Spam

[Plocket]

I keep seeing adverts for Spam. Does anyone actually eat the stuff, and would you serve it for a special occasion, as suggested in the ad?

[Deleted]

My FIL will eat a whole tin of it with a bit of celery and some tomatoes but I think it's vile and disgusting stuff !

FA x

[MamIDdau]

Honestly, if my OH cooked me SPAM for an anniversary, I would throw it at him. ;D

[Spruance]

I'm afraid I'm like the poor er....'Lady'... in the Spam Sketch.

I Don't Like Spam!!!

I suppose if I had nothing else to eat, but even then I would have to be desperate.

Seriously though for a moment, I have heard that Spam is making something of a comeback, principally because a whole generation have probably never heard of it. I suppose it scores as a convenience food as there is virtually no preparation, other than opening the tin.

Spam fritters seems to ring a bell, going back a few years. No doubt there are many other spam possibilities.

[Shrubrose]

I got an urge for a spam moment a while ago. Had it grilled as part of a mixed grill dish. Quite tasty! Though deadly!!!

[Rosefriend]

I obviously haven't seen the advert but I don't think that I would want it for an anniversary dinner.

In my bedsit days I used to eat a lot of Spam - easy and cheap and fattening.

250 grams Pasta
Tin of Spam
Bacon bits
Onion
Beaten egg
Pepper
Mixed Herbs or Italien seasoning.

Boil the Pasta and rinse it off.

Fry Spam, Onion and Bacon bits gently together - add Black Pepper and Herbs. Add Pasta and beaten egg and toss until the egg has set. Serve and sprinkle with Parsley.

RF

[MamIDdau]

That doesn't sound too bad apart from the Spam bit lol

[Missredhead]

I quite like spam.........
my son uses it as bait when he goes fishing.

[Amo]

When there are so many other, good, healthy, well bred cuts of meat out there, why bother with a squished together lump of all the leftovers squished in a tin? YUCK!

[Plocket]

So what is Spam made of then? I'm totally ignorant of the stuff!!! ;D

[Missredhead]

It's pork luncheon meat.....
dunno what else is in it apart from pork
Haven't got any in the cupboard so can't look to see

[Plocket]

Mmmm. Thanks MRH!!! ;D

[Deleted]

Everything you need to know. Now excuse me while I just go and.........

www.spam.com/

www.spam-uk.com/

FA x

[Spruance]

Feb 10, 2008 9:39:13 GMT Plocket said:

So what is Spam made of then? I'm totally ignorant of the stuff!!! ;D

I always thought that Spam was an acronym for Spiced Ham and Pork.

Wikipedia's article throws a little more light on the situation...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28food%29

[Plocket]

Thanks for those links. I'm still not persuaded to try Spam!!!!! ;D

[MamIDdau]

Me neither P.

Like Amo said, why bother with minging left overs when you can have nicer cuts of meat?!

I don't care for corned beef either.

[Missredhead]

I like corned beef too

spam and corned beef are nice in the summer with salads, and I love corned beef hash

[Plocket]

The only times I've had corned beef was on Guide Camp when we made corned beef hash. It wasn't that bad actually!

[Deleted]

Ugh....corned beef or spam. Horrible. I'd rather eat my own earwax

FA x

[MamIDdau]

<boak>

[Amo]

Ahh, but proper corned beef that they do in Ireland, as Canarycreeper could probably tell you, is a totally different kettle of meat! The floor scrapings that come in a tin, however.....

[Shrubrose]

Feb 10, 2008 18:14:45 GMT @fatandy said:

Ugh....corned beef or spam. Horrible. I'd rather eat my own earwax

FA x

Have to say, I'd rather eat spam than your earwax FA ;D

[prodigal gardener]

Himself loves Spam fritters from the chippy I cant abide the stuff even the smell of it make me gip. I dont mind corned beef in a meat and potato pie or a sarnie, but it gives me hideous indigestion so I dont eat it much. Tinned meat is a bit of a no no really tho - most of it is the sweepings up off the floor. The lads I work with all like Pek (sort of spam with jelly) and it smells really nice but its not that special! They used to have Pek days when they all had it in their sarnies........sometimes you just have to wonder ;D

[Plocket]

Ewgh Pek sounds even more gross than Spam!!!!!

[JennyWrenn]

Oh I love SPAM and Corned Beef - am drooling now thinking of it - but I try to avoid it really cos it is full of minging stuff that I would perhaps not know about

I used to looooooooooooooove Spam Fritters - possibly about 3,000 calories a go

When I saw the ad I wanted some

[Barbara]

corned beef and ketchup sarnies
i love it

[JennyWrenn]

Oh me too Barbara - corned beef fritters and spam fritters with gravy - <swoon>

[purplejulia]

I DETEST SPAM!!

I remember we had spam fritters at primary school. YUK!

PJ

[farmersboy]

Spam is a combination of pork shoulder and ham with secret spices,it was invented in Minnesota,in 1937.
Thr word SPAM was coinedby combining the words "spiced" and "ham"

Not a lot of people know that ;D