March 9, 2007
Have some spam
Did you know that Hawaii consumes more Spam per capita than any other state? I hated the stuff when I was growing up. Mom used to use it for a quick meal when she hadn’t had time to cook. She’d slice it, lay it out in a pan, cover it with ketchup or barbeque sauce and broil it. Nasty stuff! I still don’t consider it one of the finer things in life, but I have learned to appreciate it somewhat in the twelve years that I’ve lived here. It’s used creatively in a lot of dishes and some of them are pretty good. I’ve eaten Spam Musubi a few times. Don’t love it, but can understand its popularity. Stop in to any convience store on the island shortly before school time and you’ll see a few parents standing in line holding some neatly wrapped Spam Musubi, breakfast for the kids during the ride for school. Hey, it’s meat, it’s rice, it’s filling, it’s portable. What’s not to love? You can make your very own Spam Musubi with this local kine recipe if you want and let me know what you tink … uh … that’s think!
You were waiting for me to talk about that other spam? Well, here ya go. My new domain is a month old this week and has suddenly been discovered by the spam bots. I’ve heard a few folks say they don’t care for Akismet for WP, but I’m loving it! It’s caught them all. So for all of you freaks out there: I don’t need to lose weight, my sexual stamina doesn’t need help from you, and I prefer to get my pharmaceuticals in the local drug store. NO ONE will ever see your rubbish because it goes straight out with the rest of the trash. Go away! You’re wasting your resources.
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Posted by skeet @ 10:21 am • Just stuff, Society & culture
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March 9th, 2007 at 10:56 am, ireview Says:
this is new info for me..i mean about the spam musubi..
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March 9th, 2007 at 5:54 pm, Whim Says:
“Did you know that Hawaii consumes more Spam per capita than any other state?”
Actually I did know that. Everytime I see Spam I think of what the mock scientist from NPR Dr. Science said Spam stood for when asked. “Scientifically Produced Animal Matter”
March 9th, 2007 at 6:03 pm, skeet Says:
Hee hee! I know they say it’s genuine meat, but I’ve always kinda thought they were stretching the definition, lol!
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March 11th, 2007 at 11:25 am, Tony Says:
I loved this post. I ate a lot of Spam as a kid since we were “poor” and my Mom was a terrible cook
I must also ashamedly admit that I sort of like the stuff and crave it from time to time. Especially fried with mustard… YUMMY! Also, I lived on Guam for three years while stationed at Anderson AFB on the north end of the island. Spam was huge there as it had been one of the things the U.S. service men had brought to the Guamanian people at the end of WWII and the U.S. government made some sort of agreement to provide Guam with a perpetual supply of the stuff (sort of like the “free cheese” program). Anywho, thanks for the post and for raising my Spam cravings to the surface once more.
March 11th, 2007 at 11:37 am, skeet Says:
I’ve always made the same assumption about Spam in Hawaii - that it was a gift of the military. Like maybe our fighting guys during WWII would have rather starved than eat the stuff, so they gave it away wholesale and folks developed an affinity for it.
I’ll have to try it with mustard & see if that makes it a little more appealing to me. Not my favorite condiment, but I love it with smoked sausage and that’s related to Spam, right? Mystery meats, ground up with binders and flavor additives, distinctive shape … yeah, I think they must be second cousins, lol!
Mahalo for dropping by. Come back soon for more amusement and menu suggestions!