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Review: Spam the Meat
You know in these days of people talking about Anti Spam software and too much Spam I realized that I have never actually eaten the real meat Spam or as much as Spam is a real meat so I picked up a can of Spam yesterday and fried it up with an egg and tomato for breakfast today.
I actually saw a documentary about the history of food and they had a section on Spam and how well used it was during World War 2 Spam is actually made from the pork shoulder and is ground up mixed with starch and pressed into a can an then cooked in the can.
Anywho There was actually a lot of it once I cut it up and started frying it. I only ate about half the can but I know I probably maxed out my daily fat intake right there. Spam reminds me of Tofu made out of meat. Sort of like Tofu for the Atkins diet (BTW I think the Atkins Diet is a scam and a bad idea)
It had an interesting texture that hardened up when fried and it wasn't that bad with pepper and hot sauce. The taste is a bit like ham and it is salty and fatty. Now why Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific islanders are so insane about Spam is beyond me. I guess they have a high pork diet. Spam is super non kosher and non low fat but it is interesting and I doubt that I will be eating it on a regular basis.
My step dad loves the stuff might try and make a Hawaiian Spam stir-fry dish for him when I am visiting over Christmas. I am going to have to see if I can find a recipe for the world war two favorite "Shit on a Shingle" which I believe is Spam on toast with baked beans. It dosen't look like what I was think ing of but a redneck named Ed has a recipie for what he calles "Shit on a Shingle".
So now I know what Spam Tastes like.
Jake at December 7, 2002 
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Try the spam website for some interesting recipes. Here is my favorite (and by "favorite", I mean repulsed and nauseated): http://media.hormel.com/anm/templates/spam_museum_recipes.asp?articleid=156&zoneid=27
Posted by: jeremy at December 7, 2002 1:52 PM
S.O.S. is creamed chipped beef on toast, as far as I know. you can buy it frozen!
http://www.stouffers.com/stouffersproducts/product.asp?ipc=151
but the beef itself comes in a jar, dried, smoked, almost like jerky! the creamed part comes from putting it in white sauce.
military version to feed a crowd:
http://www.seabeecook.com/cookery/recipes/chipb1910.htm
15 pounds of dried beef, and 1/4 oz pepper! don't let it get too spicy!
Posted by: Anita Rowland at December 7, 2002 2:40 PM
Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam... ;o)
I'm shocked that you have never had spam before now. It's vile and revolting... My step father LOVED it... as well as S.O.S - which is creamed chiped beef on toast (another vile concoction).
Posted by: Judy at December 7, 2002 4:33 PM
Well my step dad loves it too. strange it must be a step dad thing. My dad like Bruschwagger . now that shit is vile. I might make an Polynesian sweet and sour spam rice dish.
Posted by: Jake at December 7, 2002 8:12 PM
Spam can be quite good....as long as you have hot sauce.
Posted by: PETER PETER THE METER READER at December 7, 2002 10:30 PM
Spam is wonderful...with Spam you can live. You know the McDonald's in Hawaii now serves Spam and eggs and rice(it's an Asian thing I think). Can't wait to taste Jake's Spam masterpieces at Christmas! Ernie (the stepdad)
Posted by: ernie at December 14, 2002 9:46 PM
