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

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

[@se1663]

Love that guy... Ham not sham. These traditions are important and you can tell he's proud of his work. Thank you for the video.

[@_Saracen_]

O_o I was wondering what he kept saying, I always heard "Ham not Sam" and confused the hell out of me.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Pornstar Berita Harian

[@itbeat7899]

He made it loud and clear, folks! "It's a ham, not a sham"

[@E9JMX]

Yeah that repetitive quote was starting to annoy my patience 😂

[@trevorwilk2726]

Yeah nice bloke but I don't think i could work with him.

[@bmsk0076]

@@trevorwilk2726 Don't be a sham.

[@venom5809]

This is a true craftsman, he's very proud of his product.

[@mattx017]

It's Ham, not Sham!

[@rbu2136]

Great comment. His pride really comes thru, even in a humble way.

[@rebellion2054]

My family gets a Suffolk Ham every year at Christmas. Can confirm it is amazing. A delicacy imo.

[@errolneal9789]

"I don't go to the gym I lift ham and bacon". Definitely a brother from another mother lol

[@joshuataylor3550]

Racist

[@PostPatriot]

That's a big family, brother! 😁

[@johnr797]

That's how you get real strength, manual labour

[@dookiepost]

I don't think registered it as a joke to the host which is a shame because he seemed quite proud of it.

[@Sgtassburgler]

@@johnr797 A method which has produced 0 WSM champions.

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

I have been a butcher for 26 yrs and and we process hanging beef, all exotics, bison and of course hogs. The pork we do, whether it's hams, bacon, or breakfast sausage is far above in quality and taste what you can buy at your grocer. I'm proud of my trade, and my skills. We are a dying breed.

[@mastervz4806]

How do I buy from you sir?

[@phobix33]

I got hungry just by reading your comment.

[@billzjr222]

Unfortunately you're right. Due to modernization the art of butchery is almost fading away. But I know that a few will always remain. I for one don't like meat from supermarkets. I prefer the old ways of the butcher. Nothing and I mean nothing will ever replace the magic touch of a butcher shop.

[@carlosauc]

I like the way Claudia interacts with the people. She is supernatural, I believe that gives value to the documentary. On the other hand, the black ham process is fantastic, it looks delicious.

[@kurnma3776]

England has lots of tradition in its countryside. Looks like an interesting country.

[@youwhatmate]

I’ve lived rurally in the UK all my life, and your comment made me stop and come to the same realisation, then make me wonder how I hadn’t come to the same conclusion before. It’s so true!! Although the whole island is only around the size of California, there are so many traditional foods, created in isolation - often over centuries - before the modern world opened us all up and connected everyone together to share them. Even in some cases from town to town. From what I’ve tasted and experienced so far, it’s really worth exploring if you ever make it over :)

[@froogsleegs]

yeah man england is like a patchwork quilt of quirky local traditions. lived here all my life and I still learn about new ones now and then. I grew up in the countryside and we did all kinds of stuff like a plum festival, dragon boat racing on the river, mayday celebrations etc. it's full of folklore and strange stories of local people, bits and pieces of buildings that span through centuries in a single place. where I live now doesn't have so much of that sort of thing so I do miss it sometimes. the countryside is rich with this kind of magic if you go looking for it, the modern world sort of obscures it but it's still there.

[@Kratos-005]

That’s because English traditions have been pushed out of our cities and the English countryside is the only safe haven left for them to thrive.

[@randomobserver8168]

Britain may have spent a couple of generations being known for rationing, poor restaurants and poverty food in cans, but its traditional and regional food customs have always been first rate. This is a great and new to me example.

[@jb76489]

There is a reason that the British empire spread the English language and English sports all over the world but not English food

[@filbao8113]

@@jb76489 mmhh

[@hetrodoxly1203]

@@jb76489 English food has spread all over the world, the problem is it's made from the best quality meat in the world, not only can't people afford it in many countries they can't get the cuts.

[@jb76489]

@@hetrodoxly1203 what food would that be? Fish and chips? Beans on toast?

[@hetrodoxly1203]

@@jb76489 I was thinking more traditional, Sunday roast with Yorkshire pudding, Stargazy pie, Lancashire hot pot, Suffolk black ham with some Shropshire blue washed down with locally made farm cider, etc, i could go on for pages, i suppose it depends on what you were given as a child, i can defend you here because most other countries have their equivalent to beans on toast, well made fish & chips are fantastic.

[@Jeremy_936]

Similar to "country ham" in the Southern US. Cured for three months, some are salty and some are sweet depending on the region, and most are hickory smoked after curing.

[@chrisdooley6468]

The spiral cut country hams are simply to die for especially around holidays from say November 1st to New Years Day. Something my family always looked forward to every year

[@2chrono2]

I come from one of those regions where "country ham" means "pork-based salt lick", and I still have a hard time eating sweet ham to this day lol. the ham I grew up eating for breakfast was like a ship's ration.

[@ihateregistrationbul]

where do you think you got it from?

[@anguishedcarpet]

@@2chrono2 same, sweet ham disgusts me lol

[@olly_1558]

I bet those hams are good

[@charleshodgdon6168]

You have to love the very end. He is holding a small keg waiting for her to open the door. He then needs to balance the keg and open the door himself.

[@codiefitz3876]

Well, she’s a woman, she’s very selfish.

[@williamsexpear2021]

😂

[@lionheartz1337]

His point about why the ham marinade is so sweet and so strong is really understated. Salt pork or other cured meats were so salty that many recipes of the era call for you to wash or soak your meats for hours to help pull some of the salinity out. This is that same process but also using things often seen as byproduct like molasses to help flavor the meat to take away from that saltiness

[@katarzynarek5268]

Wait, sugars are FOOD for the yeast in beer and alcoholic stuff

[@katarzynarek5268]

So it makes perfect sense

[@katarzynarek5268]

Yeah

[@LasdilElizaga]

"can i have a glass?" -why he didn't give Claudia one 🤣

[@steelcity9517]

he missed out by not having a beer with Claudia. his loss :x

[@scozember]

Shame! I wouldn't miss that chance.😁

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Sigma male grindset 🤣🤣🤣

[@icecold5707]

Women are temporary. Ham is eternal

[@Danny_ragnarok]

That was an opportunity long gone. Poor guy.

[@franciscopineda2594]

27 years living In England and this is the first time I hear about black ham

[@jakesilverthorne154]

25 years living in Suffolk, about 20 minutes from Peasenhall, and it's the first I've heard of it 😂 Looks bloody good though

[@frednurk8590]

"Can I have a glass?" lol, I've never seen the lady before but I already like her.

[@jackeddemon]

Claudia didn’t understand half of the English gentleman’s subtle jokes lol

[@DB-su5qp]

British food is like our countryside lovely most everywhere apart from some wildernesses and exquisite in places. Not spectacular, its not the alps or the grand canyon, but very satisfying,

[@bmsk0076]

"We have ham not sham!", he sure does like that line :-)

[@dbfzato-1327]

I live in Suffolk and not heard of this 🤣 will have to try it!

[@AndreaMelk92]

I'm from Rome and i knew it, you're a local and you never heard of this ham? How old are you? 12 y/o? lol

[@dbfzato-1327]

@@AndreaMelk92 I'm 31 🤣 I guess this shop is the only place that sells it as it's not a huge thing in Suffolk definitely not in the dead ass town I come from lol I regularly buy meat from local butchers but never seen or heard of it, its probably a class thing more middle class people probably heard of it, I'm from the rougher parts of England lol, feel like Turkey products more linked with Suffolk/Norfolk (I live on the border of both) because of bernard Mathews lol

[@acewings221]

There are no rough parts of England. Even knives are banned

[@JonHop1]

@@acewings221 this is the reason my ancestors left England in the first place to get away from Tyranny and Authoritarianism and have some semblance of freedom... but for some reason, the European Socialist/Communist woke ideology is seeping into American culture and will absolutely destroy us if not stopped

[@filipburic5194]

@@acewings221 LOL

[@nellietolb420]

Jealous minnesotan here. That is a work of art and should be cherished and continually passed on. Cheers!

[@mrg8963]

Nice to see something local to me! Nethergate brewery is in my village 😁

[@Giveme100ksubs]

THEY REACHED 4 MILLION SUBS!!!

[@joshuapickard4513]

And it is amazing. This ham is sooooo good.

[@joshuaredman4370]

As a butcher, I can tell you this is slow process, which means it will be expensive. This is the best way. However, Suffolk Black Ham is well worth the high price and is absolutely delicious. I would recommend people try it. It's the best ham I've ever had. I've made a standard dry cure and made it into ham and gammon. If anything is worth the price and the work that goes into making it, Suffolk black ham sure is. It's a strong but complex flavour.

[@hohohojo]

This woman's voice makes for very enjoyable listening.

[@michaeljoefox]

“I lift ham and bacon.” And holds for laughter. Absolutely brilliant.

[@michaelbrooks2075]

They feels weird. I’ve spent years and years dribbling over our beautiful European neighbour’s food and culture and I’ve stumbled across 3 for England. Couldn’t believe it. Love Claudia also. My favourite is those Italian black hams that live off acorns. Looks so so good

[@jimbojimbo6873]

I cant imagine people having a job like this nowadays Pretty cool

[@tishw4576]

Yeah! Great episode. 👍

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

English cuisine exists... That's a fact. 😋🍖🍺🍽

[@markspc1]

Great video. I never knew that there was black ham and bacon. Yummy, yummy.

[@leonardonetagamer]

Wait till you see its crime statistics

[@stevefowler3398]

This seems similar to a BRADENHAM HAM, which came from THE WEST COUNTRY. I haven't seen one for 30+ years. But it is vwry difficult to get REAL ham in England now. In fact it is easier to get Parma ham, or Iberoan ham, tgan it is to get real Emglish hams. I shall make a pilgramage to Suffolk to find these gems.

[@jakesilverthorne154]

As a good old Suffolk boy with friends in the west Country, we seem to have a lot in common. You'll be made very welcome in Suffolk I'm sure

[@benamerdamino5318]

She’s my favourite reporter on KZbin… the accent the look the style… she’s gorgeous 😍💯👌

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

Yes she is very beautiful and like you said the accent the style just adds on to her beauty 👍🏾

[@calfeggs]

1:30 Just a correction on why hands and feet winkle when exposed to water. It's actually a reaction to help gripping things in wet environments and is activated by the autonomic nervous system. If the nerve to your finger or toe were severed, the pruning action would fail to function on that appendage.

[@Riddlestar93]

What is the name of that process, I would think it was due to osmosis as epithelial cells lose water from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

[@ugiboogy1111]

that is just a theory, they aren't sure exactly why this occurs.

[@ugiboogy1111]

@@Riddlestar93 if that were the case then the epithelial cells would GAIN water and swell. the surrounding water has no solutes meanwhile the cell is filled with solutes and components

[@Riddlestar93]

@@ugiboogy1111 indeed you're quite right. The water in the bath tub would enter the cells and burst some after swelling. However after looking into it, the OP was right in that it is an autonomic response which shunts blood away from the periphery in a process called 'pruning'

[@grovermartin6874]

Refreshing to bear witness to an intelligent and civilised exchange, for a change. Thank you both!

[@hungryfoxchannel]

Oh well i’d love to try! 🤩🤩🤩

[@gudfaderncc]

Always great Claudia!

[@Eveseptir]

True passion.

[@electricaltimelapsetest5713]

Omg... " Claudia is so 🔥!

[@danielhillier7417]

Wow didnt expect to see something so local to me. Suffolk boy here.

[@heyheytaytay]

Can't even imagine the cost of one of those hams here in the states. Worth though I'm sure.

[@francomeyer8775]

A beautiful peace... great job

[@MrBr1ghsid3]

And now, i simply have to try so black ham.

[@djquinn11]

Wow, that looks really good!

[@rockydee7499]

Ahh 👌 Thee perfect recipe for diabetes and heart disease. Perfection

[@ricosmith4511]

Look so good it's beyond belief kinda reminds me of a rootbeer glaze honey cherry pepper mustard smoked blackbear ham I did last year I should remake it and put it on KZbin

[@willbass2869]

Rootbeer glaze.....oh yeah, I could handle that

[@ghastly356]

I must travel to Suffolk immediately

[@samizdat113]

This looks so good.

[@petethebastard]

Wow! There's a traditional process! VG!

[@luchadorito]

My brethren we have once again gathered to praise our beloved Queen Claudia! Long live the Queen!

[@hylacinerea970]

looks delicious, interesting how the global colonial economics resulted in both this and soda being cheaper than water in many places

[@willbass2869]

"....global colonial economics...." Dude, is your cranial cavity really full of that $hi+ thinking ? 🤡

[@philiplemarchand]

Claudia, yes

[@stevecroucher9447]

Sounds delicious.

[@mma1st105]

I'm so damn hungry right now.

[@playvoltage]

ok i really need a "ham, not sham" t-shirt already

[@Rose-bi2rg]

That is so cool

[@lynnleigha580]

My stomach just growled at me, lol!

[@Nerfunkal]

Kinda wanna try a sham ham now tho

[@gaia7240]

Finally some good english food 😋

[@ccdc7058]

I love how in every video the story stars with "It's been made here for two hundred years"🤔

[@willyharris4199]

Did I hear him right, @2:32 did he say ‘much blacker than you’ 😂😂

[@kingzant99]

RIGHT?

[@benjaminbauer2947]

I need a ham maker in my life.....

[@brianenwude5722]

RUM HAAAAAMM!

[@jackking5567]

I need to try it :)

[@benbentley26]

I've lived in Suffolk for nearly 30 years....... Never heard of it.

[@anguishedcarpet]

Because you're poor

[@benbentley26]

@@anguishedcarpet you have no idea.

[@anguishedcarpet]

@@benbentley26 not even being mean, if the royal family liked it neither of us are affording it lmao

[@ReviveChamp]

Yo am I the only one who caught what he said at 2:28 ? "Pure grade mollases, much blacker than you"

[@rhiannongibbs8402]

I thought he said blacker than usual

[@jeremyosullivan6075]

Glad I wasn’t the only one that caught that. I had to turn on the subtitles to double check.

[@Mathemagical55]

It's quite clear from the stress that he was going to say something like "much blacker than you ... usually see" but for some reason got distracted and abandoned the sentence. There was no stress on 'you' so he was NOT comparing the molasses to Claudia.

[@VallornDeathblade]

My brain completed the sentance when I heard it with "much blacker than you think" which seems to be where he was going. Still, it's an unfortunate place to pause the sentance.

[@theblobfish9614]

@@Mathemagical55 are we still allowed to find that funny or are you forbidding it?

[@jaysondolera3599]

In my county we called it jamonado

[@pikapika5301]

Crazy to think that door is as old as the USA.

[@fredstone9016]

she definitely loved it!!! lol

[@WesGryllz]

2:29 “much blacker then you” lol

[@cesardpd6099]

igualito esto que el ibérico 🇪🇦😁........

[@AndreaMelk92]

Claudia Romeo

[@gman8760]

anyone know how to do this in your home. Looks amazing and would like to do this at my house on a smaller scale.

[@RoundaboutASMR]

He reminds me of boris johnson the way he speaks, but, in a much more articulated manner.

[@nirupamroy3941]

Someone asked " is this pork Hallal " 🤣

[@CM-dx6xu]

Bruh

[@toddbod94]

Yes

[@rk6319]

It's not halal, but it's haram

[@f.b250]

Oh really...and whom would this person be exactly? Did anyone ask if its kosher? Did anyone ask if its vegetarian? Did anyone ask if its vegan? Typical Indian trying to malign Muslims for no reason.

[@babascamdev2688]

@@f.b250 bruh its an uncle roger reference , he was selling pork and one dumb guy aproached him and asked if its halal , its a meme 😐😐🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@inediblemangoes7797]

i wanna eat this now

[@cesarsanchez9697]

How is this served? Do you pan fry a bit of ham?

[@li-23]

You can serve as it is (cooked but cold) with cheese and bread etc. You could serve it hot after a quick pan fry. Or dice it and use in things like you would any ham. Personally, pan fried quickly served with fried eggs and chips

[@Mister.Weatherbee]

Roast

[@cesarsanchez9697]

@@li-23 Sounds like the perfect breakfast

[@punxrancid124]

I am learning italian just for Claudia

[@psyglitchv]

Claudia tho 😩😍♥️

[@varrjames186]

A lot of people don't realise that the royal warrant is on quite a few products such as Gordons gin...it used to have 2, one from the queen and the other from the queen mother.

[@ark2819]

Quality street.

[@varrjames186]

@@ark2819 that as well...but they dont really go well with the good old G&T.

[@colbymannino5339]

I don't know why I clicked this, but I'm glad I did.

[@pencilpusher7541]

Soo good yeah lol

[@onlyrealone2206]

Yummy finger food that ham got more attention than his misses

[@rickyandrews8409]

I want to like to eat ham

[@smash4smash845]

Looks amazing ❤️

[@aq5426]

I want that shirt: "Ham, not Sham"

[@felipeaires8776]

Esse presunto e uma sacola de pão carteira ia fazer um estrago medonho. Parece muito delicioso.

[@shekharmoona544]

That door probably smells good.

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Never heard of it

[@piotr5830]

Greatly appreciate presenting weights in kg. Much faster than converting from imperial

[@jerrymartin3965]

Do they ship internationally? Need to try this.

[@sophroniel]

It's been a long time since I heard an accent that plummy in the wild...... . . . . . . ...... well, other than my grandfather, who grew up in Colchester, right near the Suffolk border lol

[@peachmelba1000]

Getting a real Tar Man from Return Of The Living Dead vibe lol

[@sirdrinksalot8380]

Is it worth it trying to make it yourself?

[@axem.8338]

My God, I am in love with her.

[@joshuataylor3550]

That's unlikely

[@apurplecrayon9397]

Average male activities

[@jayn9559]

Wonder what kind of wood he smokes his hams in?

[@LLAWYERlul]

Beechwood!

[@Infinity-ps2yb]

Claudia ❤️

[@imnotlostimexploring777]

Born and raised English and never heard of this

[@littlesprout3007]

I also lift bacon and ham ... straight to the pan

[@donroo736]

Mi ammmoooreee Claudia Romeo

[@MobstersInc]

New subscriber 🐽