Jean B. said...

> 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.


SPAM was, iirc, originally a supply to the armed forces at Pearl Harbor,
Oahu. It spread from there throughout the HI island population due to it's
huge "import" availability.

Best,

Andy