What Sets Country Ham Apart From City Ham? - Chowhound

Pixura/Getty Images The American South has distinct culinary traditions, and ham is no exception. Country ham is king in states like North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky that make up the "ham belt," — and no, that's not another name for everyone's waistbands after the holidays. In this part of the country, folks prefer their tea sweet and their ham salty (very salty). Meanwhile, across the rest of the nation,…