Why Pork Roll (Or Taylor Ham) Rules New Jersey || Food/Groups
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2017
- New Jersey is hard to love. It’s a land of endless debate: diner vs. diner, Giants vs. Eagles, Springsteen vs. Bon Jovi, North vs. South vs. Central... on and on. But there IS one thing that binds the Garden State together: pork roll.
Pork roll is the unofficial -- but indisputable -- state meat of New Jersey. Even though everyone in North Jersey calls it Taylor ham, pretty much the entire state agrees that this processed minced meat defines its culinary identity.
So for this very special Garden State episode of Food/Groups, we drove down the Parkway, up the Turnpike, and a bunch of roads in between to find out why pork roll is so damn important to New Jerseyans.
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The Pork Roll Festival®: porkrollfestival.com/
Trenton Pork Roll Festival at Trenton Social: www.trentonporkrollfestival.com/
Johnny’s Pork-Roll and Coffee Truck: johnnyporkroll.com/
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“Hot Sun Tan” by Robert Garner
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“Luna” by Russell Chimes
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I love that it's only a jersey thing. Makes it that much more special ❤️ my best friend moved to north Carolina and I mail him pork roll from time to time. He turns into a kid during Xmas when I do haha
I grew up with it and I’m from Florida, parents are from Alabama. Only until recently did I not understand that it was a southern thing
You can get Taylor ham in most grocery stores here in northern VA. Probably the southern most extent of where you'll find this stuff in stores. Go just 20 miles west of here and you'll be lucky if you can find anyone who's even heard of this stuff.
Anyway, I discovered this after my mother remarried to an Italian guy from Hackensack. Taught me how to prepare it and fell in love with it the first time I tried it. He passed away 10 years ago but I still cook this stuff for breakfast.
I lived in New Jersey about 15 years before I tried one, lol. Now my daughter being a Jersey native loveds it for anytime.
I'm so glad that this video shines positive a light on NJ. I've lived here all my life and love Taylor Ham/Pork roll! Thank you!
Right on Jason! Glad you enjoyed the piece, thanks for the comment!
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Makes me want to go back home, Wildwood, PORK ROLL at the beach! YES! Thanks for the memory and the truth about why no one on the west coast knows about our most popular, mouthwatering, must have!
omg i cant imagine living in wildwood, ive visited two times since i live all the way up in sussex county but basically beach everyday in the summer ? what a dream
Grew up in jersey. Left there in 2010. Whenever I’d go back for a few days, Taylor ham egg and cheese on an everything bagel was a requirement every morning. By the grace that is Lord Taylor, I’ve found some in a grocery store in small town Wyoming. Couldn’t believe it
I miss east coast hard rolls.
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OMG yes! We used to get them all the time! My dad would also go to a bakery in Hoboken for coffee cake. It ad a streusel top made from leftover cake and cookies that was about 2 to 3 inches high and the cake base was 2 inches thick! To die for! Those days are gone :(
Can't find them here in the Austin, Texas, area. :( I miss them so bad. We can get decent NY pie and some decent bagels, but not hard rolls.
@@imhangryyall Does Austin have mexican bakeries? They have something similar called a telera. Also bolillos.
@@_Voodoo_ we have lots of Mexican bakeries, but I’ve never seen any rolls in them that are remotely close to East Coast Hard Rolls, and the bolillos I’ve bought are far too dense. Not the correct texture/crumb inside.
Another great vid!
Keep posting and I'll keep watching XD
*ALSO:* Props to your team! Lol
Thanks Jason! Glad you're digging our channel. We appreciate the support!
Finally tried some in my home state of NC and now I'm mad that I didn't get to try it while I was in Jersey 2 times like 3 years ago. We had free breakfast at the hotels we stayed at and they offered a pretty universal breakfast spread. In fact, I made a keto friendly breakfast sandwich using 3 slices of pork roll in place of bread just this morning
Huntington Meats at LA Farmers Market next to CBS Studios has pork roll. They have been getting it for years and all of us NJ transplants here have been buying from them. Headed there tomorrow to get some.
Wow the Summit diner. I'm in Canada right now, but I can't wait to come back and order my taylor ham egg and cheese with salt pepper ketchup on an everything bagel.
Loved this!! I lived in Ocean City, Maryland during the summer of 1975 and they had a Taylor Pork Roll stand on the Boardwalk that I loved and which is now, sadly, long gone. Guess I'm gonna have to take a trip to New Jersey!!
Same on Atlantic City Boardwalk
I found out about Taylor ham sandwiches from my friend from NJ. I live in the Midwest and was surprised to find it at a small grocery store and I’m so excited to try it out
As someone who grew up on Taylor Ham though never living in North Jersey( Parents are from there) God that stuff is awesome. I was elated when I found a restaurant that had it on the menu in Norfolk VA, too bad they served it completely wrong slathering it with about a half inch of mayo.
Jeff Greendyk tell me where this place is. I'm a New Jersey kid going to Old dominion next year I need to know
Doumar's cone and BBQ( it has been on Food Network at least 3 times for various things), again it is served totally incorrectly but hey it is there. It is a bit of a walk from campus, but way within easy bike range. Oh yeah, GO BIG BLUE!
I would of sent that disaster back and told them to remake it correctly.
mayo on pork roll sounds absolutely disgusting
Need to go pay the restaurant a visit and slap em to next year for ruining our sandwich like that. Put some respect on the name!
This channel is honestly is one of the best food channels on UA-cam, I'm surprised it doesn't get a lot of attention. keep up the good work.
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I could have gone my entire life without knowing pork roll existed, but I'm so glad I was able to learn about it. Great video, and Holy Pork Roll, Batman! I need a pork roll egg and cheese bagel sandwich in my life.
LIFE WILL BE DIFFERENT NOW! Ha, thanks for watching & commenting, glad you enjoyed.
Great work on this series Dave. You might consider a future episode on Tomato pie either from Trenton (Papa's and DeLorenzo's) or New Haven.
I grew up in Orlando Florida but my mom was from Jersey. We had Taylor’s on a regular basis. In our house the way to eat Taylor’s was on two pieces of white bread with butter and ketchup! As a matter of fact, I have a box of Taylor’s in my fridge right now! Love it!
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lovely videos. nice host
Daniel Brooks you mean that wasteland north of 195?
Daniel Brooks hey woah lets go crazy here! South jersey well we ummm exist!
Thanks, glad you like 'em!
*ducks for cover*
"We don't like you either" xD Man i love his t-shirt xDDD
It absolutely has spread around the country. I've seen it in supermarkets in Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Florida.
Not in NYC!
I grew up in the Pennsylvania, right outside Philadelphia, and had no idea pork roll was a Jersey thing. We ate it there, too. It should properly be done with those little cuts that make it look like PacMan, so it lies flat and doesn't "hunch" up during frying. Note that only some of the featured grill chefs do that.
Stephanie Cash it’s a jersey thing
Fantastic vid as always
Dang, thanks for the comment!
YES!!! I love love love lover Taylor Ham. Its still mind blowing that other states don't have it. I wouldn't want to live in a state that does not have it. Absolute breakfast must have!
Not even in New York City!
My dad used to do it here in Sweden and it was amazing! Cool to see that other places has similar variants.
This is the kind of sandwich you can take a nap after. This looks good
I live in Reading, PA and Taylor Pork Roll is here! It's one of those things most people ignore in the super market, but it's there. My mother loved her Pork Roll sandwich (no egg) when we went to the beach...Yes, we were "Penny's" but I did live in NJ for 7 years as a resident. :)
I LOVE pork roll...I love it with cheese on a toasted buttered English muffin....And yes...it's Taylor pork roll or nothing. It's been a while too, so I guess I'll have to pick some up this week. :)
Right on, thanks for sharing! Glad we did it justice.
I'm a dumpster diver in Central florida.. found a loaf of this stuff in a dumpster this morning... had no idea what It was and I'm from New york.. looks good.. bout to try this out.
Born in Trenton, been eating pork roll since 1981 I love it
Guys! These videos you're making are fucking great! I love the style, the slow-mo, the info.
Thanks Alex! Glad you're enjoying.
I was ordering it down here in FL for a while until I just found out Publix (best market around) carries Taylor pork roll in the deli!!! Been getting it there now. I asked the guy one time just outta curiosity & he says “ oh yeah we stock pork roll here, with so many northerners you gotta have it” lol I was so happy.
I live in Georgia but my mom grew up in Gettysburg Pennsylvania and somehow Pork roll was a thing there due to proximity to Philly. So the smell of my grandma's kitchen growing up was frying pork roll and strong coffee always. We dind't always have the good hard rolls but used English muffins instead or just ate it like a breakfast meat with eggs and no cheese.
Central PA (i.e. Harrisburg area) is about the reach of TPR. Wegman carries it. When I head back to Pittsburgh, I try to pick up a package.... Grew up in Cherry Hill NJ. So it's a taste of childhood... that makes my wife (Chicagoan) gag. Just more for me! :-P
This was really cool and interesting, thank you
You are really cool and interesting, so thank YOU!
Dope video, I hope you drive over to Philly sometime, and make a video on cheese steak.
Right on, thanks for the comment! We'll let the team know... they LOVE cheesesteaks :)
Jersey actually has the best cheesesteak....
Pawel Zawadka pats has the best
Yes, our beef is phenomenal, I lived in downtown L, A for a couple year's and got to experience a lot of other cultures something like I would imagine in a way New York might be. Except I always missed the great plains beef grass fed paradise of cheap BEEF!
Nice 👍🏻 now I gotta take a road trip there to see what this is about.
Back in the day when my Pop would go to work, one thing was needed before he'd leave... and that was a Taylor Ham Samiche made from his Pop!
SJ says Taylor Ham too since many of their grandparents first stopped in NY and North Jersey before settling there. Although you won't hear Taylor Ham said as often in SJ.
Also, make it in a cast iron for crying out loud.
So many memories from my childhood and the Summit Diner
Funny, just ate at the Summit Diner the other night. I took the half hour ride there from Nutley and me and my friend sat in that very booth and ate, and now I ran across this video for the first time today on facebook.
Never heard of the stuff until I was listening to E-Street radio yesterday and they spent an hour talking about it. I had to see what it was, so I GOOGLED it. Now I'm going to see if I can find some online and order it delivered to Saint Louis so I can try this. Oh, by the way... if you ever get to Saint Louis, Missouri you need to find "Ruma's Deli" and try the Gerber. Best use of ham in the known world.
Love Taylor Ham yes from the north just moved to South Carolina and found Taylor Ham in the grocery store we moved near Charleston ,SC when my family visits I make sure I have plenty on hand . I even order it on line My cousins from Chicago love it too When is the Pork Roll festival ?
Thanks for the comment John! More info about both festivals can be found on their websites:
porkrollfestival.com/
www.trentonporkrollfestival.com/
25yrs of my life in South Jersey, 25 in North Jersey, the only time I hear it called Taylor ham is on these shows, either way it is the brand Taylor Ham, the product is pork roll. Other states have Taylor Ham which is to them Canadian bacon another product of the Taylor Ham company.
just drove to jersey got my three 6 lb rolls of pork roll for the winter here in nc wilmington
Great vid. I need to come to the US soon 😩
Born and raised Californian here, still living in CA. I'm never without Taylor Ham in my freezer. Its meat crack.
Pork Roll.
Where do you find it in California if you don’t mind me asking?
Literally watching this at the Summit Diner and I just ordered a Taylor Ham Roll!
You mean pork roll
@@steveg8761 you see I support my home team Taylor ham (est. 1856, Hamilton Square, New Jersey)
Edit: "While ""Taylor"" is technically a brand of pork roll, in regions of North Jersey all brands of pork roll may be referred to colloquially as ""Taylor Ham"" due to John Taylor branding his original pork roll as Taylor." - Wikipedia. Well... you've heard it straight from the source folks. Thank you John Taylor, you da man.
Well now I have a reason to visit New Jersey!
One among many, my guy: www.thrillist.com/entertainment/new-york/why-new-jersey-is-the-best-state-even-though-people-think-it-s-bad
But porkroll is one of the only reasons and I live here hahaha!!
Real pizza in North-East Jersey is another
Stay far away from this wasteland and order it online.
Host is hereby advised to abandon shots at humor. And, no, making fun of the fact that you're not funny is still not funny. Just let the content of the show speak for itself. This is a good series on its own and doesn't need to be misbranded by going through the motions of humor.
I'm speechless, that was one of the most interesting news reports I've ever heard. But I do admit to being from NJ and eating it my whole life. The only word for pork roll is ambrosia the food of the gods
Where the hell has ween gotten me
Lol i wonder if chocolate and cheese is a thing too
Art T. Lange made me aware of this years ago..I have always wanted one since
I am so glad we have so many Jersey folks down in South Carolina and getting pork roll is super easy. My wife introduced me to it 6 years ago and I now fucking love it.
Wish I could get some Pork Roll in England
Pork roll across the pond!
If you're that desperate, you can order it online (although shipping is definitely going to be $$$)! Thanks for watching & commenting dude!
nae worries, ye have Scottish sausage roll up north
They don't have it in supermarkets? They sell em here in PA. Then again, we're right next to nj.
Figured ham patties wouldn't be hard to find anywhere nonetheless.
Dude come to the states and get a porkroll egg and cheese with salt pepper and ketchup on a hardroll you wont regret it!
Literally eating a Taylor ham in Portland Oregon.. It’s made it way over on the west coast, it’s absolutely delicious!
taylor ham exists in seattle too.
I know that I've found Pork Roll and Taylor Ham out in Las Vegas. May have something do with the number of people from back home who've moved out here.
Well done!!
Thanks, Angel! Glad you enjoyed!
I grew up in Philly so I love pork roll. Moved to Arizona and found some. Couldn’t believe it.
Lived in Pennsylvania all my life and always had pork roll, you can eat it for lunch or dinner and even breakfast if you throw an egg and some cheese and maybe put it on a lightly toasted Bagel.
"You want it? You gotta come across the bridge and hunt it down", but I can find it at my local grocery store here in Central Texas, thankfully. Now... If only I could get a damn hard roll here.
Does anyone know how I can get this on the west coast? Or something comparable at least?
Greetings from New Jersey!
I still remember the first time I had pork roll, it was at my cousins 2rd birthday party, my mom had brought bagels for everyone, and I had a bite of her pork roll & cheese on an everything bagel. Idk where it had been my whole life
You had me at Taylor Ham
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Love that pork roll. Scarce in California but can be found at the Grove in Los Angeles Third and Fairfax. . Wish more restaurants in Los Angeles served it!
Which restaurant exactly?
Dave Infante, you should visit Shea's Cafe and Bakery in Galloway, NJ.
I’m here after seeing this ham packet in the meat section of my North Ga Publix
So good
Here in Denver found pork roll at the local grocery. King Sooper. Yummmm
Pork Roll and it's got to be Taylor, as I said to Phil Defranco, Now I'm gonna have to mail order some cause damn I miss it. 8)
Do it!
After moving from Jersey to Ohio in 1957 I waited 40+ years for Tailor's Ham to make it to Ohio thanks to Boars Head Meats!
It's Taylor Pork Roll. Not ham.
Theres a place called the barking dog here in virginia where you can get a burger with a piece of taylor ham on it!
All Pork Roll is made in Trenton, NJ. I grew up there so here's my take on it. It's called Pork Roll. John Taylor created it. That's why it's called Taylor Ham also. I prefer mine for lunch. I like it cut thick(you must cut the edges so it doesn't curl when cooking) add American chees, some fried onions and Ketchup on a Kaiser roll. It's better than any burger. I'll eat for any meal though.
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I keep those giant rolls of taylor ham in my freezer so I can show Californians a little Jersey delicacy whenever they're over for breakfast.
Of course you meant Pork Roll, correct?
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I’m from Jersey and didn’t get to go last year because of Covid and I live in Ohio. So NO PORK ROLL FOR ME!!! Cross my fingers this year. And yes Asbury park and Belmar is where I’m going
I work on a food truck in jersey and I've had Johnny's pork roll a couple times. They're really great and this video showcases the interesting south/north divide of jersey!
Hey There - what food truck do you work on... Oink Oink - glad you liked the pork roll sammies... Oink Oink
Johnny's PorkRoll and Coffee too I work for Cheezen!
I found I️t at a supermarket in Virginia! Moms from jersey and loves I️t
You can get Taylor ham at publix in Florida, I'm pretty sure it's spread.
You have North Jersey way to south up on the map. There is a Central Jersey and we consider it Pork Roll. If you look at the map in the early few seconds, where the Raritan Bay is bring your North Jersey map just a little past the bay. There is a bridge there that separates North.
And what I just did is exactly what you explained about us in the opening statement.
Nobody cares
I moved to Burlington county from Somerset county , I haven’t really seen Taylor ham / pork roll down here . But then it was hard to find real pizza or subs, or hard rolls. After being here for over 30yrs , there is pretty good pizza, we eat hoagies down here and put jimmies on our ice cream instead of sprinkles . I still haven’t found a good hard roll ...I miss my hard rolls and butter for breakfast , or with pork roll cheese and egg.
Case is right in Trenton. Look for Case Pork Roll in the super markets.
Hi Dave!!! I haven't eaten pork roll since I lived in Jersey.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen it here in SC.
Is this common? You can buy it in supermarkets in pa. I just assumed that was the case anywhere; it's just a ham Patty for fucks sake.
Drax Quirnon KROGER HAS IT!!!!!
Dude ingles has it! And its taylors!
You can get it shipped to your house from the website.
Drax Quirnon found it in California
Hey guys I know you're all American based but there's some great food history in the U.K. Like the invention of apple pies over here and some great food that America just doesn't have, I'd love to see some vids from you over here!
Thomas Brogan you think america dosent have apple pie? lol
Bob Marley I think it's not the og i understand that Americans eat a food a lot thanks
oh wow sassy. lol
UK not exactly known for its food
stick to ur beans on toast
Just bought 3 rolls at Tip Top Meats in Carlsbad CA. My Jersey wife turned me onto it. It’s hard to find.
I’m living in Lebanon Indiana now and I have to order it online.
This is the 3rd pork roll video I've watched, 4th if you include ween, in the last 2 days.
I just bought Taylor ham from Shop Rite...in the Bronx.
Live at least 10 minutes from asbury but im a Long Branch boy and I live pork roll😲
Great host great video!
Pork roll, egg and cheese on a kaiser bun.
FOREVER!
My fridge is always full of taylor pork roll. Just ate one right now
Taylor Ham, Egg and Cheese on a Hard Roll is the very best sandwich ever!
Phillip DeFranco told me there's some good eats here.
I will never understand why people keep telling me people in the north call it Taylor ham and not pork roll. I’ve lived in warren county for almost my entire life and not once have I heard anyone refer to it as Taylor ham, not even when the brand being bought is called Taylor Ham.
i live in sussex county and we call it taylor ham, actually i just doordashed a taylor ham egg and cheese spk LOL
sooo glad i can get a phillys best, and a one side well done pork roll on an amoroso with the fixings in cali. God bless america
I worked at a Philly steak shop in Tampa Bay area, Florida and we served Taylor ham! What do you mean it's not known out side of nj.
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GREEEEAAAAAT COMMENT :)
BTW: for those that aren't aware, pork roll can be gotten in central Pennsylvania eg. State College area
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I live in NJ I feel bad for any of you who can’t have porkroll this shit is so fucking good