Ok, so I know what your answer is going to be...but hear me out! With the economy going the way it is and the recession in full gear, Spam has been in the news a lot lately. Apparently, it's not THAT bad for you (ok, ok, it's full of sodium) and it's very affordable. 6-8 servings in a $3 can. Not only have sales been drastically increasing over the past few months, but I also saw a whole segment on the news last week featuring a restaurant that serves our favorite mystery meat in several different dishes. People are now going out to dinner and ordering a Spamburger!
I guess I should give you a bit of background. I grew up on Spam. We had it cubed in our mac and cheese or grilled as patties for lunch. I would actually request it at the grocery store - though I can't remember at this time if it was for the "meat" itself or for the fancy can that came with it's own key - how cool was that? Now, we didn't have it every week and probably not even every month, but it is a part of my childhood that I remember very clearly. And now that its "in" again, I have started to consider picking up a can to try it out as an adult.
So...what do you think? Should I give it a go? Have you tried Spam lately? Anyone have a Spam Story for me?
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ha ha. I remember you guys had Spam a lot.
I don't really like it. So, can't offer anything good to your post. So sorry. However, I do stay away from anything processed when possible. So, if it's processed at all, I'd view it as a rare treat.
When I was doing my volunteer work in Baltimore my 74 year old housemate frequently picked that up to have in the house "just in case." Her theory was "everyone likes Spam." I haven't tried it since I was a kid so I don't know. I'm sure it tastes good, anything with that much sodium does, but is it worth it, probably not.
hmmm. I used to "cook" it as a have something differnt than beef, chicken, pork..... Span added a little zest to mac & cheese; now I'd use a little itailian sausage instead. Try it out just for old times sake.
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