I haven’t had SPAM in decades, but I used to eat it a lot. I bought a can last month, and finally opened it.
How SPAM Has Changed
I remember the block of meat glopping out, coated with translucent glop like the juice that congeals when you put your baked ham in the refrigerator. No glop, now. I miss the glop.
Probably because the glop is missing, possibly because there seems to be less fat in the product, it doesn’t brown and crisp the way I remember.
How SPAM Is the Same
I still like it. It tastes kind of hammy and kind of pork-roast-y. Too salty, but they have a low-sodium version I might try the next time I buy a can, forty-odd years from now.
How We Et It
Spam and eggs, o’ course. Classic.
I’m posting today at Fatal Foodies about a food even less appetizing than this.
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Your character eats an “unappetizing” food and loves it.
MA
dan antion
October 16, 2018 at 8:10amI do like Spam (with eggs of course) but I haven’t had it in years. I was surprised to see that they have a bunch of varieties.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 7:49amI was, too. We only have a couple around here, but maybe there’ll be more around the holidays…?
Tammy L Breitweiser
October 16, 2018 at 10:02amNo glop??!! I cannot even imagine.
My mom used to fry it for my dad super thin…I did not care for it.
Later (I don’t remember now where…) I had it sliced thicker and liked it much better!
I haven’t thought about SPAM in years!
Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 7:51amI loved that gelatin! So flavory. Imagine my disappointment. And this wasn’t even “SPAM Lite”. *sigh*
John Holton
October 16, 2018 at 10:22amGee, even canned hams (particularly the Polish ones) are still wrapped in gelatin (i.e. glop) to keep them from moving around.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 7:52amI know! So sad! On the other hand, this SPAM couldn’t move around because it was fully packed, so: more SPAM per can.
John Holton
October 17, 2018 at 9:31amDo you fry it in butter? You might try that, if you don’t already.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 10:15amThat sounds like a plan! Thankee!
Barb Greer
October 16, 2018 at 1:10pmMy dear friend, now I know why you are weird – you actually like and eat SPAM. I literally HATE SPAM.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 7:54amI do believe I’m in the minority, but I’m by no means alone. lol! ~makes note never to serve SPAM to Barb Greer~
Barb Greer
October 17, 2018 at 9:52amThank you. I will take you up on the Benedictine, though. LOVE it.
pm laberge
October 16, 2018 at 4:07pmIn honour of this post. I shall have Holiday Brand. Spam is horribly expensive over here. And I have no Klick, or Kam. So Holiday, eggs, toast and beans. Or corn, not sure what.
OIOIOINNNK!
But, I, of course, cannot confirm that I am not a spammer!
After all, what do you call someone who eats Spam?
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 7:55am“Holiday, eggs, toast and beans.” Sounds like a feast to me! And do you butter the toast and put the beans over it? That’s my groove.
pm laberge
October 17, 2018 at 9:10amThe toast would be buttered…
The eggs fried or scrambled, and the Holiday meat fried.
The beans heated in the fry pan.
But my dinner guest wanted mini pizzas instead. Maybe tonight!
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 10:15amBut would you put the beans ON the buttered toast? That’s the question being put to you, Mr. Laberge! Me, I put the hot beans ON the buttered toast–Mmmm, so good! Sometimes I layer EBBYFING onto the buttered toast! This, from a child who never wanted her foods to touch.
pm laberge
October 17, 2018 at 11:16amON THE TOAST! How else?
Beans have a purpose. But you can also take a spoonfull, and a bite of toast.
Either way, they taste good.
joey
October 16, 2018 at 8:36pmI still have never tried Spam. If I come to visit, will you cook me Spam AND RICE PUDDIN?
Marian Allen
October 17, 2018 at 7:55amAbsolutely! And I’ll make Benedictine!
joey
October 21, 2018 at 9:47pmOOH!