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He first called it Taylor ham, but federal legislation declared that ham is a specific cut of pork. Taylor changed the name to pork roll in 1906, and while the original name stuck in the northern ...
Thin crust versus Sicilian. Yankees or Mets. Red sauce versus gravy. These are some of the things New Jerseyans love to argue about. But without question, the debate over pork roll versus Taylor ...
So, Taylor changed the name to pork roll in 1906. Over time, people in northern Jersey continued to refer to the brand’s original identity, Taylor ham, while those in the southern region adapted ...
“Our company is 168 years old … we’re older than Coca-Cola, Jell-O, Pillsbury," said Kim Beyer of Taylor Provisions, the Trenton-based company founded by pork roll inventor John Taylor.
How long have people in New Jersey been waging the pork roll versus Taylor ham debate? Well the Garden State was founded in 1787, so ... more than 200 years? Just kidding — it only feels that way.
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — "Pork roll….end of story," said Helene Meissner. The debate is on at the sixth annual Pork Roll Palooza in Phillipsburg: Pork roll or Taylor ham. We asked people, "What ...