Northern Virginia is full of markets where salty, dry-cured country ham is the star. These local stops offer some of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The simple tradition of a country ham keeps Kite’s Ham in business year after year. Country ham occupies a special place in the hearts and minds of many, particularly those of a certain geographical ...

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 ...

Summer is road-trip season, so we're taking a culinary tour of America. But because Portland is a city of immigrants from other states, we don't have to leave town to do it. We're traveling to 50 ...

It promised sharp flavor, but ultimately failed to impress our taste tester.

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 ...