![]() ![]() That’s fine and dandy, but as far as a proper New Jersey pork roll, egg and cheese sandwich is concerned, that’s strike two for this movie’s accurate depiction of a Jersey breakfast. ![]() But chances are, if you’re in New Jersey, your dining establishment will have pork roll, as it’s as much of a cultural staple as Bruce Springsteen himself.īirds Of Prey Uses A Ciabatta? How ‘bout Cia-nada?Īnother interesting choice that’s made with the Birds of Prey breakfast sandwich is that, from the looks of the screen-made sandwich that Sal provides Harley Quinn with, the entire package is served on a ciabatta roll. There could be extenuating circumstances, and substitutes are obviously accepted. It’s pretty much New Jersey law that unless you’re in a tight spot, you go with the pork roll for your breakfast sandwich meat. Trust me, it makes for a slightly awkward meal. ![]() Strips of bacon are awkward and tend to overshoot the surface area of the rest of the ingredients. Which is important, considering when we see Harley Quinn eating her sandwich in Birds of Prey, she’s coming down from a pretty hard night of drinking at Roman Sionis’ club.Īlso, from a structural standpoint, pork roll slices are circular, which can lead to curling up enough to provide a great vessel for eggs and cheese to rest upon. Why is the pork roll such a big deal? Well, for starters, it has just the right amount of salty flavor and tang to take the edge off of a hangover and/or start the morning right. Acting as a sort of cousin to Canadian bacon, it’s literally a roll of “packed minced ham” that can be lovingly sliced and cooked for all your breakfast needs. Sometimes called “Taylor Ham,” seeing as that particular brand name has become synonymous with the product, Pork roll is a very New Jerseyan institution. Now that we’ve established that Birds of Prey is technically set in New Jersey, there’s one gigantic detail that takes the Jersey out of this particular breakfast sandwich: it uses bacon rather than the traditional pork product staple of this great state: the pork roll. ![]()
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