We, at The Taylor Provisions Company, pride ourselves with setting the highest standards in our industry. Using a time-honored recipe to create pork roll calls for the leanest cuts of pork along with a proprietary blend of spices to develop the signature tangy flavor of The Original Taylor Pork Roll. Crafting pork roll is a labor of love so we always take our time, never cut corners and insure an amazing product and zesty taste with every bite.

Pork Roll is proudly synonymous with the state of New Jersey and has its origins in early Colonial America. Before 1900, barrel pork was the cured meat of choice in the United States which was cuts of pork placed in a barrel filled with a flavorful brine of salt and sugar.

In fact, until the age of refrigeration, Americans preferred pork to any other meat since it could be easily cured with salt. This curing process would allow the meat to be stored well beyond the butchering season that took place in the autumn or winter months.

Taylor Pork Roll is a proprietary preparation of cured pork originally invented by John Taylor.

In 1906 and after the Federal Meat Inspection Act, John Taylor’s son, William, who had previously taken over the company from his father, was obliged to change the name to Taylor Pork Roll from Taylor Ham because the pork product was not technically a ham.

To help promote the newly named Taylor Pork Roll product, William Taylor invested in an advertising campaign with key businesses and in strategic locations that included the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Jersey Shore and the Trenton State Fair.

After World War II, fresh pork, which had been a highly seasonal product, gained in popularity with respect to the cured preparation and barrel pork disappeared.

Nevertheless, Taylor Pork Roll, as a preparation of cured pork has been continuously produced year around for the last 168 years and is loved and enjoyed by people of all ages.

Pork is the meat of the domestic pig (Sus domesticus)

It is the most widely consumed red meat worldwide and especially in eastern Asia.

It is high in protein and helps facilitate healthy muscle growth and function, is high in collagen and has only moderate amounts of fat to help keep you fueled and satiated.

Pork is an excellent source of many vitamins and minerals including thiamine, selenium, zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, niacin, phosphorus and iron.

Pork also contains several bioactive compounds, such as creatine, taurine and glutathione that may benefit health in various ways.

In summary, pork is a nutrient dense, superfood!