February 19, 2008

• So what is Taylor Ham? a little trivia

  Okay.  I was an ignorant Jersey girl.  I had no idea that Taylor Ham (pork roll) was an indigenous delicacy to my state.  But I tell ya, the rest of you are missing out.  It’s not the healthiest thing for ya, but boy is it yummy.

  “People who live in New Jersey all their lives, and then move to states that don’t even border the Garden State, are often in for a rude surprise. There’s no Taylor ham.
  
  Some people compare it to Canadian bacon, some say it’s a richer cousin of Spam. Others say there is just no comparison. One thing is sure. Taylor ham is a staple of life in New Jersey. Go in any Jersey diner for breakfast and you will have your choice of eggs, any style, with bacon, sausage or Taylor ham. If you don’t want eggs, you can have a Taylor ham sandwich on a hard roll, on toast, with pancakes, or any other way you can think of, with or without cheese.
  
  For the uninitiated, Taylor ham is actually the brand name for pork roll. John Taylor invented the original Taylor ham in Trenton, New Jersey in the late 1800s. It does say pork roll on the ham package, but the prominence of the word Taylor is one reason why it has come to be known as such, at least in North Jersey. South Jerseyans tend to call it Taylor pork roll. Other companies came along and also made pork roll, but to a true New Jerseyan, North or South, these imitations are of little consequence: there is only one Taylor ham.”

  This was quoted from this article on the web http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/92095/what_is_taylor_ham_and_why_does_new.html  by Valerie Ferrari.  

  Have a great day.

  Jenn

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