How Has SPAM Stayed So Popular?

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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2023
  • Weird History Food is sending you a SPAM alert. No, not those annoying emails you get from Planet Fitness, but the delicious ham in a can. SPAM has a longer history than you would expect, but probably a little longer than a can of SPAM's typical shelf-life. Peel this video can back and get some mustard, we're going ham on you.
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  • @weirdhistoryfood
    @weirdhistoryfood  Год назад +229

    What is your favorite way to prepare SPAM?

    • @somersguy
      @somersguy Год назад +79

      by putting it in the trash:)

    • @SkylarTrahan
      @SkylarTrahan Год назад +50

      @@somersguy I’ll come grab it

    • @SkylarTrahan
      @SkylarTrahan Год назад +73

      Fried, then put it on some toasted bread along with some mustard.

    • @valerieschoen7494
      @valerieschoen7494 Год назад +50

      In fried rice

    • @IJustWant2WatchAnime
      @IJustWant2WatchAnime Год назад +22

      I haven't had it since i was a kid, but i use to cut it into squares with some cheese slices and put it on ritz crackers as a snack

  • @johnm354
    @johnm354 Год назад +1662

    My father came home from WWII saying that SPAM was the only food they got that could be trusted to be good. We ate it often at home.

    • @user-cf5oe9jl6e
      @user-cf5oe9jl6e Год назад +47

      SPAM is secret weapon Hilter build to against US ! Heard that from Iron heart IV, pretty funny.

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Год назад

      @@user-cf5oe9jl6ewell its extremely unhealthy. A normal can of spam has so much salt that should usually be consumed in 3-4 days

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Год назад +61

      Yeah my dads screwed up military eating habits made me also grow up very unhealthy. Because he never ate vegetables I also never got vegetables aka no vitamins so I needed braces for crooked front teeth and am short with 5‘9 as a blonde man while everyone else I know its way taller (not american)

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Год назад +3

      Lies again? AMWF CAR VIGRX PLUS

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Год назад +6

      @@NazriB Lies again? Psychosis is no joke

  • @markbailey6230
    @markbailey6230 Год назад +1151

    I'm 72 now. I spent almost 15 years in Hawai'i. Ate a lot of SPAM cause it was cheap, I was broke and it tastes good. I've lived in Florida for the last 30 years and my pantry is full of every type of SPAM that is made as a great Hurricane back up protien for me and my dogs. The Puppies love it and I do too. When the power is out for 9-10 days, I can open a can and grill it on the BBQ, put it on the exhaust system of my truck, or just eat it cold. It's cheap here, at about $3.29 a can and has a long shelf life. It's a Hell of a lot better then an MRE and you can even slice it and eat it cold if you have too. When I go shopping every 10 days, I always toss a few cans of SPAM in my cart. I gave a few different cans to my Daughter and her husband, but they were not fans. Just wait until they have no gas, power or heat for 10 days and then come on ever and raid my pantry.

    • @gulfstream7235
      @gulfstream7235 Год назад +34

      You may as well be eating dog food

    • @silverjohn6037
      @silverjohn6037 Год назад +112

      It's always the best make your emergency food something you use on a weekly basis so it get's cycled through instead of just sitting there going stale. For me it's oatmeal. Even if I don't have power I can rehydrate it cold. Now will I be happy after a couple of weeks of eating cold oatmeal;)? Probably not. Will I be alive to complain about it? A lot more likely.

    • @Samstar369
      @Samstar369 Год назад +161

      @@gulfstream7235 You sure sound fun to talk to.

    • @drewpknutz1410
      @drewpknutz1410 Год назад +143

      @@gulfstream7235 Trashing a 72 year old on what they eat... stay classy!

    • @youtubestudiosucks978
      @youtubestudiosucks978 Год назад +132

      ​@@gulfstream7235 you seem to be the expert on what dogfood tastes like so which brand is the most tastiest?

  • @KoongYe
    @KoongYe 9 месяцев назад +64

    The thing about SPAM is that it goes SOOOO well with rice because of its saltiness. In Korea, a full set of SPAM is given as a holiday gift because of it. It also goes so well with Korean stew varieties since it also is consumed with rice.

    • @LindaMerchant-bq2hp
      @LindaMerchant-bq2hp 4 месяца назад

      Great with fried or scrambled eggs😢

    • @Raiya_ru17
      @Raiya_ru17 Месяц назад

      So true. You don’t need any gimmicks with spam. It’s so good with rice no wonder it’s a hit in Asia. I also like it as a spam musubi. It’s quite salty on its own so I can’t usually eat it on its own unlike other luncheon meat. Problem tho is it is so crazy expensive.😅

  • @ikreer9777
    @ikreer9777 10 месяцев назад +92

    My grandma had the best SPAM recipe. They lived on a farm that was not too far from the state capitol. Grandpa worked as an assistant to the governor. They were campaigning in the next county and Grandpa showed up, unannounced, with the governor for supper-on wash day. Grandma had not planned on company, so she partially boiled some potatoes, then cut them into chunks. Sliced a SPAM loaf in regular slices almost all the way through. Put the SPAM in a baking dish and stuffed sliced onions and cheddar cheese between each slice. Put the potatoes around it and put it in the oven until the potatoes browned. It was absolutely delicious and the governor loved it! Although when Grandma was telling me about it 40+ years later, she was still mad at Grandpa for just showing up with the governor. We ate it at least once a month when I was a kid and it was always a treat.

    • @potatoyes246
      @potatoyes246 10 месяцев назад +1

      what a creative way to cook spam. never thought of blooming a whole spam loaf like that and stuffing it in the middle, i usually slice or cube them up and fry them lol

    • @richardgullick1867
      @richardgullick1867 3 месяца назад

      Your nan is a genius

  • @dannywoo3535
    @dannywoo3535 Год назад +251

    Spam has left its mark in Asian American History, cuz of its prescence in Hawaii and other Asian areas. Its very good in fried rice or noodles

    • @impudentdomain
      @impudentdomain Год назад +10

      yes love the fried rice, and you can make it yourself with a little garlic, onions, some soy sauce and some cayenne pepper. It's an easy, cheap dish.

    • @sakurapablo671
      @sakurapablo671 Год назад +11

      And this is the reason why, Guam, Philippine and Hawaii, will be the top three places that will fight for competitive spot for #1.

    • @cheese671GU
      @cheese671GU Год назад +1

      @@sakurapablo671 I'd like to see the total chaos that would ensue if the global supply ran out. If you think we won't fly out to the PI and HI just to take your spam, think again.

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota Год назад +2

      @@sakurapablo671 I work with a woman who grew up in Guam, who says her whole family is huge SPAM fans.

    • @AstarionWifey
      @AstarionWifey Год назад +3

      With eggs 🥚

  • @mehbuteh
    @mehbuteh Год назад +1301

    You have to be in the mood for it. It's good on a sandwich or rice. Or left in your pantry for years.

    • @tjtweedy3189
      @tjtweedy3189 Год назад +50

      I'm always in the mood for spam, but I'm alone in my household on this.

    • @mlmmt
      @mlmmt Год назад +38

      Or you can be my household, where a can might last a few weeks tops... we all love spam, just cut into slices, and fry it up, good on a sandwich, or by itself with some eggs, though its generally considered a breakfast food here.

    • @tjtweedy3189
      @tjtweedy3189 Год назад +16

      @@mlmmt I keep a stockpile for myself.

    • @Sm07369
      @Sm07369 Год назад +19

      I love fried spam sandwiches

    • @B.H.56
      @B.H.56 Год назад +23

      My stepmother made us eat cold spam sandwiches on a road trip. 50 years later, I'm still traumatized. I love it fried, but all that sodium - yikes.

  • @funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong
    @funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong Год назад +129

    My dad refused ro eat Spam for decades after he left Vietnam. My entire childhood I had Spam once or twice at most. In recent years since I've been helping care for him, he's redeveloped a taste for it (typically with eggs and toast for breakfast) and it's become a common grab for myself when grocery shopping. So many ways to make it, and cheap as hell.

    • @mattdrake2065
      @mattdrake2065 9 месяцев назад +9

      Here in Australia it certainly ain’t cheap. $5.90 a can!

    • @tlilmiztli
      @tlilmiztli 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@mattdrake2065 Same in Mexico - more or less $5.30... Lot more cheaper options.

    • @angkhoanguyen6114
      @angkhoanguyen6114 5 месяцев назад +2

      SPAM is expensive in Vietnam. Unfitting price!

    • @Raiya_ru17
      @Raiya_ru17 Месяц назад

      Yeah it’s so expensive nowadays!

  • @professorplum3858
    @professorplum3858 5 месяцев назад +20

    I tried spam in middle school and was absolutely shocked to find out it was not as bad as I was previously led to believe. In the beginning of the Covid pandemic, just before things got bad in our state, I talked my wife into getting a few packages to fall back on as needed. Initially, she wasn't to keen on the idea, but she let me get them anyway. After frying them up in a breakfast scramble with some Pace Picante, she changed her mind completely.

    • @Raiya_ru17
      @Raiya_ru17 Месяц назад

      Spam is a hit in Hawaii, Guam and countries affected by world war for a reason. I get it from the comment now why the American GIs hate it. They are effin eating spam straight from can, like hell no! Lol. Spam is soooo good fried. It goes so well with rice that’s why it’s a hit here in Asia. Just take it in moderation tho because of sodium.

  • @leslietarkin5705
    @leslietarkin5705 Год назад +647

    When I was in the Army, I remember telling my grandfather that our MREs didn't include SPAM. His reply was, "My God! The top brass got something right!!" He hated SPAM!

    • @metpach
      @metpach Год назад +87

      My grandpa loved the stuff. However, my grandpa grew up in a rural farm area in Texas. When he joined the war, canned meat was new to him. When he got back, he had a taste for the stuff. Spam, potted meat and Vienna sausages were staple foods in his house. Especially toward the end of his life when he didn't eat a whole lot. He said his taste buds are gone and the only thing he can taste, is fried Spam with crackers and cheese.

    • @silverjohn6037
      @silverjohn6037 Год назад +36

      Probably depended on whether the soldier was combat arms (who would have been living on C and K Rations and would be grateful for a hot meal no matter what it was) or a support troop who'd have been eating at military kitchens and was facing the two hundredth day of powdered eggs and spam or chipped beef on toast.

    • @ricklepick5829
      @ricklepick5829 Год назад +26

      Should have given him an omelet MRE and told him to think again lol

    • @leslietarkin5705
      @leslietarkin5705 Год назад +3

      @@ricklepick5829 LOL!

    • @user-lb8do4ew6k
      @user-lb8do4ew6k Год назад +6

      We had spam MRE's in the late 90's.

  • @JergBizcochino
    @JergBizcochino Год назад +167

    Fried slices of spam, white rice, eggs (and aguacate if available) will always be one of my favorite simple go-to meals. If you grow up with Spam you tend to love it forever and if you didn’t, it’s a bit hard to understand I would imagine. Never change, Spam. Never change.

    • @LightsJusticeZ
      @LightsJusticeZ Год назад +5

      SPAM, scrambled eggs, and white rice is probably my goto breakfast. Sometimes I'll switch out the SPAM for Vienna Sausage or bacon.

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 9 месяцев назад +3

      If you're not gonna say avocado, why not call rice 米?

  • @Animeaddiction
    @Animeaddiction Год назад +38

    There's a story that the Japanese got hooked on SPAM during and after WWII. During the battle of Okinawa, Japanese troops were dying of starvation and soldiers would often break into American PX stations and the first thing they stole were cans of SPAM. After the war and occupation of Japan, tons of SPAM were shipped to Japan.

  • @sipofsunkist9016
    @sipofsunkist9016 10 месяцев назад +4

    i love the thought of some hard ass vet just rubbing his rifle with a brick of spam.

    • @handle-schmandle
      @handle-schmandle 10 месяцев назад +3

      Never heard it called “rubbing his rifle” before.

  • @cheehee808_
    @cheehee808_ Год назад +471

    As someone who was born and raised here in Hawaii, I had no idea that spam was considered “poor food” until the internet was a thing. It was and is just a normal food here. Super versatile also, if you never tried making spam fried rice, do it; it’s delicious. Hell, if you gave me a choice I’d eat fried spam over bacon 9/10 times just cause I like it better lol. It’s ironic cause I can’t stomach Vienna sausage or bologna, spam is delicious tho. Make sure you fry it though, raw spam is gross. No one here eats it like that lmao 😂

    • @c.w.8200
      @c.w.8200 Год назад +12

      I assume you haven't tried a good European sausage, my mom had a canned meat phase for whatever reason so I don't think I'd mind eating SPAM, just know that sausage is best in Europe, I don't like what they sell as Vienna sausage in on other continents, shouldn't be sold under that name.

    • @ericl2769
      @ericl2769 Год назад +13

      Fellow spam lover here, raw spam is delicious

    • @themagus5906
      @themagus5906 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@ericl2769 Don't knock raw Spam in a time of war; it has its own key to open it. And it's just as delicious as eating a can of Underwood Deviled Ham or Chicken. Just bring some crackers if you have them!

    • @monke12354
      @monke12354 10 месяцев назад +1

      I like all 3, I find it weird for people to dislike any of them tbh

    • @flowwithtrees9248
      @flowwithtrees9248 10 месяцев назад +1

      thanks for the tip, im going to cook it over rice with eggs

  • @JavnuteeGaming
    @JavnuteeGaming Год назад +85

    I grew up in Hawaii. Spam is a staple. I grew up saying " Spam... some parts are meat "

    • @stupedasso6819
      @stupedasso6819 Год назад +15

      @Lurch yeah OK. Lol I love SPAM
      Get triggered much on the internet?
      I simply stated something that I grew up saying, along with everyone else I knew in Hawaii. I'm sorry if that offends you, but its history. this was over thirty years ago. sorry again

    • @meltin9026
      @meltin9026 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@stupedasso6819don’t apologize for their idiocy

  • @glenngriffon8032
    @glenngriffon8032 Год назад +18

    SPAM is one of the greatest canned foods ever made. It's kept me from starvation. A cheap food that is filling and goes well with lots of other foods. BBQ it, saute it, fry it, add it to beans or rice or mac n cheese. Make a grilled SPAM n cheese sammich or just eat it plain and cold out the can.
    I love SPAM.

  • @Jangocat
    @Jangocat 10 месяцев назад +5

    Spam is great sliced thin and fried. My mother used to bake it over mac and cheese and that was great. It was always a staple for camping trips.

  • @jamesleung2450
    @jamesleung2450 Год назад +300

    I can understand not liking SPAM if you eat it raw from the can, but just a little bit of cooking makes it so much better

    • @ramvincentpaulvictor4365
      @ramvincentpaulvictor4365 Год назад +20

      Frying it until at least the edfes were crispy is where it's at its best too :)

    • @uberdice
      @uberdice Год назад +79

      I actually think most people who don't like it just ate it raw like barbarians.

    • @ramvincentpaulvictor4365
      @ramvincentpaulvictor4365 Год назад +19

      @@uberdice
      Agreed. I can still tolerate it but only when I'm too lazy or too hungry to prepare it. Simply frying it works wonders. Goes really well with lots of things too like eggs, rice, potato wedges, etc.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 Год назад +4

      Generally, the first two slices out of the can I'll eat "raw." After that, I usually fry it up.

    • @cletusmandeletusman2328
      @cletusmandeletusman2328 Год назад +9

      @@uberdice and I think you’re right! It’s very understandable that many people wouldn’t like *cold, canned meat* but when cooked? The margin for error suddenly shrinks exponentially!

  • @tropezando
    @tropezando Год назад +234

    Spam is made to be crispy. People who don't like it are probably eating it cold and soggy, and while that's fine and safe to do because it's precooked, it's leagues better hot and crisped. It isn't meant to be eaten as pate, and just like you wouldn't eat a cold hot dog or a frozen nugget without cooking it, the way to success is to heat it up. Saute it/pan fry it and experience joy ✨
    Edit: And to those who complain it's too salty - you arent supposed to eat a whole can at once! Do you eat a whole pack of bacon at once? A whole pound of beef or other meat? A whole bag of chips? Lol. You combine it with other things, guys.

    • @deirdregibbons5609
      @deirdregibbons5609 Год назад +4

      You are right!

    • @simplyaregularguy131
      @simplyaregularguy131 Год назад +1

      how long would you suggest cooking it in a microwave?

    • @SimplySchaun
      @SimplySchaun Год назад +7

      Yes! My mom always made us fried spam sandwiches and I still love them to this day!

    • @adamn2993
      @adamn2993 Год назад +8

      Its pretty solid right out of the can too

    • @robertoroberto9798
      @robertoroberto9798 Год назад +2

      @@simplyaregularguy131 15-30 seconds. The water content inside it heats up QUICK.

  • @D__Lee
    @D__Lee 6 месяцев назад +3

    Many years ago, I read an article about South Pacific headhunters who only recently stopped eating their enemies (cannibalism). During WW2, US soldiers gave them SPAM and they said it had the same texture and taste (saltiness) of human flesh. They LOVED it because it reminded them of their headhunting days.

  • @tacticalpossum7090
    @tacticalpossum7090 Год назад +5

    People underestimate just how much relief we sent through Lend-Lease. When I was in Russia I brought my host family a can of Spam as an "American" gift and they practically cried at the smell.

  • @JWolfman
    @JWolfman Год назад +63

    Austin, Minnesota (about three hours' drive south of Minneapolis) has the SPAM Museum that reveals a lot about what this video spoke about, and as of this writing, admission is still free.

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota Год назад +1

      Sounds like a great thing to visit.

    • @polarsquidd269
      @polarsquidd269 10 месяцев назад

      actually about 2 hour drive :DD

    • @horsenuts1831
      @horsenuts1831 9 месяцев назад

      A museum is where Spam belongs.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Год назад +76

    I just hope they sent that 'We're up for the Spam jokes' statement to everyone by email.

    • @hehhehheh4588
      @hehhehheh4588 9 месяцев назад

      *slow clap*
      Well done, friend. Well done.

  • @mooseymcflurffycat3018
    @mooseymcflurffycat3018 9 месяцев назад +4

    My friend who’s half Hawaiian one time made me pan fried pineapples and spam. It turned me into a believer.

  • @TheMilitantHorse
    @TheMilitantHorse 10 месяцев назад +5

    I don't think you can ever go wrong with SPAM. It's good for a quick breakfast, lunch, or supper. Super easy to keep, and stores well. The meat that won WW2 will always have a place in my cabinet.

  • @SkylarTrahan
    @SkylarTrahan Год назад +19

    Fried spam on bread with mustard will always be the best

    • @dougiebuckets1364
      @dougiebuckets1364 Год назад +2

      I knew there had to be others like me! I add dill pickles too.

    • @SkylarTrahan
      @SkylarTrahan Год назад

      @@dougiebuckets1364 never thought about adding pickles will have to try that as well, thanks!

    • @0daadaadaa0
      @0daadaadaa0 Год назад +1

      I personally add some sauteed onions to that mix. And sometimes replace mustard with honey mustard.

    • @SkylarTrahan
      @SkylarTrahan Год назад

      @@0daadaadaa0 honey mustard sounds pretty good with spam, never really tried it. Not a big onion person so I don’t know if I could bring myself to do that, but appreciate the different takes on spam!

  • @TheOldDragoon
    @TheOldDragoon Год назад +21

    Spam, potatoes, and onions fried up in a cast-iron skillet. One of my favorite meals that my Mom used to make.

  • @Orinslayer
    @Orinslayer Год назад +19

    I was very surprised to see how few ingredients are actually in spam when I looked at the can one time.

  • @HuProductions206
    @HuProductions206 7 месяцев назад +1

    great story telling on this edit.

  • @KevinWindsor1971
    @KevinWindsor1971 Год назад +9

    Breaded and fried SPAM sticks dipped in Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce is one of my favorite comfort foods.

  • @PhantomLover007
    @PhantomLover007 Год назад +39

    My grandfather served in the Pacific theatre, he refused to eat spam after the war. He said he ate so much that he had spam “coming out of his ears“. I like to eat it from time to time fried with dippy eggs. Really love spam musubi.

  • @JJP316
    @JJP316 10 месяцев назад +1

    This guy never draws the direct line between Monty Python and how SPAM emails were named.

  • @cmclem1959
    @cmclem1959 11 месяцев назад +5

    Yes, I grew up on SPAM and I still love it at age 64 and was very surprised when I went to Hawaii and found how popular it was, ever had a SPAM McMuffin? It's a real sandwich at McD's.

  • @kinodzeedza
    @kinodzeedza Год назад +26

    Spam is still a staple in a lot of rural villages in Alaska as well, just like Pilot Bread. You can find spam musubi in stores and gas stations around Anchorage, which I thought was normal until I moved to the Lower 48.

    • @sjerkins
      @sjerkins Год назад +1

      I wish you could get Pilot Bread in the lower 48 without having to pay exhorbitant shipping. Pilot Bread is made in a factory in Virginia but you can't find it at all in the mid atlantic states. Pilot bread slathered with some head cheese and port wine cheddar is fantastic hurricane food. (as in shelf stable pantry fodder for when the hurricane downs the power lines and it takes a few days to weeks to get repaired)

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Год назад

      Musubi is big here in Hawaii.

  • @adamdoezema1318
    @adamdoezema1318 Год назад +119

    During the first days of the pandemic shortages, Spam was one of the few things remaining on shelves.

    • @fredfry5100
      @fredfry5100 Год назад +4

      Remain on the shelves good, or remain on the shelves bad?

    • @scowler7200
      @scowler7200 Год назад +26

      @@fredfry5100
      Both.

    • @biggreenblob
      @biggreenblob Год назад +2

      Really? It was all done for weeks when the TP shortage hit around my place

    • @sudokuacrobatics
      @sudokuacrobatics Год назад +1

      That's a blessing by God in my country

    • @robotnikkkk001
      @robotnikkkk001 Год назад +1

      =BECAUSE OF THERE WAS ENOUGH SPAM ALREADY AT HOME,I GUESS
      =....................

  • @chrishunter2457
    @chrishunter2457 9 месяцев назад

    That was fun! Thanks!

  • @garywest7049
    @garywest7049 10 месяцев назад

    LOVE THE STUFF!!!

  • @basedbigfoot
    @basedbigfoot Год назад +6

    I love spam for camping cause it’s quick and I don’t need to worry about ice

    • @Backroad_Junkie
      @Backroad_Junkie Год назад +2

      We made sure we had some spam when bicycle camping. That you could cook it or eat it raw (well, uncooked) was a real plus!

  • @rhinox3474
    @rhinox3474 Год назад +20

    Spam is one of those foods when you ask a person if they like it they say gross but then proceed to say they have never tried it.

    • @registereduser
      @registereduser Год назад +3

      You got me there. I would defend myself in that my reasoning is I’m just not into pork in general, but I suppose someday I’ll try it.

    • @infernalstan886
      @infernalstan886 Год назад +3

      Or they have tried it and concluded it's a horrendously salty gelatine mess

    • @strangeman9362
      @strangeman9362 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@infernalstan886yeah because they ate it raw

  • @mattg8369
    @mattg8369 10 месяцев назад +1

    I'm 49 and grew up and love SPAM! I have 4 or 5 tins of it in my pantry as we speak. Not that it does much most likely, but I buy the low sodium. I do have 2 tins of the figgy pudding limited edition from last Christmas as well.

  • @Food-Dharma
    @Food-Dharma 10 месяцев назад +1

    I love spam. Can't imagine a world without this delicious goodness. 😋

  • @8antipode9
    @8antipode9 Год назад +16

    To this day, the way Graham Chapman shrieks out "BUT I DON'T LIKE SPAM!!", makes me laugh out loud every single time.

  • @leonsjacketre4
    @leonsjacketre4 Год назад +121

    I actually prefer spam lite. Way less salty and greasy, its far less overwhelming on the palette. If you don't like normal spam I think you'd prefer that. Word of warning, if you wanna fry it still, add a bit of oil, theres not enough in the lite version to fry well.

    • @LightsJusticeZ
      @LightsJusticeZ Год назад +11

      Agreed that the Lite version is a bit dryer. I find the 25% Less Sodium version to be the best of both worlds - less sodium but still fries crispy on it's own.

    • @imwithstupid086
      @imwithstupid086 Год назад +12

      @@LightsJusticeZ 25% is the best. Lite is already kind of disgusting.

    • @leonsjacketre4
      @leonsjacketre4 Год назад +7

      @@lurch789 Yeah but it is still too salty for me, I like spam lite for less grease 'and' salt. If you have a very liquidous food like soup or a stew, normal spam is fine, it gets mellowed and leeches into the whole food. But I like spam when its fried in a sandwich, or in mac and cheese, that sorta thing. Lite works for me there.

    • @Russo-Delenda-Est
      @Russo-Delenda-Est 10 месяцев назад

      Spam lite is by far their best product. It doesn't burn my mouth with salt and leave me guzzling water for hours after eating it. Add a little olive oil and it fries up just fine too. It also has a meaty texture, instead of dissolving like slime. The regular stuff is just too slimy and too salty imo.

    • @ShutupandListen
      @ShutupandListen 10 месяцев назад +2

      Just add so honey on it then cook, and it completely gets rid of that super salty taste 😂

  • @ahhamartin
    @ahhamartin 21 день назад +1

    Working at the VA, you could tell how close to the front vets were in World War Two simply by asking if they remembered SPAM fondly. "Sick of it" = REMF, whereas documented combat trops (especially several Guadacanal Marines) said they LOVED it if they could get it.

  • @thegamingpigeon3216
    @thegamingpigeon3216 11 месяцев назад +4

    In my experience, most of the disgust with Spam comes from most peoples first experience being eating it uncooked, in which yeah, I agree, it ain't the best. But cooked? Fried? Spam is damn good!

  • @Backroad_Junkie
    @Backroad_Junkie Год назад +10

    Spam is like White Castle. About once a year, I need to eat some. Then I'm good for another year. (Sliced, fried, then served with eggs, or in a sandwich.)
    During the pandemic, I picked up a few cans of Underwood Deviled Ham spread. Mmmmm... Hadn't had that stuff in years.
    There's also Corned Beef (usually from Argentina) and tuna fish, but Spam is the king of preserved meat, lol...

    • @impudentdomain
      @impudentdomain Год назад

      underwood deviled ham is my secret ingredient in chilie or sauces to make them rich and tasty, but you have to put less salt than you would other wise do.

  • @jeffnaslund
    @jeffnaslund Год назад +60

    Always good to have several cans of this stuff on hand. You never know when you might need emergency food. Great with eggs!

    • @civlyzed
      @civlyzed 10 месяцев назад +1

      I keep a few cans on hand at both of my cabins, and for some reason it just tastes better there vs. at home. Maybe because of the physical activity, hiking, chopping firewood, etc., and just that everything cooked over a campfire or on a camp stove seems to taste better!

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@civlyzed You have two cabins?

    • @civlyzed
      @civlyzed 10 месяцев назад

      @@k-leb4671 Yes, as I mentioned 😀

    • @judyjohnson9610
      @judyjohnson9610 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@civlyzed It's good camping food

  • @suiken3149
    @suiken3149 11 месяцев назад +2

    Here in the Philippines, it's considered a luxury canned goods. If you regularly buy one, you are considered financially stable enough. Though it have more affordable Chinese rival in Ma-Ling

  • @sfperalta
    @sfperalta 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amusing and informative presentation! As a baby boomer I can attest to the frequent inclusion of SPAM in our meals. Not bad with eggs and hash browns. I don't think I've eaten any for the last 40 years. LOL!

  • @morganschiller2288
    @morganschiller2288 Год назад +28

    The fun memories I have of my grandma is eating spam grilled with a pineapple ring on it. Didn’t touch it again for 20 years till my bestie rekindled my love for the meat jello. Due to watching what I eat spam went back on the shelf

    • @paulleach3612
      @paulleach3612 Год назад +1

      Pineapple topped fried SPAM, that was a weekly treat in our house.

    • @iclite3656
      @iclite3656 3 месяца назад

      Meat jello😂

  • @ghw7192
    @ghw7192 Год назад +15

    It is still (in 2023) relatively cheap, can either be eaten straight from the can or prepared 1,000's of different ways, and has a meaningless expiration date. I prefer the low sodium or lite varieties, but the original is just fine. My career Army father refused to eat SPAM, so I rarely had it growing up. Thankfully, it no longer has that risk slicing your fingers off key to open the can! Fun video! Thanks!

    • @felsinferguson1125
      @felsinferguson1125 Год назад

      SPAM - the meat with a half-life! :) 'Tis said that after the nuclear exchange that will come to be called "WW3", the only things to survive will be cockroaches, Keith Richards, Twinkies, and SPAM. But seriously, as noted elsewhere, lotsa love for SPAM from me. Tasty by itself, or too many other possible ways to eat it, and with a shelf-life that approaches "eternity", there's no way I'll be without a stockpile of it to go with the beans, rice, and assorted other "prepper groceries".

  • @punawelewele
    @punawelewele 10 месяцев назад +3

    I'm from Hawaii where SPAM is commonly used and enjoyed by nearly everyone. Here nearly every corner store and gas station sells SPAM musubi's, which is spam on a square of rice wrapped in nori seaweed. A common breakfast plate here is bacon, SPAM, and eggs. And we put SPAM in lots of different dishes like chow fun noodles and fried rice.

  • @misfit2022
    @misfit2022 11 месяцев назад

    I like “spam, spam, egg, chips and spam” 😁 No other food has been in such a legendary sketch

  • @znep2751
    @znep2751 Год назад +16

    I've only had Spam one day in my life. It was roughly 20 years ago, I was at the Warped Tour, a punk rock music festival. There was a Spam truck there giving out free samples. So that was all I ate all day. I didn't hate it.

    • @jonhelmer8591
      @jonhelmer8591 Год назад

      Real Punks never ate Spam, as I remember it was a Prog Rock thing.

    • @johnr6963
      @johnr6963 10 месяцев назад

      Same here, at warped tour in 2000. Also had yoo-hoo spat in my face for a prize. Good times.

    • @jordanchamberlain4377
      @jordanchamberlain4377 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@johnr6963please tell me it was an attractive woman

    • @johnr6963
      @johnr6963 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@jordanchamberlain4377 I could tell you that...but then id be lying.

  • @paullukis3315
    @paullukis3315 Год назад +12

    Spam always makes it into our "struggle" or emergency cabinet along with canned chicken and tuna, 20lbs of rice and a similar amount of beans. But it is always the first out when we have to rotate because it makes such a good breakfast side or part of a grilled cheese!

  • @ellanes77
    @ellanes77 9 месяцев назад

    I love the breakfast toast! Lol

  • @bystanderbutch3509
    @bystanderbutch3509 11 месяцев назад

    Love me some Spam, can't get enough!

  • @rayzearscorner5041
    @rayzearscorner5041 Год назад +7

    I always have a can or two in my pantry. Don't have it everyday, but when I do I love it.

  • @TheCrapman50
    @TheCrapman50 Год назад +11

    SPAM actually takes me back to my childhood where my grandparents who's in the states back then when they were still with us, would send large care packages filled with cans of SPAM, vienna sausages, candy bars, shampoo, soap, and other stuff not readily available in the Philippines back then.

  • @victorarzuaga7745
    @victorarzuaga7745 Год назад

    I love you all put it's great and still makes me laugh

  • @MrPwner911
    @MrPwner911 6 месяцев назад +2

    I've had spam musubi at a local ramen shop I frequent, it was surprisingly tasty the first time I had it.
    Also while it is edible cold, you're better off cooking it since it will taste way better as a result.

  • @edgarbanuelos6472
    @edgarbanuelos6472 Год назад +23

    Some days when I don't feel like making anything I'll just open up a can of spam and spend the next 3 hours slowly eating away at it.

    • @Macks1913
      @Macks1913 Год назад +1

      Cube it up and stir it in eggs

    • @edgarbanuelos6472
      @edgarbanuelos6472 Год назад +2

      @@Macks1913 I prefer it by itself

    • @Zantreful
      @Zantreful Год назад +1

      ​@@edgarbanuelos6472You're cooking it though, right? Right?!

    • @edgarbanuelos6472
      @edgarbanuelos6472 Год назад +1

      @@Zantreful No.

    • @0daadaadaa0
      @0daadaadaa0 Год назад +2

      @@Zantreful SPAM without being fried is fine - it did serve as a MRE after all (meaning it's already cooked by the time it makes it to the can).

  • @rafaelunplugged
    @rafaelunplugged 10 месяцев назад

    Longanisa SPAM just about changed my life 😂

  • @paulyiustravelogue
    @paulyiustravelogue Год назад +87

    I love the jokes and humor in this episode, great stuff! By the way, I make spam fried rice for my family every now and then, and they actually love it and even ask for it.

  • @aaabbbeee
    @aaabbbeee Год назад +11

    I was born and raised in Hawaii. We're all at least 10% SPAM out there. I still eat it to this day

  • @jerroldbates355
    @jerroldbates355 11 месяцев назад

    Great prepper food.

  • @MrSkysenGames
    @MrSkysenGames 6 месяцев назад +1

    It's one of those foods that I'd eat if naught else was present, but wouldn't go out of my way to have.
    Fried in a skillet was the most palatable to me. Something about the slight crunch helped the texture.

  • @stanford-nf4jk
    @stanford-nf4jk Год назад +28

    I didn’t like it as a kid. We had it a LOT. Fast forward to the new Millenium and I tried it again, and I liked it. The recipe must have changed because I called my mom and asked her to buys some and she said it tasted differently. I suspect that the ‘Reduced Sodium’ variety became the default version. It’s great prepared with some chopped onions, peppers, and garlic wrapped in a flour tortilla. Talk about a breakfast burrito! 👨‍🍳 😘🤌

  • @thunderslug2722
    @thunderslug2722 Год назад +7

    SPAM got me through college. Cheap and you can cook it in many ways!

  • @skulliomax
    @skulliomax Год назад +2

    Fried spam with Mac n cheese is such a simple, cheap and tasty dish. You won't win any competitions with it, but you'll enjoy eating it!

  • @RichardLucas
    @RichardLucas 9 месяцев назад

    That's an easy question! They like it. Happy I could help. Next.

  • @karenhensley8745
    @karenhensley8745 Год назад +5

    The best narrator I've ever heard spam is cool too

  • @PasleyAviationPhotography
    @PasleyAviationPhotography Год назад +5

    I am literally frying up some for breakfast when I came across this video

  • @GeneralKato
    @GeneralKato Год назад +1

    Cheap wholesome foods never go out of style.

  • @GiordanDiodato
    @GiordanDiodato 8 месяцев назад

    my grandparents loved this stuff, even though it's easy to get good ham for a decent price around where I live.

  • @moonasha
    @moonasha Год назад +15

    I feel like most people who "hate" spam have never actually tried it. It's surprisingly good, especially some of the whacky flavors

    • @johnjimbob6173
      @johnjimbob6173 9 месяцев назад +2

      I think a lot of people who hate it haven't had it cooked. It's pretty gross without being fried up, but once you fry it on both sides and get it a bit crunchy it's actually super tasty

    • @stormisuedonym4599
      @stormisuedonym4599 5 месяцев назад

      I've had it, and cooked, too. It is _far_ from my favorite.

  • @Robslondon
    @Robslondon Год назад +3

    Spam fritters were a staple of my childhood!

  • @johnstone9396
    @johnstone9396 10 месяцев назад

    With our busy lives me and my family are only all home for breakfast on Sunday so we do a big breakfast feast which includes spam every Sunday, I personally eat it throughout the week as well with my lunch most of the time

  • @tomhutchison4909
    @tomhutchison4909 9 месяцев назад

    I love spam and enjoy the different flavors. It’s perfect for breakfast lunch and dinner and there’s so much you can do with spam. It’s amazing to me

  • @skorch9094
    @skorch9094 Год назад +3

    Good old Spam and cheese sandwich!

  • @princesabonita79
    @princesabonita79 Год назад +15

    i feel sorry for the people who say they dont like spam because they're only eaten it cold (unfried).

    • @ridureyu
      @ridureyu Год назад +8

      I’ve found that many meat products taste better when cooked.

    • @chocoloc1980
      @chocoloc1980 Год назад +2

      Never had it straight out the can..
      always cooked, and I still don't like it

    • @essaboselin5252
      @essaboselin5252 Год назад +1

      The lower sodium product is better than the regular stuff. Way too much salt for me.

    • @RavensSoTired4081
      @RavensSoTired4081 Год назад

      It is gross

  • @ghoraxe9000
    @ghoraxe9000 4 месяца назад

    I like it with potatoes and eggs.. great stuff

  • @kennethausten
    @kennethausten 11 месяцев назад

    Not had it in years. I am tempted.

    • @SnarkyRC
      @SnarkyRC 10 месяцев назад

      Get you some. It's the bomb

  • @rushnerd
    @rushnerd Год назад +7

    My English teacher in high school had us watch the entirety of Band of Brothers and we had a spam sandwich party afterwards. It was a blast and I still enjoy the stuff fried on a breakfast sandwich.

  • @oogafoo
    @oogafoo Год назад +15

    im partly from hawaii and grew up on spam.
    musubis are incredible, and i dont think that's just a bias, because everyone ive given musubis to loved them even if they didnt like spam

    • @Unregistered.HyperCam.2
      @Unregistered.HyperCam.2 10 месяцев назад

      Musubi was the reason I tried spam in the first place. Musubi was amazing, and spam by itself was pretty good as well.

  • @jackbodenmann7379
    @jackbodenmann7379 8 месяцев назад +1

    I love spam! Fried with some garlic powder. On bread with mustard, mayo, and lettuce. MMM good.
    Jack

  • @charlesforsyth8655
    @charlesforsyth8655 Год назад

    I LOVE IT! ❤

  • @solanaceae2069
    @solanaceae2069 Год назад +5

    SPAM is the meat of spaminals. Good stuff.

  • @paulrash8861
    @paulrash8861 Год назад +3

    A can of spam is mandatory on all my camping trips...lol...been a tradition for a lot of years😊

  • @SunCoastFilms
    @SunCoastFilms 9 месяцев назад

    I had a fried Spam, egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast this morning. Added a dash of tabasco also.

  • @JayEmGe
    @JayEmGe 6 месяцев назад +2

    "But slow Cookers were still decades away"
    You do realize that slow cooking now was normal cooking then right?

    • @edwardpate6128
      @edwardpate6128 6 месяцев назад

      Heavy roasting pans were in every kitchen.

  • @RCSVirginia
    @RCSVirginia Год назад +3

    When I think of Monty Python, I think of SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM and SPAM, a dead parrot and lumberjacks.

  • @natehill8069
    @natehill8069 Год назад +8

    I always wonder if the people at Hormel have a hard time getting emails to go through...

  • @sjferguson
    @sjferguson 9 месяцев назад

    My dad would love to have breakfast for dinner and he always wanted SPAM. We live in hurricane country and it's always in our hurricane prep box. After the season is over we always have breakfast for dinner with the SPAM, in honor of my dad😊

  • @hoffnung1651
    @hoffnung1651 10 месяцев назад

    This was a good "ad" because i want to try it now with rice.

  • @roseprevost5876
    @roseprevost5876 Год назад +12

    I actually love it, and DO eat it out of the can sometimes...Dip it in some mustard, and it's delicious.

    • @brandonberner5467
      @brandonberner5467 Год назад +1

      What type of mustard do you recommend?

    • @pattyepperson3908
      @pattyepperson3908 Год назад +1

      ​@@brandonberner5467I like honey mustard to dip it into and plain yellow mustard on a sandwich. Yummy 😋.

    • @chrisd5964
      @chrisd5964 Год назад +2

      Thai sweet chilli sauce. Trust me on this.

    • @Oturan20
      @Oturan20 11 месяцев назад +2

      I'm a bit weird. Sometimes I eat it cooked, sometimes I eat it out of the can... Other times I put it in the fridge and eat it Cold.

  • @gardenlifelove9815
    @gardenlifelove9815 Год назад +5

    Spam not only taste good, it makes good fish bait too

    • @infernalstan886
      @infernalstan886 Год назад

      Let's hope the 2nd half of that is right at least

  • @emirvmendoza
    @emirvmendoza 8 месяцев назад +3

    Tip for everyone who hates Spam: Fry it then eat

  • @Thanos_Kyriakopoulos
    @Thanos_Kyriakopoulos 5 месяцев назад +1

    It's cheap, it's tasty and you don't die instantly, the recipe for success 😂

  • @alexanderveritas
    @alexanderveritas Год назад +3

    *SPAM*
    _SPiced hAM._
    And that was it folks, have a good one.

    • @vistalover9607
      @vistalover9607 Год назад

      Why did you repeat what they said at the 5 minute mark?