Welcome to JayPo’s Penalty Boxed Lunch where we explore food from around the country! This week’s 10th official entry comes from two states who both lay claim to the proper style of the iconic pulled pork sandwich. There are hundreds of ways to prepare a pulled pork sandwich and each of them are delicious.
Food History!
The traditional process of roasting/smoking a whole pig to “pull” it is a very American tradition with history going back to Native Americans and the early settlers. It became widely popular in Southern states, but probably none as popular as the Carolinas.