Take a deep dive into American history when you visit this cute and cozy Virginia town. Explore museums, stay at a local inn, ...

Now, about those ham biscuits—the stars of this culinary show. They arrive at your table looking deceptively simple: a golden-brown biscuit split and filled with thin slices of Virginia country ham.

These aren’t just ham biscuits; they’re edible Virginia history. Golden, flaky vessels delivering salt-cured perfection that would make Thomas Jefferson weep with patriotic joy. Photo credit: Tara N.

From left to right: The world's largest ham, the oldest one, a 1930s branded ham, and the newest ham — the last genuine Smithfield ham known to man. Image: Courtesy of VCU anthropology professor ...

Virginia mixes and more. She ships these products daily. Stephanie says the largest shipment she’s made in one day was for 900 hams. She offers country ham that can be bone-in or boneless, sliced or ...

Smithfield, Virginia, is home to the world's oldest edible ham, which is over 120 years old and housed in the Isle of Wight County Museum.

Enjoy. Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown has been cooking country hams for her family (and some lucky friends) since the mid-1990s. The slow-cured, salty tradition has crept into other homes ...

Sheri creates a country ham salad and a peach and lemony ricotta salad. She heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to meet Allan Benton, the King of Country Ham, who shares secrets about his legendary ...

and the University of Virginia, this easy make-ahead recipe is a great way to show your spirit. Like cheese straws in cookie form, these bites include irresistible bits of country ham (aka Virginia ...

Bill Newsome’s, and Father’s Country Hams in Kentucky; Benton’s, Rice’s Country Hams, and The Hamery, in Tennessee; Goodnight Brothers, Sugar Grove, Silverstone Ham Co., and Smithfield Marketplace in ...