A Brief History (and Spirited Defense) of Spam
Talking about Spam-- I can think of few foods that are going to drive "Foodies" and Vegans crazy like the mention of Spam will--yet I have also met a surprising number of people ( all male) who just do not admit to liking it but are very willing to defend their taste for it. ( I am beginning to think that there may be some REAL sexual difference that makes men go for meat in all its forms more than women...I have never for instance met a woman who loved putting on an apron and running a barbecue the way men do, or who had expressed the longing for a steak or ham sandwich or kielbasa like men do ( you would be surprised how many men who are not of Polish ancestry who liked to cook up kielbasa in their own way, especially Irish men).
Oh yeah, and then there is bacon... I have never met an ordinary man who didn't confess to liking bacon, either the American or the "Canadian" kind.
But back to Spam....
Thursday, July 10, 2014
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Spam is the most processed of processed meats. Mention it and you're bound to get an intense reaction: from yelps of revulsion, to cries of genuine affection and yes, even ironic appreciation. Erin DeJesus, editor of Eater Portland and a news editor at Eater National
broke down Spam's history, explained why it became popular in many
Asian cultures and defended the canned meat from its many detractors.
She asked "Why is there a foreignness or otherness to Spam? Why is it
maybe less American, or more maligned than something like a hot dog?"
Her article is called “A Brief History of Spam.”
Her article is called “A Brief History of Spam.”
Click listen above to hear a less than appetizing recipe for "Spam Upsidedown Pie"
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