#155371 - 11/15/08 10:06 PM
Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Loc: New Jersey
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Seems like Spam & other non perishable food sales are booming. I wonder why? 
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#155380 - 11/15/08 11:18 PM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Registered: 09/30/01
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Probably what the article said, money's tight, times are hard, Spam resembles food on the table. Plus it has a good shelf life...
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#155586 - 11/18/08 05:15 AM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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I am a Spam stocker (not stalker), got the taste for it living in Hawaii, and have about 16 cans I rotate out. Don't eat it often, but nice to do fried spam sandwiches, or cut it up in a fried rice dish, or Musubi.
That being said, I am due to replace some, hope there's not a shortage!
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#155588 - 11/18/08 05:42 AM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Registered: 03/08/03
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Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
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Try chunks fried with potatoes & onions. This also works with vinena sausages.
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#155596 - 11/18/08 12:50 PM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Wait a second. Spam is food? I mean I tried eating it once...I just thought it was a gag that had gotten out of hand. Are you sure it's flying off the shelves and not being recalled due to its melamine or human parts per million?  Just because you don't know it's made of humans doesn't mean that it's ok to eat it (morally) or that you won't get Kuru! Stomaches of cast iron you must have! I'm kidding but I'm really impressed you can stomach it. I've eaten maggots, larva, and my outlaw's cooking ...but I can't handle that "food" product, at least not while death is still an option. Needless comments by, -NIM
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#155603 - 11/18/08 01:51 PM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Spam, spam, spam, spam. Spam, spam, spam, spam,....
A great Monty Python musical number, no doubt.
Spam is a good source of protein, saturated fat, and an excellent source of sodium. Everything you need in a survival food.
I've even had a spam pizza. Not bad, dripped grease about as much as a good pepperoni pizza. We used pineapple, black olives, and tomato slices. Some pepper flakes and you would be surprised.
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#155616 - 11/18/08 03:35 PM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 1502
Loc: Mesa, AZ
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Living in the south pacific for a bit, I know SPAM is a staple of people who don't have a lot or any refrigeration space. My love for the 5th food group started much earlier than my travels.
Interestingly, cannibals on pacific islands were giving SPAM after WW2 and they remarked that it tasted like 'Long Pig.' When asked to define Long Pig, they said...people.
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#155648 - 11/18/08 10:36 PM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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#155735 - 11/20/08 01:22 AM
Re: Interesting article: Spam, flying off shelves
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Registered: 03/08/03
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Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
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I'm kidding but I'm really impressed you can stomach it. Try it sliced thin (~1/4-1/2") & skillet fried. Other than that, when the potatoes & onions run out so does my appetite for Spam unless it's that or nothing.
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