guanciale en · NOUN
Etymology
From Italian guanciale, from guancia (“cheek”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) An Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks.
“I didn't always like Brown. In fact, I was a real spicy meatball. Too many cooks in the kitchen, right? What's another chef gonna do that I can't?” “Exactly. Wait...” “But Brown listens to me. Brown keeps me grounded. When we stand on each other's shoulders, literally and metaphorically, we can reach the real high-quality guanciale, literally and metaphorically. And we all know the best guanciale lives on the top shelf, because the top shelf is where the air pressure is the least likely to interfere with the meat's depth of flavor. Plus, when you factor in humidity--” “What are you even talking about?” “See? This is why I need Brown.”
2026 June 5, Karen Han & Brian David Gilbert, “Insecurity in Security” (6:34 from the start), in Among Us, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Yellow (Debra Wilson):