluvial flood plains of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a deep crustal trough filled with Quaternary sediments. Its origin and structure are closely related with the rise of the Himalayas. Changes are still taking place at the bottom of this trough giving rise to occasional earthquakes in the north Indian plains. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is divided into four shelf areas separated from one another by three major transverse 'highs' in the basement. The highs are known from west to east, as Delhi-Hardwar Ridge, Faizabad Ridge and Monghyr-Saharsa Ridge. Many smaller sub-swells and sub-depressions namely: Sarda depression, Gandak depression, Muzaffarpur uplift, Sitamarhi ridge, Madhubani depression, Purnea depression have been recorded during geophysical surveys conducted for petroleum explorations in the last few decades. These high or basement upwarps can act as water divide or in other words, the basement depressions can act as centre of attraction for the rivers and ground water. Neotectonic movements affect regional slope by sinking or uplifting a particular block of the crust. A change of gradient, even if very slow, affects the direction and rapidity of surface run-off and river discharge.
Kosi and its Himalayan tributaries
Kosi river originates in Tibetan Himalayas at a height of 18,000 feet and drains a catchment of 22988 sq. miles in mountainous terrain with a length of only 450 miles. While Ganga, the longest river of India has a length of 1600 miles with its source at Gangotri glacier situated at a height of 13,000 feet. Size of catchment area (7,330 sq miles) makes it only third biggest Himalayan river in India after Indus and Brahmaputra rivers. It has seven tributaries: Arun Kosi, Sun Kosi, Tamur, Indrawati, Bhotia, Doodhi and Tamba (Figure 1). Its three major tributaries, Sun Kosi, Arun Kosi and Tamur join at Tribeni (Nepal) to form Saptkosi. Saptkosi cuts it path through a 6 miles long deep gorge in the Central Himalayan range and debauches into the plains near Chatra in Bihar where it is called Kosi. Lower down the Chatra, Kosi travels for about 198 miles in an alluvial plain to meet the river Ganges near Kursela, Bihar. During April and May sporadic thunderstorms start in the hills. The bulk of the rain, about 75-80 percent of the total fall occurs during the south-west monsoon period. The maximum rainfall occurs during monsoon in July and August. The highest discharge in the Saptkosi River, so far observed is 8,55,237 cusecs in the August 1954 whereas 1948 recorded the lowest discharge of 9,106 cusecs. The average annual runoff of Saptkosi is 40.4 million-acre feet and approximately half of which is contributed by Sunkosi. The normal flood discharge of Kosi usually remains from 1.5 to 2.0 lakh cusecs. About 75 to 84 percent of the total run-off occurs in the monsoon months of June to October. The annual run-off of Saptkosi has ranged from 34,32 to 49,24 million-acre feet. The annual total sediment load in the Kosi has varied from 47.9 thousand-acre feet (1961) to 229.8 thousand-acre feet (1954). The average annual sediment load for 1948 to 1964 comes to about 80 thousand-acre feet. The average concentration of coarse, medium and fine grained sediments during a year are 15.96, 28.22 and 55.80 percent respectively, and on an average total sediments are 0.20 percent of the total run-off. About 95 percent silt load comes down the river during the monsoon floods and only 05 percent of the sediments come down in the remaining non-monsoon months. The total run-off during the non-monsoon months, however is on an average about 19 percent of the total annual run-off.
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Tectonic map of Malda-Purnea graben (agrawal and Bhoj, 1992)
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A Positive Theory of Inflation and Inflation Variance
Devereux, Michael, Economic Inquiry
Empirically, inflation and the variance of inflation are positively associated. This paper develops a model that provides a potential explanation for this relationship in terms of the incentives facing the policymaker in a "discretionary equilibrium." The model can also account for an empirical association between inflation and measures of real output instability. There is, however, no direct causal link whatever from the average rate of inflation to either the variance of inflation or that of real output.
The debate over the use rules or discretion in monetary policy has been central to macroeconomics for many years (e.g., Simons [1963]; Lucas [1980]; Buiter [1980]). Recently Kydland and Prescott [1977] and Barro and Gordon [1983a,b] have identified "discretion" as the absence of policy commitment in a game between policymakers and the public. They argued that discretionary policymaking will lead governments to create excessive inflation. A policy of low inflation is not consistent with incentives facing governments, and thus will not be believed by the private sector.
Barro and Gordon [1983a] argue that this positive theory of monetary policy can help to explain many features of the trend rate of inflation in modern economies: high and persistent rates of inflation, a positive relationship between inflation and unemployment, and the observed countercyclical behaviour of monetary authorities, among others.
These models are based on the premise that there are significant costs to a high but fully anticipated rate of inflation. Another feature of inflation in modern economics, however, is the well-documented fact that inflation and the variability of inflation are positively associated. This phenomenon has been widely observed over different countries at different times.(1) This has led researchers to question the feasibility of a steady and predictable positive rate of inflation. The finding suggests that high rates of inflation may reduce the ability to forecast future inflation rates. A high average inflation rate may add an unnecessary degree of uncertainty to individual decision making and lead to a misallocation of resources. Friedman [1977] suggests that this may cause output instability and possibly raise the average unemployed rate. A related paper by Logue and Sweeney [1981] establishes that there is a positive relationship between inflation and the variability of economic growth for industrial countries. Given this perspective, the welfare costs associated with inflation might be considerably higher than the traditional costs of anticipated inflation. This paper extends the Barro and Gordon [1983a] model of discretionary monetary policy to take account of the relationship between inflation and measures of inflation and output variability. The extension focussed on is to model an endogenous wage-indexing scheme in the labor market. In the discretionary equilibrium, wage setters not only form rational expectations of the future price level, but also choose an optimal degree of wage indexation. This extension to the basic model has the following properties of a discretionary equilibrium.
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2. In an economy where real disturbances are relatively important, there is a positive association between the mean rate of inflation and the variance of inflation.
The explanation behind these results is as follows. The lower is the degree of wage indexation, the greater is the incentive for monetary authorities to cause surprise inflation, and hence the higher is the mean rate of inflation in a discretionary equilibrium. But the degree of wage indexation is negatively related to the variance of real disturbances in an economy which is subject to both real and nominal disturbances. …


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Be forewarned: Pancetta is quite possibly the gateway drug. The melt-in-your-mouth quality paired with simplicity and gratification of making your own at home, will have you hooked. Before you know it you'll be butchering a pig and building your own curing chamber for your next salumi project—or at least you'll never buy the cheap store-bought stuff again. I'll teach you how to make pancetta at home.
Pancetta, a PrimerPancetta is Italian cured pork belly. But unlike it's American counterpart, bacon, it is not smoked (aside from smoked pancetta, but that's a different story!). Pancetta comes primarily in three forms: Arrotolata (rolled), Tesa (flat) and Steccata which can be made rolled or folded then pressed and tied between two sticks. The rolled variety is typical of Northern Italy, while the flat variety is common to the Central and Southern regions.
Like any salumi, the spice variations are endless. Each region, village and family has their own rich history and tradition. Black pepper, juniper, bay, garlic, thyme, oregano, and rosemary are all common.
An Introduction to Salumi
If you're flirting with the notion of making your own salumi or salami, pancetta is an excellent introduction. It's dead simple to make, takes the least amount of time and requires much less environmental control (more on that below).
Sodium Nitrite Prevents Botulism
In order to make rolled pancetta safely you need sodium nitrite. Sodium nitrite is used to prevent the growth of botulism-causing bacteria and decrease the growth risk of Listeria monocytogenes. It also retains the rosy-red color and enhances flavor. Botulism grows and thrives in anaerobic environments (environments without oxygen). The bacterium that cause botulism is present on the outside of meats. When you roll your pancetta, you are creating the perfect environment for botulism. Nitrite prevents this. If you are dead set on making pancetta without it, make the flat (tesa) kind. It's much safer. The thick layer of black pepper (a natural antibiotic), rolled into the pancetta, also aids in preventing bacterial growth and rot.
Insta Cure #1, also called Pink Salt, is colored pink so as not to be confused with regular salt. Cure #1 contains 6.25% sodium nitrite and 93.75% salt. Cure #1 is commonly used in bacon, hotdogs and other products that need less or no drying time. Insta Cure #2 contains both sodium nitrite (at 6.25%) and nitrate (at 1%), with the remaining 92.75% being salt. Simply put, nitrates act as a time-released nitrite. Nitrates are employed in salumi that requires longer periods of curing and drying. The time-release of nitrite continues to protect the meat over time. If you are making pancetta which will be cooked, you can use cure #1. If you intend to make a traditional pancetta arrotolata, which is fully dried and eaten without cooking, you should use cure #2.
Nitrites/Nitrates: A World of Misinformation
There's been a whole world of misinformation around nitrates and nitrites and how they may "increase risks of cancer". While I won't delve into this topic here, it's simply not true. Dr. Terry Simpson has an excellent article, backed by a multitude of studies and references debunking the myth. I'd encourage you to read it if you're of the "nitrates/nitrites are bad" camp.
"Where you receive it (nitrite) actually makes no difference because nitrite is nitrite. In other words, the nitrite derived from celery or other vegetables is exactly same as the nitrite found in cured meats." — Jeff Sindelar, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Nitrates are commonly found in leafy greens and root vegetables like spinach, beets, celery and lettuce. The nitrate in these foods are converted to nitrite when it comes into contact with human saliva. Then, when it is swallowed, the nitrite becomes nitric oxide—an essential and critical compound used by the body to maintain normal blood pressure levels, fight infection and support the nervous system.
Here's the kicker: Those "naturally cured" and "nitrate-free" marketed products available at your local "health food" store contain nitrite, because they use ingredients like celery juice/powder, rich in nitrite, as a "natural" curing ingredient. Moreover, the amounts of nitrite in these products is typically much higher than that of the conventional method. It's just marketing, friends.A Word of Caution:
On its own, pure sodium nitrite/nitrate is dangerous. This is why cure #1/#2 is dyed pink. A single teaspoon of pure sodium nitrite/nitrate ingested is enough to kill a grown man. It's important to pay close attention to amount added to the cure. In almost all salumi this amounts to 0.25% of the total meat weight. In the example below our pork belly weighed 2,855 grams. 0.25% of that weight is 7.25 grams. That's not a lot, and emphasizes the importance of weighing our ingredients. The reality is this: Anything used inappropriately can be dangerous. 2-4 pills of acetaminophen can be used to cure the effects of a long night of drinking, while a fist-full could cause your liver to fail, and you to die. In the same, nitrates and nitrites are only dangerous if used improperly.
Always Source Natural, Good Quality Meats
As with all salumi, quality and freshness of meat is of paramount importance. Find a good local butcher or source directly from a farm. Let them know what you are doing with the meat, try to get the freshest available and use it as soon as possible. For this pancetta I sourced my pork belly from Carlton Farms, one of the larger suppliers (read: competitive prices) here in Oregon that still practices ethical, natural farming. Freshness is important because bacteria multiplies over time. In fact, every 20 minutes the bacteria present on the outside of meat doubles. Reduce the possibility of bad bacteria by using fresh meat.
Special Ingredients & Tools Needed:
- A precision scale for spice measurement (Reference: Kitchen Essentials: Scales)
- A general, high-capacity scale for weighing meat (Reference: Kitchen Essentials: Scales)
- Butcher's twine
- For Semi-dried pancetta (must be cooked): Insta Cure #1 (also called Prague Powder #1, DQ Curing Salt #1, or Pink Salt)
- For Fully-dried pancetta (can be eaten without cooking): Insta Cure #2 (also called Prague Powder #2, or DQ Curing Salt #2)
Making Pancetta is Simple:
- Grind and apply all cure to pork belly
- Wrap tightly with cling wrap (or vacuum seal) and store in refrigerator
- Cure for two weeks or more, flipping every couple days
- Remove from cure, rinse and dry
- Coat meat side thoroughly in cracked black pepper
- Roll, tie ends with butcher's knot and truss tightly (this demo video is helpful)
- Tag with date hung and weight of meat
- For Semi-dried pancetta (must be cooked): Use cure #1 and Hang to dry for 3 weeks to 1 month
- For Fully-dried pancetta (can be eaten without cooking): Use cure #2 and Hang until enough water weight has been lost — 15-20% weight loss for a fattier pork belly — OR — 20-25% weight loss for a leaner, meatier pork belly. It should feel firm when squeezed. Starting weight should be calculated at a point after curing and when you hang the pancetta to dry.
Learn to weigh your ingredients:
The only way to accurately measure your dry ingredients is by weighing them. For instance, a tablespoon of Diamond kosher salt is much different in weight than a tablespoon of Morton's kosher salt. If you are going to make salumi you cannot do so without an accurate scale. Weigh your ingredients.
The environment for hanging:
The ideal environment for drying is 50-70ºF (10-21ºC) with 60-70% relative humidity. Pancetta can be hung to dry about anywhere: in your kitchen, basement, garage, closet, etc. It's best, however, in an environment that get's a bit of humidity, like above a kitchen sink. You can dry pancetta in your refrigerator, though frost-free refrigerators maintain a low humidity. If you decide to dry in a refrigerator, position a tray filled with salt water, below the pancetta. This will create a micro-climate with increased humidity.
As light makes fat go rancid, direct sunlight should be avoided. If you've found the perfect environment, but light is an issue, you can thoroughly wrap the pancetta in cheesecloth to keep out the light.
The Cure:
I've shown my own weights here for reference. The easiest way to approach salumi is to use percentages of total meat weight. So, if your pork belly weighs 2.88 kilos (2,885 grams), your curing mixture would contain 2.75% (80.5 grams) of the meat weight in salt.
% of Meat Weight
Quantity (grams)
|Pork Belly
|2,885 grams
|80.5 grams
|Insta Cure #1 OR #2
|7.25 grams
|Brown Sugar
|50.5 grams
|Black Pepper
|52 grams
|Red Pepper Flakes
|14.5 grams
|Juniper Berries
|14.5 grams
|Garlic Powder
|7.25 grams
|Thyme, Dried
|7.25 grams
|Bay Leaf, Dried
|4.3 grams
Download a Printable Worksheet
This handy worksheet specifies percentages of ingredients for the Pancetta Recipe, with a space to record your weights. There is also space to record your Cure Start Date, Hang Date, Hang Weight and Target Weight.
Download: Pancetta Worksheet
Frequently Asked Questions:
|"My pork belly has been curing for a while now, but there is not much water loss and it doesn't feel a lot firmer. Did something go wrong?"
|It's not uncommon to have little to no visible loss of water. There are a few reasons for this: First, pork belly is often comprised of more fat than muscle, and fat contains little water, while muscle contains a lot of water. Second, if curing in a tightly wrapped plastic or a vacuum bag, the salt will pull out what little water is present, it will mix with the dry cure ingredients, form a brine, and then be pulled back into the meat. This is what's referred to as equilibrium curing. Sometimes you will have visible water, sometimes you will not. Either is fine, given you give your pork belly enough time to come to equilibrium, which should be two weeks or more.
|"I've got mold growing on my pancetta, should I be worried?"
|As a general rule of thumb: White, non-furry mold is desirable. Blue and green molds are acceptable, but do not taste particularly great. Mold can be washed off while drying, or before eating. Use a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water, dab on a lint-free cloth, and wipe the area to remove. Orange and red molds are often considered dangerous. If you believe you have red or orange mold, you should considering tossing everything and disinfecting your curing environment. Molds spread very quickly. If you are getting a lot of mold, your humidity may be too high.
|"Should I buy pork belly with the skin on, or off?"
|On. You will also never find a traditionally made pancetta arrotolata without skin on; if it has been removed, then it is cased in a natural casing. The skin or casing promote a longer drying period, which allows the more subtle and nuanced flavors to develop. If you have the option, leave the skin on. You can always remove it later.
|"I cannot find pork belly with the skin left on, and I do not have a casing. Can I make pancetta without skin or casing?"
|Absolutely. The photos on this page are of a pancetta made without skin or casing, because the pork belly was not available with skin, and I did not have a suitable casing at the time. The results will still be excellent.
|"Can I let the pancetta dry in the refrigerator?
|You could, but it would be better in a place with more humidity. Refrigerators typically hover around 30-40%RH (relative humidity). Your pancetta will age better and avoid hardening of the outside if you dry in an environment closer to 60-80%RH as possible. You can place a tray with salt water under your pancetta in the refrigerator and this will raise the RH around it. The salt prevents mold growth and helps regulate the RH at around 60-70%.
|"Can I make pancetta without nitrate or nitrite?"
|You can, but I would suggest you do not. Those that do are often using some sort of curing agent like a specially made celery powder to impart the nitrates/nitrites. It's also hard to control just how much nitrite you are getting from the celery powder. What's more, there is no difference to your body. This is not a "healthy alternative", it's just marketing. Use the nitrate/nitrite.
|"How do I tie/truss the pancetta?"
|There's a great instructional video here: How to Tie Pancetta
|"How do I store it after it's done drying?"
|Wrap tightly in a few layers of plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. It should keep for around 3 months, if not longer.
|"I've had my pancetta in the refrigerator for a long time. How can I tell if it's bad?"
|It is cured, it's designed to last. If it smells bad, it's probably bad. If it's gross and sticky, it's likely bad. Use common sense. And for god's sake, don't throw away pancetta unless you really have to. There are starving children in Africa.
|"What scale do you recommend for precision measurements?"
|I've documented the case for using weight measurement vs. volume measurement, and provided details on the scales that I use. That can be found here: Kitchen Essentials: Scales
|"Can I use a less fattier cut than pork belly?"
|No. Make a salad.
- Pork belly, skin on preferable, removed ok
- 2.75% kosher salt
- 0.25% cure #1 — or — cure #2 (see directions)
- 1.75% brown sugar
- 1.8% whole black peppercorns
- 0.5% red pepper flakes
- 0.5% juniper berries
- 0.25% garlic powder
- 0.25% thyme, dried
- 0.15% bay leaf, dried
- Wash the pork belly with a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water. This reduces the amount of bacteria present on the pork.
- For semi-dried pancetta (must be cooked), use cure #1 in your curing mixture.
- For traditional, fully-dried pancetta (can be eaten without cooking), use cure #2 in your curing mixture.
- Combine all of the cure and spice ingredients in a spice grinder and pulse until ground finely.
- Coat the belly very well on all sides, rubbing the cure into the meat. Use all of the cure. Any which doesn't stick to the meat should be including when wrapped.
- Wrap belly tightly, several times, in cling wrap, or vacuum seal in a bag. Place the curing meat into the refrigerator. The meat will expel water as it cures. If using plastic wrap, something to catch drippings will come in handy. Allow the meat to cure in the fridge for two weeks, flipping every couple days.
- After meat has cured, remove from wrapping and rinse. Dry well.
- Toast peppercorns in a pan until fragrant, but not burnt. Thoroughly coat the meaty side of the belly with cracked peppercorns. Use more than you think you should.
- Role the meaty side with peppercorns toward the middle. The fatty skin side should face out. It's important to roll and tie the pancetta as tightly as possible. If there are air gaps inside it will rot.
- Tie each end with a butcher's knot, then truss the entire belly tightly.
- Weight the trussed belly and record the date and weight on an attached tag.
- Hang in an area with higher humidity, like over a kitchen sink, or in a basement. Temperature is ideally under 70F. Keep out of direct sunlight, as light makes fat go rancid. You can wrap pancetta in cheesecloth.
- Allow to hang for at least a month for semi-dried pancetta, which should be cooked before eaten. For pancetta that is fully cured and dried, hang until 20% of the weight is lost; after which it will be safe to eat without cooking.
- Traditional pancetta arrotolata is always fully dried and eaten raw, sliced very thinly like a prosciutto. It is worth the additional drying time. You will also never find a traditional arrotolata that does not have the skin left on the belly, or is not cased in some natural casing like a bung. Skin and casing promote a longer drying period, which allows the more subtle and nuanced flavors to develop. If you're patient, it's worth it. If not, pancetta without the protective skin or casings is just as worth pursuing.
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Hey great post Kyle! Really comprehensive overview of what pancetta is and the truth about nitrates which I fully agree with. This blog has great potential (: cant wait to read more!
Looks beautiful and very thorough. It's full of great information and easy to follow. Makes me think even I could do this ;-)
Love seeing you fulfill one of your dreams!
What!?! Homemade pancetta!? Seriously amazing. And how cute is that comment from your mom?
Great post! I'm so tempted now. The only issue is I don't know how my roommates will deal with raw meat hanging out in our shoebox kitchen for a while. Any odor/sanitary precaution?
I'm lovin' it Kyle. Could be doing the pancetta this week already. My belly has been frozen so I plan to thaw it out thoroughly and get started. I'd like to get your thoughts on something. Whether I'm doing a whole muscle coppa, a pancetta, or anything else that requires a curing/brining stage before drying (I too have been vacuum-sealing) I have seen so many variations… i.e. seal first with only the kosher salt and cure for X days… then take out and wash off, then add your spice mix… and then seal back up for X days. Then, I see where you mix the spices and the cure and everything all at once and leave until you remove and hang to dry (flipping of course). I'm trying to get my head around the washing off part. Seems if you mixed all your spices in early, you'd be washing them off too. I know those flavors should be inside the meat by that time, but, still, I'd like to have that layer of spices on the outside remain. I haven't seen this discussed much anywhere. The pancetta is handled quite differently than how I handled my coppa. Thanks!
Kyle, I did it just as you suggested and also appreciated the little note sheet to figure out my weights. This is the first time I've used things like brown sugar, thyme and bay leaves in a project. It smelled great and I hope I can bring it to fruition to enjoy it! It's in the fridge and I'll flip it a few times before putting it in the chamber. Here are pics: https://www.facebook.com/allmorgan/posts/10202173344629736?notif_t=like – Inspiring post. I'll be watching for more!
One note about the above. While one teaspoon of -only- nitrates has the potential to kill you, curing salt is only 6.25% nitrite in cure #1 and 6.25% nitrite/ 1% nitrate in cure #2. You should obviously be careful and understand the dangers, it's important to note that the nitrate/trite level is a small percentage of the overall cure.
Ciao Kyle- Great post, thought you would enjoy my short vid on making rolled pancetta at our friends pig farm in Italy. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fv8wiYW5S1o We offer knife in hand whole hog butchery courses at our farm, inn & cooking school La Tavola Marche, hope you can make it out one day you would dig it!
This really helped me a lot! I just followed your recipe and had great result out of it. Too bad I can't post the pictures here. Thanks again!
Exellent presentation/explanation! Thank you Kyle
I know this is late in the game considering you posted this almost a year ago, but I have a question regarding the percentages. I too created a spreadsheet in Excel so that I could easily equate weights based on how much meat I am using. I used your percentages as a reference but am receiving slightly varying results. For example,
What is 0.25% of 2885
= 0.25% * 2885
= 0.0025 * 2885
= 7.2125
I realize this seems nominal, but your example calls out 7.25
I ask this only because I have cured bacon a few times and my first time was by volume and was a disaster. The second round was closer, but still was off. I'd hate to put the effort into a pancetta and patiently wait a few months only to find out it didn't work out.
Great recipe Kyle!
Here is my rolled belly, pre-aging!
Can't wait until I can try it!
Thank you for the recipe!
Small question, it's been 2 weeks since I hung the pancetta. It's sitting at ~60% humidity but the skin feels really dry and hard while just underneath the meat feels quite soft (lost about 10% weight). Is that okay or will I get case hardening?
Great article. Very well designed recipe. I have been doing a lot of charcuterie lately and really like the way your recipe was laid out. Are you able to email that template that can be edited? I would like to consolidate my recipes in the same format. Thanks for a great blog!!!!
If i rolled m'y panchetta ans vacum bedore putting in thé refrigetor ???
Hello. Great and helpful site. When you say to add the cure/rub the cure into the meat and wrap in cling wrap, does this include the spices? Or do I add the spices after I wash the pancetta?
Thanks in advance
Kyle, I hope your still tracking this post. First off i have successfully done this following your instruction using cure # 1 and it turned out awesome! So thank you for the in depth tutorial. Now i want to try it using the the cure #2, I am confused on one part, you mention to dry it to 20% using cure #2, is that weight after cure (after salts) or before cure (before salts)? Thanks man!
Hi, this is by far the best guide to pancetta on the internet! However, I'm concerned by the fact you recommend curing the belly for '2 weeks or more'. Most recipes I have found for streaky bacon suggest that belly cures in 5 days – is there a reason you suggest 14? Mine has been in 8 days and I'm getting concerned it might end up a bit salty.
Hi Kyle,
Firstly congrats on your site, can't believe I havn't seen it before! Great work!
My question is to do with Cure #2, would you use the same amount as cure#1. There are some books that recommend a total amount of 5g/kg of meat in their cure. In the recipe above you have only put 2.5g. The reasoning in the book was that dry cured pancetta would hang for 1-2 months or longer and the nitrates would turn to nitrites and then dissipate.
Could you give me any more info on this or any resources on the net you could point me to?
Thanks for your help!
Would it be possible to cure the pork belly in the fridge without the Cure #2 and then add it before hanging? I only ask because I haven't got any at the moment, but I will have some in a couple of weeks. Thanks!
Thanks for this great article and the info..I just finished my first two rolled pancetta and I have a capicola hanging at the moment. Also my first! This is by far the best online instructional tool I have found. The photos are great and really add to the written instructions. Again, Thank you!
Great website Kyle. Thank you.
My question is about making fully dried pancetta. I have made the semi dried pancetta with great success following your recipe.
The problem is that I cannot find cure #2 in South Africa. Can I use cure #1 for fully dried pancetta?
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Great website Kyle. Thank you.
My question is about making fully dried pancetta. I have made the semi dried pancetta with great success following your recipe.
The problem is that I cannot find cure #2 in South Africa. Can I use cure #1 for fully dried pancetta?
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- Distributed by: Kids' WB, Teletoon
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- Voice Actors: Carlos Alazraqui, Kimberly Brooks, Candi Milo, Michael Donovan, Tasia Valenza, Frank Welker, Scott McNeil.
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- First Aired on August 24, 2002.
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The dining venues within Armani Hotel Milano, with their floor-to-ceiling glass windows, give a breathtaking panoramic view on the rooftops and the terraces of Milan. Overlooking the Duomo Cathedral and the magnificent skyline and terraces of the city, the Armani/Ristorante (on the 7th floor of the Armani Hotel Milano) is the ideal place for a business lunch, for a hearty meal over several courses and for a relaxed and light dinner with a glass of wine … and for a special Sunday brunch too.
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September 2, 2014
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August 24, 2014
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The Oriental Spa at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental is spread over two floors, and offers more than the traditional spa experience. The hallmark of the spa is its heat and water treatments.
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Regent Porto Montenegro nestles on the palm-lined shores and lush mountainous backdrops of the Boka Bay – a historical Austro-Hungarian naval base that is now a superyacht homeport and the heart of the best emerging cruising ground in the Mediterranean basin, with over one kilometer of west-facing waterfront.
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The Rubens at the Palace Means Family Fun in the Heart of London
August 20, 2014
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When it comes to exceptional family facilities and a location in the heart of London's main tourist attractions, it's hard to beat The Rubens at the Palace located in Victoria, neighbouring London's most prestigious address, Buckingham Palace. The hotel is within easy walking distance of many popular London sites including Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Downing Street, the London Aquarium, and the London Eye as well as the leafy green open spaces of the Royal Parks - Hyde Park, Green Park and St James's Park.
The Rubens offers a number of extra special touches that ensure every family is kept entertained and well looked after. Children are made to feel like mini VIP's with access to their own Kids Concierge also known as the Director of Fun and Adventure, John Goncalves. John is fully abreast on London's hottest openings and attractions and will happily offer advice to help each family make the most out of their trip to the capital. Many of the bedrooms offer views over the Royal Mews and the Director of Fun & Adventure will talk each child through traditional royal ceremony, such as the changing of the guard, and explain exactly what is happening and why. John has years of experience in keeping the most demanding of children amused both in and out of the hotel leaving parents to relax and enjoy their stay.
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August 19, 2014
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By Delwyn Lounsbury – THE DEFLATION GURU
In a truly "Orwellian"
These watchdog organizations are playing right up to power hungry Obama with this carrot to encourage and lobby him to behave. He will do the opposite. Reread George Orwell's "1984." "Big Brother" is Obama!
Likewise, Obama got the Nobel Peace prize (and the $1 million dollars that goes with it) in his first month of office. He hadn't done a thing yet back then to further the cause of peace. I think it was up-front money from the Anglo financial power elite for future Obama work bringing about a one-world-government and a "Brave New World." These false and shallow awards will only backfire and hurt the cause of open and responsible government.
Obama wants a total collapse of the U.S economy. In Obama's self written biography, "Dreams from My Father," he says he will follow his alcoholic, polygamist, anticolonialist and communist father and work to destroy capitalism and the West. Kenyan (and a British citizen) Barack Hussein Obama Senior even wanted a 100 percent income tax.
In both awards instances megalomaniac Barack Hussein Obama reacted just the opposite and became more fascist just like a Hitler or Mussolini would react. Here are some issues we should ask Pharaoh Obama about before we heap undeserved awards on him:
1 After getting the Nobel Peace Prize, Obama bowed to the military industrial
complex and sent a huge increase of troops and supplies to Afghanistan.
2 President Obama has dramatically increased government secrecy. According to
the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) the cost of security classification has risen 15 percent to $10.17 billion and classification decisions were up a whopping 22.6 percent from the previous year.
3. Freedom of Information Act requests were up by 41,000 - yet the Obama
bureaucracy regime only responded to 12,400 of the 544,360 requests. (AP)
4 Obama - unconstitutional quashing of legal inquires - more that any president.
5. Obama ignored his campaign promise to protect whistleblowers. Obama's
Presidency has the worst record in U.S. history for persecuting, prosecuting and
jailing truth-tellers. Obama actions which have made dissent and whistle blowing
a crime are abusive, vindictive and a slap-in-the-
freedom and justice - a draconian crackdown on leaks and dissenters.
6. No congressional oversight of the Obama Administration has led to abuse,
illegitimate charges, refusal to follow the rules, malfeasance and waste of taxpayer money as American whistle blowing heroes like Thomas Drake and even WikiLeaks
informant Private Bradley Manning face loss of job, torture, jail time and criminal
charges etc. brought up under the Espionage Act. What's up with that?
Why are whistleblowers now being tried as spies?
7. Real life remake of "Fahrenheit 451" (the heat books burn best) Obama collected (bought the first edition for $47,000 of taxpayers money) and burned - Lt. Col Tony Shaffer's fiction book, "Operation Dark Heart." Why?
8. Under Obama FBI did 2,600 arrests plus raids & subpoenas of antiwar activists
in violation of the exercise of our Constitutional First Amendment Rights.
9. President Obama has started a secret assassination program & has announced
that he has the power to include Americans on the list – such as Anwar al-Aulaqi.
10. President Obama has said he has the power to secretly kidnap, imprison,
rendition, and torture (& now martyr Osama bin Ladin) without regard to any law.
11. The Obama Administration is going after reporters and their sources and may
convene grand juries to target journalists and publishers. Goodbye free speech!
12. President Obama promised to reveal White House visitor logs. He hasn't. Many
meetings are arraigned just off White House grounds to circumvent disclosure.
13. Obama refuses to rein in the out of control CIA and allow prosecutions for CIA torture etc.
14. President Obama Nazi like policies continue with this addition of the post
"Director of Progressive Media and Online Response" filled by a
dissenters and internet bloggers upset with Obama's dictatorship rule.
Goebbels was Hitler's greatly feared Minister of Information.
15. President Obama sedition & treason not following War Powers Act in Libya.
16. President Obama sediton by releasing a forged birth certificate. He is not "Natural Born" as required by the U.S. Constitution. He is either a British, Kenyan or Indonesian citizen.
17. President Obama sedition of ruling Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
18. President Obama false social security number controversy.
The Obama Transparency Award is unmerited and will only backfire and embolden him. It will hurt our liberty and freedom and the cause of open government by giving false accolades to President Obama socialist, Marxist, communist and who is now morphing into a fascist. Do not ever elect this rogue Obama to any office ever again. Take back the "Transparency Award." Obama's secrecy, unconstitutional actions, abuse of power and his lack of adherence to the rule of law are TYRANNY - WE ARE NOW A FACIST STATE!
Giving out undeserved Nobel Peace Prizes and bogus "Transparency Awards" in secrete will only make deflation and the Greater Depression worse. Obama is an angry, anti-American, Nazi whose dream is to destroy the Western way of life. More at my website...
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you have given us a lot to look at. The summer isn't the best time due to heat but the most dramatic with the thunderstorms. I'm for some place with beach dead tress or rapids. old building are great also.
is Sept or Oct good for anyone.
I'm pretty much open except for a still unknown slot mid-late August to go see the new g-tad in Austin.
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