# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/61 "2023-02-04T18:19:59Z")
> [@bump](#): > > From what I can tell, the hatred for Spam started in WWII when some soldiers/sailors/marines ended up getting it to eat repeatedly, and got ridiculously tired of it as a result. See post #47. šŸ˜‰ Back in the '90s, I was working with a Russian guy when I happened to mention Spam one day. He told me his dad, who was a ā€œjournalistā€\* assigned to Washington, DC, loved the stuff. I said he probably developed a taste for Spam during WWII, when tons of it were shipped to the USSR under Lend-Lease. There are probably still warehouses in Murmansk that are full of Spam. The only meaning Spam has for Russians nowadays is the junk you get on a computer. When I was teaching English, I had to bring a can to class to show my students where the word came from. \*Read ā€œKGB agent.ā€ ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/62 "2023-02-25T15:50:23Z")
On Yahoo this morning: > **[What Exactly Is Spam, Anyway? Everything You Need To Know About This 'Mystery...](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/exactly-spam-anyway-everything-know-193126021.html)** > > Learn more about the processed luncheon meat used in a lot of recipes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/63 "2023-02-25T16:28:42Z")
Posted on Feb 3: > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It tasted okay. Actually pretty tasteless, but oh-so salty! The crispy edges helped. The sugar-mustard topping helped, too. It was better than I expected. Will I eat the rest of the can? Maybe. Update and full disclosure: I kept seeing that leftover SPAM in the fridge, but when push came to shove, I just couldnā€™t face it again. On a plate. As food. I reverentially dumped it in the garbage while whispering prayers of gratitude for the part it played in sustaining our Fighting Troops (my father was one of them), not to mention nourishing (sort of) the people who still love it today. SPAM, _ave atque vale_. šŸ«” ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/64 "2023-02-25T16:34:37Z")
You should have tried the SPAMĀ® salad sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/65 "2023-02-25T16:53:42Z")
Spam is soft enough that I wonder if you could simulate grinding it by chopping it up into small pieces and mashing it to get something akin to the ā€œSpan saladā€ consistency. I also wonder if the Spam spread would work in that recipe. And if those who donā€™t like Miracle Whip might want to use no-fat Mayo, which tastes somewhat like Miracle Whip, but less sweet and cloying. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/66 "2023-02-25T17:03:16Z")
You really need the sweetness to balance the saltiness. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/67 "2023-02-25T17:27:16Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > You should have tried the SPAMĀ® salad sandwiches. When you get to my age, life sometimes just seems like a long series of _should have dones_ and _might have beens_ā€¦ šŸ˜¢ ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/68 "2023-02-25T17:32:55Z")
Itā€™s never to late! Hie yourself back to HEB and buy another can of SPAMĀ®! We wonā€™t judge. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/69 "2023-02-25T18:01:39Z")
Oh, God-- the temptation! \<_ThelmaLou presses lace hanky to forehead_\> And Iā€™m so weakā€¦ Letā€™s say I doā€¦ the original formula was justā€¦_not good_. Really canā€™t do that one again. Which one should I try? \<_Damn Iā€™m easy_.\> ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/70 "2023-02-25T21:43:23Z")
I like to make Okinawan Spam Musubi, a kind of folded nori/rice/Spam/tamago omelette taco or sandwich. Hereā€™s a picture: [![](https://wpcdn.us-midwest-1.vip.tn-cloud.net/www.honolulumagazine.com/content/uploads/2021/01/PotamaAndansu.jpg) ](https://wpcdn.us-midwest-1.vip.tn-cloud.net/www.honolulumagazine.com/content/uploads/2021/01/PotamaAndansu.jpg) I saw some guys on youtube eating them and they looked darned good. And they _are_ darned good. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/71 "2023-02-25T22:01:57Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > When you get to my age, life sometimes just seems like a long series of _should have dones_ and _might have beens_ā€¦ šŸ˜¢ Extra verse not heard in the movie _ **Dark Star** _: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xjvNQJ8Rd9g/hqdefault.jpg "Joe Bethancourt - Benson Arizona") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjvNQJ8Rd9g&t=16) _The mighta-beens and never-weres can drive a man insane._ _I think Iā€™ll stay out in the void, 'cause Bensonā€™s not the same._ I opened a tin of ā€œham flakesā€ the other day to make some ham salad for a sandwich, and guess what? They tasted _exactly_ like Spam!. Same texture and everything! ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/72 "2023-02-25T22:17:22Z")
Love that film. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/73 "2023-02-26T01:36:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Mix with Miracle Whip and sweet pickle relish. Try subbing Kraft Sandwich Spread. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552/74 "2023-02-26T02:06:13Z")
I use Hellmanā€™s mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552.md?page=3)