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Advisor

10-01-2002, 15:55/03:55PM

Originally posted by ihelpyou
LOL. I fry it. I like it. :) Why am I not surprised that you like it!

My husband also will eat it on occasion. Same way, fried. I can't imagine how anyone could eat it straight outta the can. It's all slimey and gross. Fried, it's not much difference than bacon or something. Still, it grosses me out to much...I won't eat it. I think you had to grow up eating it (which I didn't!).

J

OptWizard

10-01-2002, 15:59/03:59PM

I have no idea what it looks like...meat in a can just does not turn me on

ihelpyou

10-01-2002, 16:01/04:01PM

I think it tastes quite different from bacon with a more tangy kind of taste. Of course, it's nothing but the left over parts of pigs and who knows what else. :D

Advisor

10-01-2002, 16:01/04:01PM

It's pink, and slimey, and about 90% fat!

Very gross to look at raw. But sliced and cooked, not so gross.

Jill

ihelpyou

10-01-2002, 16:04/04:04PM

It's pink, and slimey, and about 90% fat!

Very gross to look at raw. But sliced and cooked, not so gross.
hmmm. Kinda what describes Spam email to a tee.

Advisor

10-01-2002, 16:09/04:09PM

Originally posted by ihelpyou

hmmm. Kinda what describes Spam email to a tee. :chat: yuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm

That's too funny, Doug. But absolutely right!!!

J

lots0cash

10-01-2002, 16:26/04:26PM

LOL - I noticed that no one from the UK posted in this thread. I may be wrong but isnt spam-in-a-can almost the national food in the UK?

ihelpyou

10-01-2002, 16:42/04:42PM

sheesh. I have NO clue about that. Is it?????

SubmissoR

10-01-2002, 16:47/04:47PM

I used to live in Hawaii, AND, believe it or not, Hawaii consumes more SPAM alone than the rest of the world combined!!!

I had it a couple time hanging out with some Hawaiian locals, with eggs, and at the cafeteria occasionaly.

Pretty greasy, it tasted good, but would usually give me a stomach-ache if I ate too much of it..

I found a link to a spam-apple quiche recipe:http://www.khon.com/hi_kitch/2001/hk032501.asp

ihelpyou

10-01-2002, 16:52/04:52PM

yum. The recipe sounds tasty. I really do like it but can't say much what it looks like raw and what it may be made out of. :D

ihelpyou

10-01-2002, 16:55/04:55PM

This one doesn't sound very tasty though:

http://www.khon.com/hi_kitch/2001/hk010701.asp

markymark

10-01-2002, 17:53/05:53PM

I am from the UK and confirm without fear of contradiction that no one eats spam here. The national dish of the UK is, in fact, curry (in the sense that more curries are consumed here than any other dish).

Little bit of historical data. After WWII when we (the UK) had rationing, there wasn't a lot of meat around, so some bright spark came up with a cheap, off-cuts alternative called spam that didn't use up too many coupons. Consequently, spam was a popular foodstuff through the late Forties and into the early '50s. It wasn't beef and Yorkshire pudding, but you got what you could at the time. And just remember, we won that war !!!!

lots0cash

10-01-2002, 18:39/06:39PM

LOL - I guess I had some really outdated info on the Palate of the UK residents.

Advisor

10-01-2002, 19:43/07:43PM

Yep, my family thought it was a riot seeing spam on the menu everywhere in Hawaii :green: (We didn't order any!)

J

OptWizard

11-01-2002, 13:16/01:16PM

I think lots0cash needs a makeover...send over pic and we can get it done LOL...As far as SPAM... it just looks nasty almost worse than Tofu...every put that on a grill..it bounces 10 feet high

lots0cash

11-01-2002, 13:24/01:24PM

Thanks OPT but no thanks, my real face scares little kids;)

Kal

11-01-2002, 21:41/09:41PM

Originally posted by markymark
I am from the UK and confirm without fear of contradiction that no one eats spam here. The national dish of the UK is, in fact, curry (in the sense that more curries are consumed here than any other dish).

Just to clarify (and correct me if I'm wrong Mark) that curry is the slang term for Asian takeaways in the UK - not just curries of the Indian or Thai kind, but Chinese takeout etc.

As for spam, not even Monty Python could make that stuff appealing. Nothing but salty fat (or is that fatty salt)? The national dish of Australia is probably a traditional aussie BBQ (steak, chops, prawns, sausages, grilled onions, salad and lots of beer)

Advisor

11-01-2002, 23:44/11:44PM

How about VeggieMite, Kal? Do you do that?

J

WebSavvy

11-01-2002, 23:52/11:52PM

Spam is a synthetic version of meat. Looks like a baby pig that wasn't carried to term.....if you get my meaning....yuck! Too werid looking to stick in my mouth.

;)

Advisor

11-01-2002, 23:55/11:55PM

Too werid looking to stick in my mouth. Hmm...well if we all used that logic we'd never, umm...oh well, never mind.

I didn't post this.

Good night.

Jill

WebSavvy

12-01-2002, 00:09/12:09AM

All I can say is

<gasp!>
<shock!>

OH MY!

:o:

markymark

12-01-2002, 00:19/12:19AM

Now, now girls, you'll get me all hot and bothered.

Kal, I'm afraid I will have to correct you. Curry refers to , uh, curry. In this case meaning Indian curry. The cultural influence of first generation Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi immigrants and their British offspring cannot be overestimated, despite what the right wing in this country think. If it means that the UK is known as a nation of curry lovers rather than spam-mers it can't be bad, can it ?

ihelpyou

12-01-2002, 00:19/12:19AM

But ya all really do love it! ;)

Kal

12-01-2002, 03:05/03:05AM

Originally posted by webwhiz
How about VeggieMite, Kal? Do you do that?

J
Oh God yes. Vegemite toast and boiled eggs for breakfast is a must. Although I must say I prefer Promite these days (vegetable extract rather than yeast extract as Vegemite is). Have you ever tried Vegemite Jill??

Advisor

12-01-2002, 12:21/12:21PM

Nope, never tried Veggie Mite. We had a friend from Australia though, which is how I knew about it!

J

MakeMeTop

12-01-2002, 18:12/06:12PM

Interestingly, Spam in the US is made and tastes entirely different from UK Spam (as do Baked Beans). UK Spam is condemned by the US Food and Drink Administration as Unfit for Human consumption - along with Wall's sausages (or any other British 'banger'), faggots and black pudding.

When I lived in the US, I had visitors smuggle the 'real' thing in - or you could find some under-the-counter UK food stuffs at certain shops (if you knew the owners well) and had the dough!

"Pssst - I've just got some Cumberland sausage in...." ;)