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@mrbee: I just made spam masubis last Sunday, and then a spam, egg & rice breakfast burrito earlier this week. We are a spam-lovin household, YUMMY!

It's been a while but I last had it in kimchi jigae and oh it was so good..

it is an asian comfort food that came out of the war when food was scarce. koreans used it to make soups where they dumped in everything they had. now it's a part of korean culture. i know hawaiians love their spam too!

@Mrs. Bee: isn't it interesting how different cultures with the same social/economic issues will gravitate toward the same things? I feel like every culture has a dumpling, for example.

Spam was a big thing in my small, super-poor Appalachian town (like I said, they eat it on white bread with mustard). I dunno how we got to eating it with rice....my stepfather was stationed in both Hawaii and Korea so it makes sense for both. My mother's family is from the Philippines so maybe it came from that side?

I've always heard the Hawaiian fixation with spam is because they are an island culture so it was something they could have transported over to them. So is that the same as the Australian obsession with Vegemite?

In my hometown people also eat Vienna Sausages (my husband remembers eating them with slices of cheese and peanuts). A friend from Puerto Rico told me that was a comfort food for him as well!

EDIT: haha, not nation but culture! I guess they were once independent though....!

Never!

Probably about a month ago, I used to be in the I will never eat spam camp but dh made me try fried spam one day and I actually enjoyed it!

I've never had it.

I think a couple of weeks ago. I love spam! We always keep a can in the pantry for emergencies.

Hmmmmm. Two days ago?

Those who follow me on IG know I eat it often and take pictures of it.

mmmmm maybe a few months ago when a friend made kimchi and spam fried rice. my mom used to slice and fry it sometimes! or with ramen. yummmmm

Never tried it. The thought of canned meat disgusts me, though, so there's no way I'd try it at home. Maybe if I was in Hawaii and ordered a dish with it in it, and didn't have to see if come from a can, I could get it down.

Never, but I'm not opposed to trying it

Spam sushi in Hawaii in August.

I never have. Surprising though because I grew up on hot dogs and KD.

Never have. I'm totally afraid of it.