Spam and Pam
Spam and Pam
What would be the closest ‘meat product’ to Spam where you live?
Far as I remember, Spam is some kind of ham blend, maybe more basic than bratwurst, let’s say.
honestly you can get something very similar here, ma-ling comes to mind. its phillipino but its shipped all over the world
One thing I miss to hell where I live now is a chain Asian supermarket named “H-Mart.” I’m trying to remember back whether they might have had this…
At the same I see it’s actually a product of Holland?
A lot of Asian markets, at least around me, carry kind of a lot of spam and spam-like products (often called something like “luncheon meat”)
I think a lot of it has to do with the US military having a big presence in Asia during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc. and still having sizable bases in Japan and Korea. They brought spam with them and it made its way into the local diet from there.
It’s big in a lot of Pacific islands for basically that same reason.
I think a lot of it has to do with the US military having a big presence in Asia during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc. and still having sizable bases in Japan and Korea. They brought spam with them and it made its way into the local diet from there.
Damn, that’s… kinda heavy. oO
yes, I stand corrected, looks like its made in holland, its popular in the phillipines, not made there.
thats probably better for quality control, just a guess
Okay, thanks.
I didn’t mean to be rude, but I’m not totally familiar with this stuff.
Appreciate you explaining. ❤️
ps very different flavor profile, brats to spam. brautwurst is spiced in a very specific way that tastes like bratwurst, which of course tastes different than bockwurst or weißwurst.
spam tastes like spam… its just a specific spice mix in the meat slurry.
spam tends to be a finer ground than lots of brauts ive had in germany. varies by make of course.
the phillipino ma-ling one is far more coarse with little blocks of fat and denser bits speckled throughout
So you’re a world traveler, eh? You must have seen plenty of interesting food & cultural items.
I haven’t been back to Europe since… shit, it’s been over 30yrs, now. :S
Huh, I’ve only been to Österreich, and only briefly at that. (had some great Viennese Schnitzel while there as a teen, would not repeat as someone who respects my fellow animals)
So… what do you like about N. German cuisine, if you don’t mind my asking?
I’m mainly vegetarian, but I like meat here and there, at least as my excuse for still eating meat, getting complete proteins and all, yadayada.
Over here, I do love cabbage & potats, and curried gravy. I don’t usually slow-cook my food, but you are seriously making a case of my reconsidering my cooking life. :S
theres a dish called schweinshaxe, which is a ham hock served with cabbage and potato dumplings in bavaria which is absolutely devastating en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweinshaxe
im not wild about anything curry, which is why my wife orders indian take out when im away
no youre not wrong
there are international varieties of spam available elsewhere though, ma-ling par examplé
ma-ling
interesting! thanks.
I vaguely recall a saying: “so you wish it, so mote it be.”
And now I’m terrified…
Spatula City -> Weird Al’s movie, UHF
Spam -> Weird Al’s song, Spam

well fuck me.
for the record, im a reasonably big weird al fan. I had his casettes as a kid and saw him live a few years ago,
I was never really into uhf. I should probably give it another swing
Jealous!
UHF is so good, though! I also like Alapalooza.
You forgot the baked beans.
And spam.
Wife: Have you got anything without spam?
Waitress: Well, there’s spam egg sausage and spam, that’s not got much spam in it.
Wife: I don’t want ANY spam!
Man: Why can’t she have egg bacon spam and sausage?
Wife: THAT’S got spam in it!
Man: Hasn’t got as much spam in it as spam egg sausage and spam, has it?
sounds very east meets west island-y
did you have this in hawaii?
Drink a glass of water before passing out!
Then enjoy this without the hangover!
😂
If you didn’t know deep down that it was wrong, you wouldn’t be using humour to distance yourself emotionally and trivialize the harm. This is very similar to for example how Israelis talk about Gazans. What you do to animals you will also do to humans given the slightest incentive and that is not a joke. That is something that any decent person should try to rectify upon recognizing in themselves.
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly… They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre, Anti‑Semite and Jew
so its called a non-stick cooking spray.
the egg on the can is just to indicate what a lot of people use it to keep from sticking.
its basically a fine vegetable oil under compression in an aresol can like a spray paint pan.
psshh you spray it on your frying pan and it creates a fine layer of oil so food doesnt stick