: a dry-cured, smoked, and aged ham especially from a peanut-fed hog
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Try the Smithfield Luau for the perfect combination of a Hawaiian pizza and classic Virginia ham.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026 Voters were deciding between the names Poppy — a flower name in a nod to the baby’s mother, Iris — and Hammie Mae — a nod to Virginia ham.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025 The Hammie is Virginia ham, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and onion with horseradish aioli.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2024 Items such as plastic containers, bags and — most devastating of all — salty Virginia ham have become hard to get from suppliers.—Washington Post,
18 Dec. 2021