About Emmett's
Welcome to Emmett's - Established in 1820
Emmett’s is the oldest artisan ham and bacon producer in the UK. Established in 1820, family owned and still operating from the same premises in the same Suffolk village. We make ham not sham! Our differing flavours of ham are made solely from the rear leg of the pig using natural not synthetic ingredients, whilst our bacon is dry cured with natural salt not artificial nitrates.
All the pork we use is from Suffolk with the vast majority from Blythburgh Free Range. Our signature product Suffolk Black Ham is widely acclaimed and has a very loyal following. The period of marination, in Nethergate Suffolk porter beer gives the product immense depth and flavour and some coarseness like no other. It is then hot smoked in our original brick smokehouse.
Royal Warrant Holders
We held a Royal Warrant for over 36 years, and we’re mentioned by Delia in her books, in Rick Stein’s Food Heroes, James Martin’s TV show and Ade Edmonson is a fan - to name a few! It is with these Great British credentials that we are now exporting our products to Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines.
Our Famous Suffolk Black Ham
Each ham takes approximately 10 weeks to make by hand with all the curing, marinading, smoking, maturing and cooking taking place behind Emmett's Store. We are not the oldest retailer in the UK but probably the most unique with all the production still taking place in situ. The process results in a ham that is quite special in its appearance with a black mahogany skin, strength and depth in flavour and coarseness in texture. These Christmas Ham hams have a very loyal following. We’re also very well known for our Suffolk Black Bacon which has been given glowing reviews in publications such as The Financial Times.
Contact Us
Emmett's StorePeasenhall
Suffolk
IP17 2HJ