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The ham rolls at Smithfield Inn across the street are good. Callie's Hot Biscuits - sweet potato biscuits with honey butter, country ham, and molasses - are superlative!

Taste of Smithfield, Smithfield VA mi

August 26, 2019 / / 0 Comments

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When you’re in Smithfield, Virginia you’re in the heart of ham and peanut country. Sure, times have changed, as they always do – the giant pork processor in town, Smithfield Foods, is now Chinese-owned, and the last Smithfield ham smokehouse in town was shut down last year. Hogs no longer graze on harvested peanut fields to fatten up, but the law still requires the hams to be produced, and smoked, within the town limits to be called Genuine Smithfield Hams. (What Smithfield Foods plans to do is still up in the air; they have a large backlog of aging Smithfield hams available to carry them for a while.) Continue reading

The Smithfield Inn menu has three tasting plates well suited for sharing. The Classic Southern Tasting features fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese and baked crostini, deviled eggs, and bread & butter pickles. All good! Sue was especially fond of the tomatoes combined with the cheese.

Smithfield Inn, Smithfield VA

August 24, 2019 / / 0 Comments

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The Smithfield Inn was built as a residence in 1752. Seven years later it was converted to a restaurant and inn. Like any restaurant over 250 years old, it’s obviously gone through many owners and had its ups and downs. For a long time in the 20th century it was well-known for traditional home-style Southern cooking. It was eventually even owned by Smithfield Foods, the giant pork processor and home of the world-renowned Smithfield Ham. Continue reading

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