Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
“The Frog Level Volunteer Fire Dept. in Caroline Co makes the best! It's a secret recipe, they make it once a year around Halloween. I've bought it for over 20 years.”
“Smithfield is known throughout the world. There is no other ham like it. Name one other state known for ham, I will wait.”
“Official state dishes should reflect heritage, not popularity. Crab cakes belong to Maryland. Peanut soup is a uniquely Virginian tradition worth preserving.”
“Italy has Prosciutto di Parma, Spain has Jamón Ibérico de Bellota. America has VA country ham. The hams capture the unique terroir of Virginia and celebrate artisanal practices.”
“A Virginia ham biscuit is the South's way of saying, "Welcome Home."”
Virginia's ballot is four hundred years deep. Peanut Soup and Sally Lunn Bread are still served at colonial-era tables in Williamsburg. Salt-cured Country Ham ages for months and returns shaved thin inside Ham Biscuits, the answer to every wedding and funeral in the state. Tidewater sends the Chesapeake Crab Cake and Tidewater Oyster Stew. Spoonbread is eaten with a spoon. Brunswick Stew has an older claim than Georgia's. Peanut Pie and Apple Stack Cake close. What Virginia is famous for was cured before the Revolution and still is. So what is Virginia's official state dish? The ballot is open until November 1.