What Does North Jersey Call Pork Roll

Is new jerseys most iconic breakfast food item called taylor ham or pork rollthe garden state is split on what to call one of its most beloved breakfast foodswhich actually isnt ham by definition merely a pork based productwith much of the north going taylor ham.

Dortmund football club jersey. Njporkroll is also a name registered to this company. According to an analysis of over 70000 taylor ham or pork roll votes calculated three different ways north jersey says taylor ham and south jersey says pork roll. To a jerseyite raised in the southern half of the state its pork roll.

I made an anecdotal map in 2008 taylor ham pork roll divide when traveling for new jersey. The pork roll festival millers at mill hill park is more family oriented with lots of contests be the pork roll queen name the festivals mascot a recipe contest and a coloring contest and kid friendly activities while nelsons trenton pork roll festival is a bit more high brow with a guided bike tour and vendors serving up pork. The upcoming presidential debates have got nothing on one of the hotly disputed deli meat questions of our time.

Taylor ham is the common name for pork roll a food developed by john taylor of trenton new jersey late in the 19th century. People who grew up in northern new jersey close to the new york state border call it taylor ham. Pork roll also known regionally as taylor ham is a pork based processed meat commonly available in new jersey new york delaware and parts of pennsylvania and marylandit was developed in 1856 by john taylor of hamilton square new jersey and sold as taylors prepared ham.

In north jersey its called taylor ham and in south jersey its pork roll. The movie i felt it was pretty representative at the time and what recent polls have found. Neither were ever in use as generic names for pork roll prior to 2005.

Some people grow up in north jersey and for years dont realize that taylor ham and pork roll are the same thing. Interestingly the spread of pork roll or taylor ham or whatever you want to call it seems to be limited to new jersey and a few immediate neighbors like pennsylvania. The governor and legislature are taking sides.

Actually sides with the south on. New jersey is split almost evenly. Most surprisingly central jersey whose borders are always up for debate as well who usually sides with the north on questions of sports fandom etc.

Were split in two over terminology with much of central and south jersey using pork roll and most of north jersey using taylor ham. Taylor is the brand name for pork roll made by taylor provisions inc of. Even president obama brought it up during a visit to the garden state.