Sliced pork roll

It’s pork shaped into a roll, cooked and cut into slices for eating as a cold meat. Check the pack if you’re unsure whether yours is ready to eat or needs cooking.

If the pack says it’s ready to eat, you can eat it cold straight from the fridge. For a hot sandwich, add it to a cheese toastie and heat until the filling is hot throughout.

Try it with mustard and sliced apple, or with pickle and mature Cheddar. It also works in a toastie or chopped into an omelette.

Keep it in the fridge at 5°C or below, as advised by the Food Standards Agency, and use it within the time stated on the pack after opening. Keep the slices covered so they don’t dry out or pick up smells.

Yes. Freeze it in an airtight wrapping, ideally with baking paper between slices so you can separate them easily; defrost it in the fridge and use it promptly.

For a similar sandwich filling, use sliced ham or cooked pork. Choose ham for a milder, leaner filling, or leftover roast pork for a less processed option.

No. Ham roll has 2.4 g fat per 100 g, compared with 14 g in sliced pork roll.

A 100 g portion provides 18 g protein. Weigh your usual sandwich filling once to see how much that is in the amount you normally use.