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AlaMoi

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as soon as Spam started the current crop of tv advertising, about 10 lineal feet of supermarket shelf went bare.

not a single can of any Spam/product/variety to be seen....

 

anyone else notice this?

 

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1 hour ago, AlaMoi said:

as soon as Spam started the current crop of tv advertising, about 10 lineal feet of supermarket shelf went bare.

not a single can of any Spam/product/variety to be seen....

 

anyone else notice this?

 

There was no Spam to be found for months around here due to the pandemic.  It seems to be back now, though.

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Spam hash

Spam fried rice

 

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No shortage here. Hawaiian Japanese and the Samoan community makes keeping it stocked worthwhile for grocers I think, It is oretty good grilled on the Weber for breakfast with eggs.

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suzilightning sent me some Spam when she heard I'd never tried it, bless her heart❤️.  I guess 60 is just too old of a dog.  I didn't mind the flavor, but I couldn't fry it hard enough to get past the mush.  It seems to be in plentiful supply at my stores.  

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7 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

suzilightning sent me some Spam when she heard I'd never tried it, bless her heart❤️.  I guess 60 is just too old of a dog.  I didn't mind the flavor, but I couldn't fry it hard enough to get past the mush.  It seems to be in plentiful supply at my stores.  

When I was a kid, I found the trick was to fry it super-crisp on the outside as a complement to the soft inside, much like you get with a well-executed french fry.

...Well,  maybe not "much" like...but you know what I mean.

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7 hours ago, Anna N said:

Spam hash

Spam fried rice

 


You're right. I forgot about those. 

I actually do buy Spam sometimes, but like I said, mostly for emergency rations. So Spam fried rice would be one of those. 

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Spam was ubiquitous where I grew up.  I guess you are always accepting of something that was always there.  It was good fried crispy in a sandwich for a quick meal or snack.  I still like it but not as much.  I get some once or twice a year.  Charlie recently made some Korean/Hawaiian Kimchi stew with Spam.

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Spam never entered our home while growing up.

Truthfully, I have never eaten Spam.  While I will try most everything at least once,

I've never been offered Spam.

On our many trips to the Hawaiian Islands, though, I was always fascinated by the mountains of the stuff displayed in the drugstores there.

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38 minutes ago, lindag said:

Spam never entered our home while growing up.

Truthfully, I have never eaten Spam.  While I will try most everything at least once,

I've never been offered Spam.

I grew up the same way.  We ate canned hash and corned beef, but not Vienna sausages or Spam.  If you're curious, you don't have to go all in on a full can.  They sell little envelopes of Spam singles for about a dollar.  

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5 hours ago, lemniscate said:

Cooking Haru video has got me interested in Spam again.  I didn't think that was possible.

Oooh. Thank you for posting this. 

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