Andy wrote:
> Jean B. said...
>
>> l, not -l wrote:>
>>> Any SPAM in those stores? If so, perhaps the Cheez Whiz is also an
>>> artifact of US occupation of many Pacific Islands during and after
>>> WWII.
>> I see Spam-like substances in the largest Asian store I go to. I
>> don't recall if there is Spam itself though. I also don't
>> remember ever seeing Cheez Whiz at any of the Asian stores I frequent.
>
>
> SPAM's popularity relates more to its introduction to the Polynesian culture
> of Hawaii. Not Asian culture in the Far East.
>
> Aloha,
>
> Andy
> Volcano Starter
> \ooo/
>
Well, where the stores are broken down by region, the "Spam" isn't
in a Hawaiian/Pacific region. I think some of it emanates from SE
Asia.

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Jean B.