1WAYNE, N.J. – Virginia-born congresswoman Mikie Sherrill set off a political and culinary firestorm this week after jokingly dismissing one of New Jersey’s most beloved breakfast staples, calling pork roll “gross” during a campaign interview during her donor trip to California.

“Who eats pork roll? Not me. I think that’s gross,” Mikie Sherrill said. “Nobody wants pork roll.”

Virginia native Mikie Sherrill says pork roll is gross. Nobody wants pork roll pic.twitter.com/2AxTl4pOZy — Shore News Network (@ShoreNewsNJ) October 5, 2025

Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor, is a lifelong Virginia native.

She was asked the age-old North Jersey versus South Jersey question: “Taylor ham or pork roll?” Her response was quick and firm. “Taylor ham,” she said. “Who eats pork roll? Not

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