Anyone Else Like Pork Roll?  "It's Spam for people who don't
want to admit they like Spam."   Mr. Taylor (of ham fame).
[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, except where noted]  I've got
a number of cousins on my mom's side who live in the
Bordentown/Trenton area of Central Jersey, and while the area
may be widely known for its awesome tomato pies, it's got
another culinary tradition reaching back over a half century
before the first pizzeria was even opened: Taylor Ham.
[Photographs: Wikimedia Commons]  A ham-like product made from
spiced ground pork emulsified into a log about four-inches
across, wrapped in cloth, and cooked. Because of its
preparation, pork roll doesn't technically fall under the
government's umbrella of "ham," which is why ever since 1906,
it's been referred to by its current name, pork roll.  For
years, my cousins have pressured me to come out to Mastoris, a
Greek mega-diner in Bordentown where they've been eating pork
roll sandwiches and Jersey Breakfasts (that'd be fried pork
roll, eggs