Rock n' (Pork) Roll

Have you ever wondered what pork roll is? Have you ever wondered what a hot dog is made out of? Let's stop there, before things get too far too soon. You see, pork roll may technically be pork, but it also may contain something else entirely: magic!

The words mystery and meat often go together with a negative connotation, but in pork roll's case, it's a tantalizing delight! On many breakfast tables, bacon and sausage rule the roost; occasionally a steak may rear its head against some fried eggs, and scrapple does make the cut now and again. But let pork roll poke its snout in there once in a while, and before long you'll be hooked.

Pork roll is a fascination to watch. Out of the package, it bears a resemblance to Canadian bacon: round, sliced, and bologna-like. But watch it cook! Throw it in a greased pan or in a microwave on HIGH, and it bells up like the bottom of a plunger, sizzling and smelling like a slice of heaven. I tend to make an radial incision to prevent too much belling; I like my pork roll flat!

Just one bite makes one experience sweet, salty goodness; much milder than that of bacon, more subtle than sausage or scrapple, more succulent than steak - you've got the fever: Pork Roll Fever!

(While it is not the policy of BM to endorse any one product over another, this reporter does enjoy Taylor's Pork Roll as his pork roll of choice - it's my czjauhn!)