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I only had it recently for the first time. Despite being widely seen in the US as a "poor people" food, inflation seems to have hit Spam pretty hard--I'm pretty

I only had it recently for the first time. Despite being widely seen in the US as a "poor people" food, inflation seems to have hit Spam pretty hard--I'm pretty sure the tin was over $4! That said, while it looked rather unappetizing in its canned loaf shape, it's mostly pork shoulder, and after I cubed it and pan-fried it for a bit, it tasted like a crunchier ham steak. It was quite delightful when mixed into fried rice.

KineticLensman 2y ago
> a crunchier ham steak. It was quite delightful Counterexample: spam fritters. Those and badly cooked ox liver were the two worst school dinners I ever had to force down (Brit, 1970s)
- jamiek88 2y ago
  Ugh yeah and semolina for pudding. I can barely even say the word semolina without gagging. And no, Miss, the jam splotch on top only makes it worse.
  - AlexandrB 2y ago
    Semolina porridge is great if prepared perfectly, but if it has clumps the texture is absolutely awful.
    - martinpw 2y ago
      I didn't eat semolina for literally decades after the UK school dinner experience. When I finally had some that was properly prepared it was delicious. Who knew. And the spam fritters - that is a nightmare I had totally suppressed until it was just mentioned up above.
      - KineticLensman 2y ago
        > that is a nightmare I had totally suppressed until it was just mentioned up above Sorry! Perhaps I can defuse the situation a little bit by mentioning the hard brown tiles (of shortbread?) with the pink 'custard'. These weren't nauseating, just merely inedible.
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- zabzonk 2y ago
  I remember being called in to make my screaming little brother (he was 5 to my 9) eat this horrible crap. My brotherly advice - "Eat it or I will kill you". Frankly, it didn't work, and I could hardly eat the stuff myself.
FroshKiller 2y ago
It's also really good onigiri style with rice: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/49785/spam-musubi/ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/49785/spam-musubi/
- kayo_20211030 2y ago
  Oh God. Yes! A deli close to where I work sells them, handmade and wrapped in Saran, but you gotta be in early or they're gone.

KineticLensman 2y ago

> a crunchier ham steak. It was quite delightful Counterexample: spam fritters. Those and badly cooked ox liver were the two worst school dinners I ever had to force down (Brit, 1970s)

jamiek88 2y ago
Ugh yeah and semolina for pudding. I can barely even say the word semolina without gagging. And no, Miss, the jam splotch on top only makes it worse.
- AlexandrB 2y ago
  Semolina porridge is great if prepared perfectly, but if it has clumps the texture is absolutely awful.
  - martinpw 2y ago
    I didn't eat semolina for literally decades after the UK school dinner experience. When I finally had some that was properly prepared it was delicious. Who knew. And the spam fritters - that is a nightmare I had totally suppressed until it was just mentioned up above.
    - KineticLensman 2y ago
      > that is a nightmare I had totally suppressed until it was just mentioned up above Sorry! Perhaps I can defuse the situation a little bit by mentioning the hard brown tiles (of shortbread?) with the pink 'custard'. These weren't nauseating, just merely inedible.
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zabzonk 2y ago
I remember being called in to make my screaming little brother (he was 5 to my 9) eat this horrible crap. My brotherly advice - "Eat it or I will kill you". Frankly, it didn't work, and I could hardly eat the stuff myself.

FroshKiller 2y ago

It's also really good onigiri style with rice: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/49785/spam-musubi/ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/49785/spam-musubi/

kayo_20211030 2y ago
Oh God. Yes! A deli close to where I work sells them, handmade and wrapped in Saran, but you gotta be in early or they're gone.