How English Black Ham Is Made Using A 200-Year-Old Recipe | Regional Eats

Suffolk black ham gets its black crust from its curing process, using molasses, brown sugar, and a local black porter. Soaking the ham in this sweet marinade doesn't just turn it black; it helps balance the flavors of the ham and breaks away from the salty flavors of hams that are dry-cured using only salt. The whole process takes 10 weeks, in which the ham is first dry-cured, then marinated, and then smoked. We visited Emmett's in Suffolk, England, where the ham has been made for 200 years. For more, visit: MORE FOOD INSIDER VIDEOS How Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Is Made In Greece | Regional Eats How Traditional Greek Bougatsa Phyllo Pastry Is Made | Regional Eats US vs UK vs Japan Christmas Edition | Food Wars ------------------------------------------------------ #Ham #RegionalEats #FoodInsider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything