[Food] Spam (the food)

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Deportivo Seagull

I should coco
Jul 22, 2003
5,467
Mid Sussex
Back in the eighties the military equivalent in rat packs were tins of bacon burgers. We used to chuck the bacon burgers and baked beans in a pot and then nuke to crap out of it. Tis a thing of beauty but I think that was down to fact that I was always hungry when in the field.
 
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Comrade Sam

Comrade Sam
Jan 31, 2013
1,920
Walthamstow
I just associate it with not having enough money for real meat. We even had it rolled up with a salad in the summer. Spam Fritters for school dinners was a poor substitute for fish.
My Dad used to harp on about spam being a treat when he was a kid. So one day he came home to see us all eating steak and chips in front of the telly.
"That looks good!" He said
"I've cooked everyone's favourite tonight, yours is on a plate in the oven." Replied my Mum.
Did he lose his shit when he discovered a plate of spam and chips. He never regaled us with tales of mingy spam again.
 




thedonkeycentrehalf

Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
Jul 7, 2003
9,340
Spam fritters best thing on the school dinner menu.
I saw Spam fritters in Iceland a few month ago and thought I would try them to see if they were as good as I remembered. They were not!

However, reading about the crispy fried Spam on here has made me want to buy a tin and try that.
 




jcdenton08

Offended Liver Sausage
NSC Patron
Oct 17, 2008
14,498
I saw Spam fritters in Iceland a few month ago and thought I would try them to see if they were as good as I remembered. They were not!

However, reading about the crispy fried Spam on here has made me want to buy a tin and try that.
I was shocked how nice it was. I had it very crispy mind you. Really tasty but couldn’t have it every day without ending up in an early grave
 




Worried Man Blues

Well-known member
Feb 28, 2009
7,286
Swansea
I walked through Haywards Heath cattle market and the back end of the pigs put me right off this sort of thing!
 






vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,272
A can is very expensive these days, it was a working class staple. What has happened to our once great nation when Chorizo is cheaper than Spam ?
 








vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,272


Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
NSC Patron
Oct 27, 2003
21,526
The arse end of Hangleton
Spam is an important ingredient in many Korean dishes, and diners aren't shy about using it -- especially those that specialise in kimbap and ramyon.

As a Gen Xer, my peers and I grew up with spam sandwiches... Although the Canadian variant is less salty and called Kam. My mother would also put a loaf through the grinder (manual in those days) and mix in mustard and/or relish. I love it, garnished or not, and so do all of my children. It's no different from any other sandwich meat in regards to taste.

I've never known any Canadian household to fry it. Even the South Koreans usually eat it right out of the tin or boiled in broth.

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I'd imagine anything tastes better than poutine !

Haven't had spam since being a kid in the 70s. A staple during the power cuts ( cold obviously ). Have good memories of spam fritters as well. Not sure what I'd think of it now but I'd give it a go. As for those slagging off Corned Beef - food of the gods when used in hash along with cubed potatoes, onions, garlic and a fried egg on top.
 






DavidinSouthampton

Well-known member
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Jan 3, 2012
17,348
Very much like spam, cooked or cold!
 


keaton

Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
Nov 18, 2004
9,972
I'd imagine anything tastes better than poutine !

Haven't had spam since being a kid in the 70s. A staple during the power cuts ( cold obviously ). Have good memories of spam fritters as well. Not sure what I'd think of it now but I'd give it a go. As for those slagging off Corned Beef - food of the gods when used in hash along with cubed potatoes, onions, garlic and a fried egg on top.
Garlic? In corned beef hash?

You want locking up
 


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