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."
Uses
Some cookbooks on Chinese cooking produced in the West suggest that Smithfield ham can substitute for Chinese ham products, being similar in flavor.