NFT: SPAM by Hormel

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puke? lol.

Honestly say I have never had it but I would assume its close to pork roll/Taylor Ham.

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sizzle, pork and mmm?

it's too slimy and weirdly gelatinous. Don't care how well done it is or how crispy. It's still spam.

PLus, one of the perks associated with living in Jersey is Taylor Ham or pork roll. We don't need that spam shit here. We have the goods, thx.

My granddaughter from Utah had me buy some for her when she came to visit a couple of weeks ago. Like everything else, she didn't finish it. So over the last 2 days I've fried it with eggs. It was ok, not horrid but I don't plan on buying a new can, either. It's a huge favorite in Hawaii, I believe. I've never had Taylor ham, which a lot of people around Jersey seem to like, so I can't compare.

of his days in the Army in WW II.

I didn't mind it as a kid. Haven't eaten it since.

In comment 15667326 Mike in St. Louis said:

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sizzle, pork and mmm?

I looked before posting and there seems to be a lot of disagreement about what it stands for. From Specially Made American Meat to a contraction of SPiced hAM.

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In comment 15667326 Mike in St. Louis said: Quote: sizzle, pork and mmm? I looked before posting and there seems to be a lot of disagreement about what it stands for. From Specially Made American Meat to a contraction of SPiced hAM.

It's a mash of Shoulder Pork and hAM.

but I always found it odd that people that turn their nose at spam will eat hot dogs, bologna, and other processed meat.

It's not part of my regular diet or anything, but I would eat it. Ate it frequently as a kid actually. My grandather liked to fry it up with eggs.

and get it crispy and it's good.

In the field back in my Army days. Can’t say I miss it but I don’t hate it.

In comment 15667345 LakeGeorgeGiant said:

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but I always found it odd that people that turn their nose at spam will eat hot dogs, bologna, and other processed meat. It's not part of my regular diet or anything, but I would eat it. Ate it frequently as a kid actually. My grandather liked to fry it up with eggs.

It depends on what kind of hot dogs you’re eating. If you’re eating the cheap kind, yeah, that’s a whole lot of processed garbage. But, there are brands like Nathan’s, Ball Park, Vienna Beef, etc. that are all beef and/or angus beef.

Birthplace of oen John Madden.

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Fried bologna sandwich on white bread is just about the exact same thing except you eat it with mayo instead of mustard.

In comment 15667385 aquidneck said:

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Fried bologna sandwich on white bread is just about the exact same thing except you eat it with mayo instead of mustard.

Same as a hot dog I meant to say. Can't speak to the Spam thing.

It's not the garbage product everyone thinks it is. It's probably better than hot dogs, actually. It's pork shoulder and ham. Not lips, snout, hooves and assholes like potted meat or vienna sausages.

Low sodium spam makes for a pretty decent sandwich.

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At least it has an expiration date spam does not. What meat would you eat that doesn’t expire?

Funny story I had a guest in my restaurant many years ago came in with some friends for lunch sent the waitress into the kitchen and asked me to open the can and slice it and and wanted to buy 2 slices of bread for it. I said sure for the price of a large sandwich he opted to order off the menu after that.

ham lunch meat, it's about the same as spam.

Fried up mix with eggs and rice mmm mmm good

In comment 15667385 aquidneck said:

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Fried bologna sandwich on white bread is just about the exact same thing except you eat it with mayo instead of mustard.

Love fried bologna. I Like Spam, slowly fried, rids most of the gelled fat, great with eggs, or sliced up honey coated and baked.

Meat

In comment 15667406 bigblue1124 said:

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At least it has an expiration date spam does not. What meat would you eat that doesn’t expire?

Ha, good point!

as the sun rises to start the day while working in Hawaii...count me in

And her mom love it. Koreans love it. I don’t like it much but they eat it every few months. Sometimes in kimbop like pictured above, sometimes in a kimchi fried rice.

In comment 15667406 bigblue1124 said:

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At least it has an expiration date spam does not. What meat would you eat that doesn’t expire?

enuff said

with the sell-by date is from 1964!

In comment 15667473 Jim in Fairfax said:

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In comment 15667406 bigblue1124 said: Quote: At least it has an expiration date spam does not. What meat would you eat that doesn’t expire?

That’s a Best Buy date not an expiration date. And apparently someone has some in the pantry Not a fridge were meat should be.

There’s no reason to put it in the fridge.

In comment 15667486 bigblue1124 said:

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That’s a Best Buy date not an expiration date. And apparently someone has some in the pantry Not a fridge were meat should be.

If that’s your definition then Taylor Ham isn’t meat either. Meat lasts a few days in the fridge before going bad. Taylor Ham lasts for weeks.

Wife and kids like masubi. I never had the stuff, and I intend to keep it that way.

In comment 15667500 Jim in Fairfax said:

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In comment 15667486 bigblue1124 said: Quote: That’s a Best Buy date not an expiration date. And apparently someone has some in the pantry Not a fridge were meat should be. If that’s your definition then Taylor Ham isn’t meat either. Meat lasts a few days in the fridge before going bad. Taylor Ham lasts for weeks.

Busting chops Jim

But weeks compared to 2 years from now is a pretty big difference wouldn't you say? It is April 2022.

If you enjoy it that's all that matters IMO to each is own.

In comment 15667508 bigblue1124 said:

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Busting chops Jim But weeks compared to 2 years from now is a pretty big difference wouldn't you say? It is April 2022. If you enjoy it that's all that matters IMO to each is own.

I’m not that fond of it and haven’t had it in years.

Point is, it’s a matter of packaging. An open package of Taylor Ham or Spam lasts for a few days in the fridge. Vacuum sealed, Taylor Ham lasts for a few weeks. Spam would too if packaged that way. Canned products last for 2-3 years. Because the heat and pressure used in canning kills any pathogens that could spoil the food before the can is sealed.

But my folks would cube it, put a small slice of dill pickle on top and stick Ia toothpick through to make cheap horderves of it.

It helped having pickle on it, but by itself, it wasn't very tasty to my pallet.

Two grams of carbs per serving.

Two grams of carbs per serving. Of course, regular ham has zero grams of carbs.

In comment 15667337 Del Shofner said:

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of his days in the Army in WW II. I didn't mind it as a kid. Haven't eaten it since.

My Dad said the same. When he married my Mom he told her never to serve him Spam (or stewed tomatoes). Apparently, that's all he had to eat on Okinawa for a month or so.

But that made me really want to try it, lol. Eventually I did. I was not impressed. I don't think I've had it since then.

In comment 15667464 RicFlair said:

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And her mom love it. Koreans love it. I don’t like it much but they eat it every few months. Sometimes in kimbop like pictured above, sometimes in a kimchi fried rice.

After the war, while he was on occupation duty in Korea, my Dad and many other GI's kept a lot of Korean families fed with Spam. I guess they acquired a taste for it, like the Hawaiians.

Hot dogs are unfairly maligned here.

Hot dogs can be incredible. Chicago dogs are delightful.

But you want to keep a supply of canned meat on hand for whatever reason, I highly recommend Libby's Corned Beef.

Until last year when I bought a tin. Fried for a sandwich and also had with eggs. I mentioned the bisque…
Was lucky as we usually had a Hebrew National salami chub in the fridge which I cubed and heated up in the toaster oven. Pork Roll I got on the outside.
Had a hankering this past week for sandwiches of my youth and picked up some deviled ham, which I have yet to open. Too busy eating the Fluffernutters.

In comment 15667635 Klaatu said:

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But you want to keep a supply of canned meat on hand for whatever reason, I highly recommend Libby's Corned Beef.

Libby's corned beef is fucking awesome.

Kind of a rip nowadays though. Gotta love that skyrocketing inflation.

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Waterworld - 'Shmeat'.

I hated spam as a kid, but having been to Hawaii several times, I've had plenty of dishes with it and they were very good. That said, it's so loaded in sodium I don't think I will ever buy a can to experiment meals with