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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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 Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject: Do you like SPAM? |
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| Digital Chosunilbo wrote: |
Spam�s Popularity in Korea Baffles Newshounds
The canned luncheon meat Spam, considered barely fit for human consumption in its country of origin, the U.S., is seen as a delicacy in Korea, to the bafflement of the LA Times.
Spam, originally made by the U.S. firm Hormel, is produced in Korea by distributors CJ, which bought the rights and started making its own version from 1987. CJ-made Spam is adapted to suit Korean tastes, with less salt than Hormel-made Spam.
�The luncheon meat might be the subject of satire in the U.S., but in South Korea it is positively classy,� the daily said Monday. In Korea the pink, stringy processed meat is expensive, costing $44 for a set of 12 cans, so that on the Chuseok holiday alone, �eight million cans of Spam change hands.�
�With $136 million in sales, South Korea is the largest market in the world for Spam outside the U.S.,� the paper reports. �Not coincidentally, Spam is also popular in Hawaii, the Philippines, Okinawa, Guam and Saipan, all places with a history of a U.S. military presence.�
The paper said the reconstituted meat in the post-war years �was a special treat for South Koreans, who could rarely afford meat and did not have refrigeration at home,� but could not �explain its cachet today in the world�s 11th-largest economy, where there is no shortage of fresh meat and [other] things associated with the U.S. military are considered low class.�
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200510/200510180020.html |
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peony
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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well i love spam but then again i grew up in a korean household so i guess i grew up with it all my life, how can i not like it?
thinly sliced fried spam, egg dipped slices of fried spam, spam in kimchi bokkeum bap, or regular bokkeum bap, spam in kimchi jjigae and boodae jjigae, kimchi bokkeum with spam, even spam straight out of the can with rice is good
i associate spam with rice though and think that spam sandwiches/burgers are kinda gross
the regular kind is way too salty for me though so i eat the low sodium kind in the us ( and maybe eat it like once a month max, its so bad for you )
( i also eat bacon as banchan, its delicious ) |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I choke it down when I find it in boodae jigae and on pizza, but do I like it? No. That is a definite No. I can't adequately express my disappointment when my first Korean friend said that yes, ham can be found in Korea and took me to the Spam section in the grocery store. I nearly cried. |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| peony wrote: |
well i love spam but then again i grew up in a korean household so i guess i grew up with it all my life, how can i not like it?
thinly sliced fried spam, egg dipped slices of fried spam, spam in kimchi bokkeum bap, or regular bokkeum bap, spam in kimchi jjigae and boodae jjigae, kimchi bokkeum with spam, even spam straight out of the can with rice is good
i associate spam with rice though and think that spam sandwiches/burgers are kinda gross
the regular kind is way too salty for me though so i eat the low sodium kind in the us ( and maybe eat it like once a month max, its so bad for you )
( i also eat bacon as banchan, its delicious ) |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| _*_ should be posting here. But I bet he's chicken. |
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dulouz
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: Uranus
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hawaii is perversly fond of Spam as well.
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Hawaiian soul food
Isn't Spam sushi a culinary crime? Not in Waikiki.
By Constance Hale
As Honolulu gourmands gear up for an unusual street festival, there's just one question on their lips: Could anything possibly top last year's Spam Jam musubi�a giant version of the island snack that consists of a brick of rice, a slab of Spam, and a belt of black seaweed�at its record-busting length of 313 feet?
The making of the gonzo musubi�which required more than 275 pounds of rice, 1,650 slices of Spam, and 600 feet of the dried seaweed called nori�kicked off last year's second annual Spam Jam, held along Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue. And, yup, this year the wacky festival once again celebrates Spam, the luncheon meat everyone loves to ridicule. Everyone, that is, but Hawaiians. Fiftieth staters consume nearly 6 million cans a year, or almost six cans for every man, woman, and child. Some call the gelatinous pink pork "Hawaii's soul food."
Spam worked its way into the hearts�and arteries�of Hawaiians during World War II. Fresh meat was scarce at the time, so civilians loaded up on the brand-name C ration well known to GIs. Needing no refrigeration, the proletarian pork product soon became one of three items islanders stock up on (along with toilet paper and rice) during threats of hurricanes, tsunamis, or dockworkers' strikes.
More recently, McDonald's added Spam to its Hawaiian breakfast menu, while island chefs toy with it. Hawaii's Spam Cookbook lists recipes for Spam omelets, Spam and beans, and Spam with Japanese radish fermented in a syrupy sauce.
But it's Spam musubi, introduced in the 1980s, that reigns supreme in delis and 7-Elevens statewide and in Hawaiian eateries on the mainland. Foodies insist the Tamashiro Market in Honolulu serves the absolute best Spam musubi, its sticky rice flecked with furikake, a blend of seaweed, sesame, and other seasonings. It may not be 313 feet long, but, hey, it only costs $1.25. This year's Waikiki Spam Jam, held April 30, features live music, food, crafts, a Mr. or Ms. Spam contest, and hula performances. Information: (808) 923-1094, www.waikikiimprovement.com.
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captain planet
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| spam tastes like salty fish slightly gone bad with a pork texture. korean spam is slightly less offensive. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| flotsam wrote: |
| _*_ should be posting here. But I bet he's chicken. |
My love affair with the world's most popular meat is well documented.
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| spam is wrong. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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In the UK it will always be known as that evil stuff invented during the war and often the only meat Brits could get right through to the 50's. A few people developed a taste for it but.....no thanks!
I can stomach it if it's fried and smothered in some kind of sauce. Fried with soy sauce is ok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ittcysgpAVk
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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For a long while canned meat was all I could affort.
I try not to eat it much anymore.  |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
For a long while canned meat was all I could affort.
I try not to eat it much anymore. |
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seoulkitchen
Joined: 28 Dec 2004
Location: Hub of Asia, my ass!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
In the UK it will always be known as that evil stuff invented during the war and often the only meat Brits could get right through to the 50's. A few people developed a taste for it but.....no thanks!
I can stomach it if it's fried and smothered in some kind of sauce. Fried with soy sauce is ok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ittcysgpAVk
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Yay! Thanks for that link, what a classic bit of insanity! Vikings and spam, can it get any better?
Dang! Now I got a hankerin' for that glorious meatstuff.... |
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ThePoet
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: No longer in Korea - just lurking here
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:57 am Post subject: |
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I like spam!
In the Philippines there is Spam Lite, Spam Extra Hot (with peppers), Spam and Cheese, and ....and.....and.......
TURKEY SPAM!!!!!!!
its great!
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