You might've seen it on a holiday dinner table, or served in slices next to biscuits at a family restaurant. Yes, this is a story all about Virginia ham, arguably the Commonwealth's most iconic food.

When the first English colonists landed at Jamestown in 1607, they had indispensable companions. Three pigs came ashore, too, the first of thousands who provided a crucial year-round meat supply and ...

When you visit a region, its cuisine says as much about its culture as paintings in an art museum. Travelers rush to Napa Valley for wine, Wisconsin for cheese, Maine for lobster... but there’s just ...

A true Virginian knows there is nothing better than a Genuine Smithfield ham. It’s the star of every holiday meal, whether it’s stuffed into a biscuit, served in thin slices on a platter, or ...

Sliced ham sitting on a wood cutting board next to garnishes and a serving fork - Diana Miller/Getty Images We all have our favorite foods whether it's pizza, ice cream, a well-cooked steak, or ham.

Nothing says the holidays are in full effect more than a big slab of country ham. Just a tad sweet, plenty juicy and with a dash of salty twang, country ham is to Virginia what crawfish is to ...

On a warm day in December, Sam Wallace Edwards III stood in a grassy plot near the ham shop in Surry that bears his name, his father’s name, and his father’s father’s name. “This was where we built in ...

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The day before, preheat oven to 300 degrees. Put the ham, 1 quart water, shallot, carrot, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme sprig in a medium cast-iron casserole with a lid. Bring to a boil over medium heat ...

SMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) — You can't go far in this historic southeastern Virginia town without seeing a pig. A herd of life-size swine statues lines its downtown, an ornament of a piglet wearing a ...