# SPAM lovers unite! I ate a can of SPAM tonight **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552 "2023-01-21T05:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/21 "2023-01-21T17:13:41Z")
I sometimes buy a can of turkey spam. When Spamalot was on broadway, I bought a can of special Spamalot spam as a keepsake. A few years back, I noticed the can of turkey spam I’d just opened tasted odd. It didn’t taste bad, just not the usual way. I then noticed I’d accidentally opened my Spamalot spam and eaten a spoonfull. The scary thing is, it hadn’t gone bad and I suffered no ill effects from eating it- even though it was at least 10 years old. I have the official Spam cookbook. It has a recipe for ‘savory spam cheesecake’. At first, this sounded terrible. Then, I thought savory cheesecake would basically be spam with Laughing Cow. That sounds great. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/22 "2023-01-21T17:18:51Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I was (almost) with you until you mentioned Miracle Whip®, Satan’s spread. Nevertheless. I explained why you need to use Miracle Whip. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/23 "2023-01-21T17:21:21Z")
Unless you ate the gel and licked the gel on the lid, you didn’t eat the contents in its entirety! I used to work with a guy who ate the entire can and then lick the lid [he said it was ‘dessert’] for lunch. [shudder] ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/24 "2023-01-21T17:42:28Z")
Ooh, yes. My mom would make that sometimes. Put some cheese over the top. I haven’t eaten Spam in years but that’s starting to sound good. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/25 "2023-01-21T18:06:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Miracle Whip is sweet and not oily, so it counterbalances the saltiness and greasiness of the SPAM®. How is it “not oily” when the second ingredient after water and before sugar is Soybean Oil? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/26 "2023-01-21T18:17:59Z")
It doesn’t _taste_ oily/greasy, like mayonnaise does, because it’s sweet. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/27 "2023-01-21T18:32:28Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > How is it “not oily” when the second ingredient after water and before sugar is Soybean Oil?- Miracle Whip has far less fat than mayo, which a Google would have shown you. 1 tbsp Mayonnaise: 90 calories, 10g fat (depends on the brand) 1 tbsp Miracle Whip: 40 calories, 3.5g fat ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/28 "2023-01-21T19:03:27Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Miracle Whip has far less fat than mayo, which a Google would have shown you. Bolding mine. Excuse me? In any case, there’s less oil in Miracle Whip, but oil is still a primary ingredient of both Kraft Mayo and Kraft Miracle Whip. I disagree that Miracle Whip can be considered “not Oily”, but that’s just my opinion. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/29 "2023-01-21T19:15:29Z")
I will have to recreate it sometime for nostalgia. Though I doubt my wife will partake! Back then we used lard for frying since it was cheap. But of course the doctors are all yacking at me about cholesterol these days. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/30 "2023-01-21T20:25:59Z")
> [@xtenkfarpl](#): > > When I was a starving student many years ago, we would make a fry-up of spam and sliced potatoes. My wife puts Spam in fried rice sometimes. I don’t find it objectionable. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/31 "2023-01-21T20:37:09Z")
A couple of times a year, we’ll have SPAM® and over-easy eggs for breakfast. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/32 "2023-01-21T20:48:28Z")
I restrict myself to Spam Light for the salt level, but I still use the stuff fairly often. Often enough to keep a couple of cans in the pantry, at least. Diced in baked beans, fried with eggs or potatoes or both, made into the same Spam Salad **Johnny\_L.A** mentioned above. I also have cans of Underwood ham and chicken in the pantry. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/33 "2023-01-21T21:43:49Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > A couple of times a year, we’ll have SPAM® and over-easy eggs for breakfast. That’s close to our traditional Christmas breakfast: SPAM®, pancakes and scrambled eggs (scrambled because it’s not practical to do eggs any other way for more than two people). Though I’ve cheated the last couple of years and gotten the reduced sodium variety. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/34 "2023-01-21T21:58:18Z")
I have no cite for this, but I saw a report some years ago that most Spam sold in the UK was used as bait. Some fishing competitions have apparently banned its use as unfair. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/35 "2023-01-22T00:13:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Grind a tin of SPAM® in your meat grinder. In my what now? My mom had a meat grinder back in the 1960s but I don’t think I’ve seen one since then. Do people still use them? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/36 "2023-01-22T00:16:20Z")
I have two of them, plus the food processor. Both cast iron and heavy as hell, but they get the job done! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/37 "2023-01-22T00:16:28Z")
I use mine… for SPAM® salad. (Also for shepherd’s pie, but I haven’t made that in a while.) I got mine at a yard sale for $2. It looks like this: > **[Amazon.com: CucinaPro Meat Grinder with Tabletop Clamp & 2 Cutting Disks,...](https://www.amazon.com/Grinder-Tabletop-Clamp-Sausage-Cutting/dp/B0000DE4LW)** > > Online Shopping for Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets from a great selection at everyday low prices. Free 2-day Shipping with Amazon Prime. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/38 "2023-01-22T00:32:35Z")
My neighbor, Mrs Lovett says three times through the grinder is the secret of her scrumptious meat pies. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/39 "2023-01-22T00:55:42Z")
On a Hawaiian vacation years ago we stayed at a place in Hana that had a full kitchen, so we went to the Hasegawa General Store to get something to fix for dinner. My girlfriend picked out a can of Turkey Spam, some green beans, and an onion. She sauteed them with some of the rudimentary spices from the kitchen…and it was one of the best meals I had on the trip. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/40 "2023-01-22T01:38:39Z")
The only way I’ll eat Spam is fried, otherwise it’s just too fatty for me…in an unappetizing way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552.md?page=3)