Smithfield ham
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Smithfield ham is a variety of cured ham from the United States, associated with Smithfield, Virginia.
A 1926 Statute of Virginia (passed by the Virginia General Assembly) states,
- "Genuine Smithfield hams [are those] cut from the carcasses of peanut-fed hogs, raised in the peanut-belt of the State of Virginia or the State of North Carolina, and which are cured, treated, smoked, and processed in the town of Smithfield, in the State of Virginia."
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Uses
Some cookbooks on Chinese cooking produced in the West suggest that Smithfield ham can substitute for Chinese ham products, being similar in flavor.
