JohnW - 10/7/2024 19:03 Hog jowls and jowl bacon are enjoyed in some places. Even the Italians use cured jowl meat. You are supposed to eat hog jowls and black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_jowl#:~:text=Pork%20jowl%20is%20a...I thought that was just a southern thing and that my mother was probably the only person still doing that.