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Pork Roll
 
A 4-slice box of Taylor brand pork roll.
Nutritional value per 2 ounces (56 grams)
Energy753 kJ (180 kcal)
1 gram
Sugars1 gram
16 grams
Saturated7 grams
9 grams
VitaminsQuantity
%DV†
Vitamin A equiv.
4%
32 μg
Vitamin C
4%
3.5 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Iron
3%
0.5 mg
Sodium
25%
580 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
cholesterol40 mg
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[3] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[4]
Source: [1][2]

Pork Roll, known regionally in northern New Jersey as Taylor Ham, is a processed meat made from pork with a mix of spices, salt, a sugar, and preservatives that is smoked before being packaged.[2] While it is a popular food staple found at diners, delicatessens, restaurants and food trucks within the U.S. states of New Jersey and eastern regions of Pensylvania, it is generally not widely known or available elsewhere in the United States.[5][6]

History edit

 
A variation on the "Jersey Breakfast" sandwich: Sausage, Taylor Ham, Egg and Cheese on a Pumpernickel Bagel

Production edit

Pork roll is a processed pork sausage with six ingredients: pork, salt, sugar, spices, lactic acid, and sodium nitrate.[2]

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Cultural edit

North Jersey -south Jersey debate, festivals, in lit and film, poems, songs

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References edit

  1. ^ Jersey Pork Roll (Piscataway, New Jersey), Nutrition Facts. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c The Rak Foundation for Nutritional Awareness (Edison, New Jersey), [h ttp://www.foodfacts.com/ci/nutritionfacts/Pork-Roll/Taylor-Pork-Roll-16-oz/19537 product Taylor Pork Roll (16 oz.)], from foodfacts.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154.
  5. ^ Jessica Beym, "Pork roll vs. Taylor ham? There's more than one way to eat it", NJ.com (New Jersey Advance Media), February 10, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Tracy Wiggins, _wiggins_pork_roll_is_a_j.html "Can you be a Jersey girl and not love pork roll?", South Jersey Times, February 09, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  7. ^ Joel Rose, "In New Jersey, A Beef Over Pork Roll Sparks Rival Festivals", All Things Considered, National Public Radio, May 22, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.

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Pork roll (regionally known as Taylor Ham)[1][2] is a pork-based processed meat originating and commonly available in New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland. It was developed in 1856[3] by John Taylor of Trenton, New Jersey, and sold as "Taylor Ham". Other producers entered the market, and subsequent food labeling regulations required Taylor to designate it as a "pork roll" alongside their competitors.

Origin and description edit

While a similar item, packed minced ham, may have been produced at the time of the Battle of Trenton,[3] John Taylor is credited with creating his secret recipe for the product in 1856. George Washington Case, a farmer and butcher from nearby Belle Mead, New Jersey, created his own recipe for pork roll in 1870. Case's was reportedly packaged in corn husks.[3]

Taylor originally called his product "Taylor's Prepared Ham",[4] but was forced to change the name after it failed to meet the new legal definition of "ham" established by the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Marketed as both "Taylor's Pork Roll" and "Trenton Pork Roll", it saw competition from products with similar names like "Rolled Pork" and "Trenton style Pork Roll". When their makers were sued by Taylor a 1910 legal case ruled that the words "Pork Roll" could not be trademarked.[4] In North Jersey, residents continue to use the term Taylor Ham, while South Jersey residents generally use the term "pork roll", with Central Jersey residents using a mix of the two.[1]

In this suit it was described as "a food article made of pork, packed in a cylindrical cotton sack or bag in such form that it could be quickly prepared for cooking by slicing without removal from the bag."[4] Some people compare the modern article's taste and/or texture to Treet, bologna sausage, mild salami, or US-style Canadian bacon.

Taylor and Trenton are the brand names for pork roll made by Taylor Provisions,[5] of Trenton, New Jersey. Other companies making pork roll include crosstown rivals Case Pork Roll Company[6] and Loeffler's Gourmet,[7] as well as Hatfield Quality Meats of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, and Alderfer Premium Meats[8] of Harleysville, Pennsylvania.

Pork roll is generally sold in 1, 1.5, and 3 lb. unsliced rolls packed in cotton bag, as well as 6 oz. boxes containing 4, 6, or 8 slices. Larger rolls and packages are available for food service customers. It is also sold at delicatessens, diners, lunch stands and food trucks in the region. It has also been a staple in public school cafeterias in New Jersey.[citation needed]

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A pork roll, egg, & cheese
 
A sandwich featuring pork roll at a delicatessen in New Jersey

Pork roll is generally sliced and pan-fried or grilled, but can also be microwaved. It is commonly given one to four cuts along its outer edge to prevent the slices from curling in the middle and cooking unevenly.[9]

It is typically eaten as part of a sandwich, with popular condiments including salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, lettuce, and tomato. It is also incorporated in many other recipes,[10][11] notably a popular breakfast sandwich known in the region as a "Taylor Ham, Egg, and Cheese", or "Pork Roll, Egg, and Cheese." In these fried pork roll is joined with a fried egg and American cheese and served on a hard roll or bagel.

Enthusiasm edit

Trenton, New Jersey held its Inaugural Pork Roll Festival[12]on May 24, 2014. The Trenton Pork Roll Festival, hosted by Trenton Social owner TC Nelson,[13] and Official Annual Pork Roll Festival, hosted by Scott Miller's Pork Roll Productions LLC at Mill Hill Park. Both events held on May 23, 2015.

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{{New Jersey}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pork Roll}} [[Category:Pork]] [[Category:Cuisine of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:New Jersey culture]]


References edit

  1. ^ a b "The History of Pork Roll". Jersey Pork Roll.
  2. ^ Greg Hatala. "Made in Jersey: Pork roll or Taylor ham, it's a favorite Garden State breakfast food". nj.com.
  3. ^ a b c How New Jersey Saved Civilization: Taylor Ham
  4. ^ a b c 1910 Court case regarding competitor's product name
  5. ^ Taylor Pork Roll
  6. ^ Case Pork Roll Company
  7. ^ Pork roll: Where to find indigenous Jersey classic
  8. ^ Alderfer's Pork Roll
  9. ^ Blog entry with description of how to prepare Taylor ham
  10. ^ Pork roll recipes [dead link]
  11. ^ Recipes from Case's
  12. ^ http://porkrollfestival.com/
  13. ^ The Trenton Pork Roll Festival
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