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Country ham, peanuts, oysters & colonial-era cooking
Signature dish · Virginia country ham biscuits
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Virginia cooking carries colonial and African-American roots: salt-cured Smithfield ham, Chesapeake oysters, Brunswick stew, peanut soup, spoonbread and beaten biscuits, plus Appalachian cooking in the west.
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Chesapeake Bay SeafoodCrab, oysters, and rockfish dishes built around Virginia's tidal waters and centuries-old watermen traditions.5 recipes
Smithfield & Surry Country Ham TraditionsSalt-cured, hickory-smoked hams and the dishes built around them from Virginia's historic ham-curing counties.2 recipes
Tidewater & Colonial-Era HeritageDishes tracing back to colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and the Tidewater tables of early Virginia.7 recipes
Shenandoah Valley Apple CountryOrchard-driven recipes from one of the nation's oldest and largest apple-growing regions.3 recipes
Southwest Virginia Appalachian CookingMountain cooking from Virginia's coalfields and highlands, built on beans, corn, and preserved foods.2 recipesNorthern Virginia Immigrant KitchensEthiopian, Vietnamese, and Salvadoran dishes rooted in the DC suburbs' immigrant communities.3 recipes
Virginia Peanut CookeryRecipes celebrating the Virginia peanut, grown and processed around Suffolk and the Southside since the 1800s.2 recipes
Old Dominion Festival FoodDishes tied to Virginia's fairs, festivals, and roadside stands, from oyster festivals to apple butter boils.6 recipesTraditional dishes
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