# Do you like Spam? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461 "2013-03-20T16:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/21 "2013-03-20T19:40:57Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I did visit the SPAM Museum in Austin, MN once. My abject apologies. Be glad it was just the once. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/22 "2013-03-20T19:45:08Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It’s ok. I usually eat it after I’m done polishing the furniture. That sounds vaguely dirty. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/23 "2013-03-20T19:47:18Z")
I like Spam, but I think I prefer [PEK](http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=266705174) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/24 "2013-03-20T19:51:47Z")
God, yes. Out of the can or fried in a pan, loves me some Spam! ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/25 "2013-03-20T19:54:35Z")
Back in my meat-eating days, I really liked it; especially the turkey version. In fact, my fiance’ and I entered a Spam cook-off at a local bar and came in 3rd with our Wham Bam Thank You Spam Junk E-mail Chili. I think the winner was a Spam jambalaya. The place cleared out for a bit because someone’s blackened spam got a little out of control. I made the cutest little purse out of an empty Spam can. I had a Spam t-shirt for awhile. Ok, now I just sound like a Spam freak. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/26 "2013-03-20T19:55:44Z")
I had it a few times in summer camp. It’s been 35+ years since then. But right this minute, I’m craving it. Fried please. On toast with sliced tomatoes and whole grain mustard. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/27 "2013-03-20T19:57:33Z")
Bloody vikings! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/28 "2013-03-20T20:02:13Z")
I miss Ruby Montana’s Annual Spam Carving Contest. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/29 "2013-03-20T20:15:31Z")
Those single-serve packets are great for backpacking trips. I have Spam about every third day on multi-day hikes, usually with some kind of Lipton/Knorr noodles or rice dish. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/30 "2013-03-20T20:51:38Z")
Damn. It’s SPAM in a runaway! ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/31 "2013-03-20T22:55:23Z")
The SPAM museum is a must when in southern Minnesota - it’s a hoot! They certainly didn’t take themselves too seriously when they set it up. When I went camping with Boy Scouts in the past few years, I’d whip out (wait for it) a can of Spam for breakfast. Almost no one had ever eaten it, but they loved it, especially fried in a Dutch oven over open coals and eaten with an egg scramble - yum! ---
**Author:** ![CrabRangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@CrabRangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrabRangoon)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/32 "2013-03-20T23:43:28Z")
I have to agree with the Fried Spam camp. Mmmmmm, fried spam… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/33 "2013-03-21T00:33:36Z")
I’m disappointed there isn’t a strongly enough worded poll option to convey how much I hate spam. It’s less “I do not like spam” than “fuck no!” eww, eww, eww ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/34 "2013-03-21T00:46:30Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > It’s so so salty that I can’t imagine eating it more than once or twice a year. This. Spam is ok but _holy shit_ is the sodium content off the charts! And I’m not even too concerned with consuming excess salt/sodium. But spam is like the V8 of processed meat-foods. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/35 "2013-03-21T00:56:31Z")
I love spam especially fried. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/36 "2013-03-21T01:20:53Z")
Also from Hawaii, so I grew up on the stuff. I like it. That said, I eat it only 1-2 times a year. It’s usually in a musubi or fried with eggs, but I’ve also topped ramen/saimin with it. I keep some in the freezer for that purpose. From my childhood, I recall Spam crunchy egg rolls and possibly a whole Spam loaf studded with cloves and garnished with pineapple, which was pretty weird. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/37 "2013-03-21T01:28:07Z")
White bread, fried spam, mayo. What’s not to like? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/38 "2013-03-21T01:30:15Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > White bread, fried spam, mayo. You forgot the American cheese. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brad\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brad\_d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brad_d)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/39 "2013-03-21T16:32:04Z")
I don’t eat it that often, but I’ve come across some pretty damn tasty recipes over the years. This one (taken from a Spam calendar somebody gave me) has been a hit at every party I’ve made it for (most recently the Super Bowl in February) - even among folks who don’t normally care for Spam: > [@](#): > > Bang Bang SPAM (May 2004) > > 1 (12-oz) package wonton wrappers > 1/2 cup coconut milk > 6 tbsp chunky peanut butter > 1/4 cup brown sugar > 2 tbsp soy sauce > 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes > 1 (12-oz) can SPAM Classic, diced > 1 (8-oz) can water chestnuts, drained and finely diced > Sliced green onions, for garnish > > Heat oven to 375F. In miniature muffin pans, press wonton wrappers to fit, overlapping edges lightly. Bake 5 minutes or until edges begin to brown. In small bowl, combine coconut milk, peanut butter, brown sugar, soy sauce and crushed red pepper flakes; set aside. In large skillet, cook SPAM until lightly brown. Add water chestnuts and peanut butter mixture. Heat until warmed through. Spoon mixture into prepared wonton wrappers. Garnish with sliced green onion. Serve immediately. Makes about 48 appetizers. Of course, Spam musubi, Spam-aroni & cheese, and Spam & eggs are yummy old standards, as well. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461/40 "2013-03-21T17:14:50Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > You forgot the American cheese. 🙂 It’s even better on a toasted English muffin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-spam/653461.md?page=3)