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Phentex (6,759 posts)I made spam and eggs for breakfast this morning...I don't know if I've ever had it. If so, it was too long ago to remember. My husband said his mom made spam sandwiches when he was a boy. And I KNEW my boys had never had it. Of course, they are internet experts now and know all about spam so I thought it would be fun for them to taste the real thing.It wasn't bad. I wouldn't call it good either.They make a version with 25% less sodium but it was still VERY salty.Okay, we can check that off the list of things to try, lol.Any Spam eaters here?
Warpy (63,983 posts)1. I used to get a wild hair every 5 years or so and get a small can of the stuff and fry it up for sandwiches. I always had the same reaction you did, it took a hell of a lot of bread and veggies to cut the saltiness of that stuff.Factoid: Navajos call Spam "white man's neck."
Callalily (9,813 posts)4. As a kid we ate spam, spam and eggs, spam and fried potatoes! But haven't had any in quite some time! May just have to pick up a can for nostalgia's sake!If interested there is a spam museum in Minnesota: http://www.spam.com/spam-101/the-spam-museumAnd don't forget to check out the recipe section! http://www.spam.com/recipesSheesh . . . spam wrapped in bacon! YUK!
Phentex (6,759 posts)6. Isn't that a little like bacon wrapped in bacon?The thing about Spam is...people still buy it! I expected something far worse than how it actually tasted.
sinkingfeeling (24,946 posts)7. Every few months, I buy one of those single slices and either fry it lightly or put it in mac & cheese or lima beans.i
grasswire (34,439 posts)8. I don't know why people are afraid of it.Another thing to try is Underwood's Deviled Ham. This New England company has been making it for 150 years! It's just ham and some spices. No weird stuff. It's a lunch regular, in my family.
Denninmi (2,871 posts)12. Spam. Blech!We used to eat it when I was a kid, back in the 1970s [sic]. I tried it about 10-15 years ago, bought a can to try it again. Never again. It was nasty.
Lugnut (7,869 posts)13. I haven't eaten spam since grade school.They made it in our cafeteria.My mother lived through the rationing of WWII when she ate a lot of it. When the war was over she never made it or ate it again.
pengillian101 (1,992 posts)14. I have a can in the cupboard.I used to love it as a kid - as a fried sandwich.I bought it fairly recently, for nostalgia's sake and a back-up emergency food.
kurtzapril4 (576 posts)15. I have never eaten Spam.Someday I shall, though.
cherokeeprogressive (13,078 posts)16. My Mom used to fry potatoes and onions.She had this way of cutting them into perfect cubes and frying them nice and crispy brown on the outside and soft/chewy on the inside. When they were nearly done, she'd slice a can of Spam and lay the slices on top of the potatoes and cover the pan. After a few minutes, the Spam had a slightly chewier consistency than it does straight out of the can.My Sister and I thought it was a treat, and one Christmas a decade or so ago we were at my Mom and Dad's house in Idaho for Christmas and we were all talking about family dinners. My Sister mentioned how we used to love the spam and potatoes and other things like "breakfast for dinner". My Mom got all verklempt and told us those days weren't necessarily treats; we ate those things because money was tight and things like eggs, flour, potatoes, onions and Spam were cheap and bulky.I don't mind Spam at all. My Wife grew up in a priveliged household and the very word Spam makes her cross her eyes.
Ok you can't talk about Spam and not have this.[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOlLjBwBMUE&feature=fvst[/youtube]
I occasionally serve up some spam when in the great outdoors.Slice it into really thin squares - say about 1/16" thick and the same footprint as your chosen brand of crackers and serve on the crackers with pickled onion , polski ogorki and a very sharp cheddar cheese.
