Pork-roll-egg-cheese sandwich
Posted on 10/06/2025 3:33:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The race for New Jersey governor was on a roll Monday after Republican Jack Ciattarelli circulated a video that purported to show his opponent dissing the Garden State’s favorite breakfast food.
“Who eats pork roll? I think that’s gross,” Dem Mikie Sherrill exclaimed on an episode of “The Zach Sang Show” podcast last week — in an apparent affront to the Jersey-favorite morning meat.
Ciattarelli turned the moment into a campaign ad, posting it on X, complete with a shot at the Jersey street cred of Sherrill, who was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and moved to wealthy Montclair with her family in 2010. “Hey Mikie. Tell me you’re not from Jersey without telling me you’re not from Jersey. You know what, don’t worry about it. You remind us of it every day in ways big and small.”
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Having said that, if you are running for officer, why even say this? You might not like Bruce Springsteen, but don't say it, there are enough voters that might be rubbed the wrong way.
For those of you in Rio Linda, Taylor Ham and Pork Roll are the same thing. I don't know where the dividing line is, but in Northern NJ, you are more likely to call it Taylor Ham, and South NJ, you are more likely to call it Pork Roll. It's basically the Ikea version of pork. (Yes, an Allen Wrench may help you prepare it.) It's slightly less gross than Spam. (to me, if you are from Hawaii Spam is much better.)
She’s got the Muslim vote sewed up.
During my first visit to Philadelphia, I wondered what all the fuss about scrapple was about. So my friend prepared some. “Acquired taste” puts it far too mildly. But if this mini kerfuffle helps Citarelli win, roll on, I say
Bullchit!
That chick ain’t no stranger to Pork Rolls.
Bullchit!
That chick ain’t no stranger to Pork Rolls.
I used to grill it and slap it on a toasted English muffin for an easy lunch when my kids were young and I was working from home. They LOVED it and I dlid too.
I preferred the Hatfield, because I’m in PA, but Taylor was just as good.
Scrapple is different than pork roll. I like both. Pork roll (also known as Taylor Ham, with fights breaking out over what to call it) tastes pretty much like regular ham to me, but I’m not a connisour.
We visited my wife’s hometown in NJ years ago. IIRC she had a porkroll and egg on a bagel(?) for breakfast every morning with a big grin on her face.
self destructive she is
Always room for the sudden guest at our family table. You couldn't go hungry at my house. We rarely even went to a grocery store! There's a lesson in there somewhere.
Pork-roll-egg-cheese sandwich
My first real job was fixing the kill floor machinery and such at Hatfield meats. One learns to have enormous respect for their food when you have to look it in the eyes. Hatfield was about 80% pork processing and about 20% beef. The beef had to be around the corner in different buildings due to Kosher Laws.
Apricot Jam on mashed potatoes? That sounds strange enough that I might have to try it.
I’ll need to buy jam, spuds and spam. Also break out the spam slicer I bought years ago before I had to start eating healthier (blehhh).
If memory serves, there are few things better for breakfast than two slices of fried spam, served with a fried egg or two on top of hash browns. Of course, I also used to eat French fries with brown gravy, so maybe it’s just me.
3.46% of the population in New Jersey.
If you’re squeamish about watching sausage being made you definitely don’t want to watch the scrapple process.
I’ve watched and helped to make both many a time.
I love Pork Roll. My family enjoyed it for Xmas.
That sandwich looks great.
Scrapple was made in old stainless beer kegs with the top cut off, leaving the handles. Scrapple started around 6AM, and was finished by around 3PM, to be poured into bread pan molds, then once set firm, frozen. Scrapple had a hogs head, pork livers, snouts, meat scraps, five pounds of white cornmeal, a few pounds of flour, sage, mace, pepper, thyme, and lots if water. You boil the meat off the bones, chop it fine (grinding is better), add the boiled organ meats, and some poor schmuck has to constantly stir for six hours to prevent scorching at the bottom. One beer keg made about 75 bread sized pans. Before freezing you just turn the pan and it plops out in one huge chunk, wrap in butcher paper, and freeze.
Might be good......but the description is a turnoff......to be honest.
She answered the question to “Taylor ham or pork roll, what do you call it?” She said Taylor Ham. North Jersey way of referring to pork roll, also the most common brand.
I love the stuff. Great with a fried egg on a muffin or toast.
Fresh Marker in Knoxville carries it during the Holidays
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