What're your guys' thoughts on SPAM?
Do you enjoy it?
Hate it?
Think it's just alright?
Why?
How do you prepare it?
What do you put it in?
I just SPAM musubi tonight and I'm curious on what you guys think about it.
Spam is alright in moderation and the right application of it.
Hormel is a shitty company and it's employees have been getting sick from the processing/slaughtering for it.
>>7670829
Not a huge fan. But I grew up in Hawaii where the shit was all over, so maybe it was oversaturated for me and ruined the stuff. Or maybe it's just disgusting pig-food.
Its nasty tasting.
>>7670829
no, i'm vegan
For what it is, spam is too expensive to be poor food anymore and the "people in hawaii eat spam" meme is real. That said, every once in a blue moon it's nice to have a BLT (slice of pan fried spam instead of bacon).
>>7670853
>sick from the processing/slaughtering for it?
Hm, what's that about?
Any sources?
You've piqued my interest.
>>7670873
My sister grew up in Hawaii as well, and she won't eat it because it was everywhere, unlike myself, who grew up on the mainland.
It was just in a can in the store and I was curious.
>>7670889
What exactly about it do you think is nasty?
>>7670893
Alright.
>>7670829
Well I'm not Hawaiian, but u was in the army. It's purdygurd.
>>7670905
Ooooh, I haven't tried the BLT thing.
Will do sometime.
And yeah, it is crazy-expensive, innit?
>>7670907
Ah, yeah it is a non-perishable.
Probably second only to twinkies, haha.
>>7670906
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_inflammatory_neuropathy
>>7670910
Yea. I mean it's still cheap, just saying for what you're getting it's expensive.
You wanna slice it thin (little over 1/4") and get it crispy but be sure to use plenty of oil in the skillet cause it quickly goes from heated-up to burnt.
>>7670829
I bought some to try after seeing all the islanders on here say how great it was, what a mistake. Smells like a cross between dog and cat food, undercooked it feels like a soft foamy mush and even when fried crispy is still like a shitty bacon in flavour with a few hints of animal food and the texture of what I imagine mattress rubber to be like. For the cost I could get a few rashers of really nice bacon, what's the point?
>>7670916
>>7670919
Interesting.
I'll try to find another news source that ties it to Hormel, because motherjones isn't exactly what I'd call credible, but it seems there are other sources!
Thanks for the info, mate.
Will look deeper into it.
Apparently that's also not relevant anymore, given that the main cause (aerosolizing of pig brains) was ceased at all pork processing factories.
>>7670921
I'm down with that burnt, usually.
Tastes like shitty bacon, like this guy said: >>7670924
Either way, it tastes alright but it could be better. I did make a sort of 'marinade' for it. Didn't quite soak in, but soaked in enough, you know?
>>7670924
During WWII everything was rationed. In HI meat was prohibitively expensive and spam was pretty much the only affordable meat there. People grew up with it and so it just turned into one of those things that "it's shit, but it's our shit" that every part of the world has.
>>7670929
There's cdc links etc in the biblo of the wiki and as well as new york times article from when it was happening in 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/05pork.html
Also a USDA investigation into animal abuse in 2015 with the pigs at QPP.
>>7670929
Are you in the US? They do make different flavors. Off the top of my head there's bacon, teriyaki, and I think I remember seeing turkey.
Also so i'm not just posting health bullshit. the eggslut spam breakfast sandwich is pretty great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQe9hnkCDTQ
Currently on Oahu...
Spam Masubi & a beer on the beach muh shit
>>7671044
Is it really worth a visit?
>>7671337
>is it really worth visiting hawaii
What the fuck?
In any case, it's a waste to just stay on Oahu.
Good with a whole lot of things ham is.
Good with eggs, good with mayonaise and relish on a sandwich, great with [spoiler]peanut butter[/spoiler], pretty good with mac and cheese but wouldn't choose over beef, etc.
I couldn't live off of only spam, but I try to keep some in the pantry.
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Spam is expensive, whenever I go camping I'd take a few tins of bacon grill and beans, it's great stuff because it's filling and delicious and you don't need oil to fry it.
>>7671380
Uh you don't need oil to fry spam either
>>7671369
>I couldn't live off of only spam
What does he mean by this?
I like SPAM but my wife doesn't and one can is too much for me at one sitting.
Would it keep in the fridge?
>>7671440
Yeah. Slice off what you want and put it in an airtight container and it will be just fine for up to a week or so, but best within 3-4 days.
You could probably also freeze it, but that sounds kind of dumb.
I don't like double tap and I prefer the wider availability of shimano parts.
Oh sorry I thought you said SRAM
