"The Truthful Assh0le" > wrote in message
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> On Aug 13, 11:29 am, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
>> Hello, All!
>>
>> I haven't knowingly eaten much Spam since I was 21 but I think
>> it is edible in desperation. As I have mentioned before, it
>> seems to be quite popular in oriental circles, witness Spam
>> Nigiri in Hawaii and the range of similar products in some
>> Chinese groceries. I do remember having it fried, sometimes also
>> coated in reconstituted dried egg, in default of bacon when I
>> was a small child during WWII and I can't remember rejecting it
>> :-) I suspect no-one will admit liking it in public!
>
> Of course, "it is edible in desperation." Spam and it's cousin,
> Treet, are worse than Vienna sausages and South American canned corned
> beef. All are edible, if not aesthetically pleasing. The worst thing
> of that sort is deviled ham:
> http://www.underwoodspreads.com/underwd_products.html
>
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>
> --Bryan
>

I have enjoyed eating all of these canned meats except for the corned beef.
I admit it has been a few decades. When I was living in Hawaii, there was
saimin that was always topped with some spam. I ate tons of it.

Mitch