Post #7505 by chefgrey2 on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 12:33 PM

C'mon you guys! Give Spam a break! First off..there should be nothing about Spam to offend our Western sensibilities...it was generated as a way to utilize tons of pork shoulder..not a fake meat...and in vainglorious Western Capitalist fashion, tons of money was made on this stuff...so on that level, very appealing to the West...also, this stuff saved possibly millions of lives during World War II and the Korean War...this explains the fondness of it by many countries, especially islands like the UK and Hawaii. Living in Hawaii is an expensive proposition...hell, I'd pay five dollars for a loaf of bread, and six dollars for a box of cereal...so Spam ships over quite nicely, is not perishable in it's can...and economically is an acquired taste...I eat it once every couple of years...Hey, I for one am proud of this little piece of American...it's a war hero..and I'd rather eat this than fruitcake...Hell, we could have invented Vegemite!...think about that! :lol: Grey