SPAM-Jam for NDD
 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1060766.htm

Spam takes Filipino palates by storm
It may sound like a bad comedy sketch but a restaurant specializing in Spam - the much maligned tinned pork product - has opened in the Philippines.

It is doing a roaring trade in variations on pressed meat.

Located at the upscale Ayala Center shopping mall in the financial district of Makati, "Spamjam" has been a rousing success since its soft opening in December.

Managing director Philip Abadilla says it looks to do even better since its formal opening in late February.

He says he has already been approached with numerous requests to franchise Spamjam.

Hormel Foods, the US firm that originally produced Spam, hopes to eventually set up branches in other Spam-eating regions like South Korea and South-East Asia.

"It only shows that people really like Spam, whether they are at home or outside," Mr Abadilla said.

Located not far from a restaurant offering California nouvelle cuisine, Spamjam is decorated to resemble a movie house snack counter to appeal to the mall's cinema crowds.

The menu is definitely one of a kind: There is a Spam hero sandwich, Spam club sandwich, Spam spaghetti, Spam macaroni, Spam potato chowder, bean soup with Spam, Spam Caesar salad, Spam poppers and Spam meals with rice for the Filipino palate.

The only items not containing Spam are the French fries and the hotdogs.

Spam has spread around the world since it was developed in 1937.

It was a source of protein for Allied soldiers in World War II and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was quoted as saying "Without Spam, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army."

But Spam has also garnered an unfavourable reputation as a poor substitute for fresh meat, and jokes circulate about Spam being used to repair the soles of shoes.

The biggest insult came when the ubiquitous unsolicited e-mail advertisements that clog the Internet were labelled "spam".

-- AFP

I like Filipinos.

Me too. Good workers. LOL

Would I get banned if I said....ewwwww gross? :munchin

No.

Whew!

Ewwww...gross!

Hell, I like SPAM (The non-Internet Type). In Hawaii, and probably the PI, Spam was the main source of "Meat Protein" during WW II. There are 4-Star Restauraunts in HI whose specialty is SPAM !!!

Like Nuoc Mam, if you haven't tried it when used/prepared properly.....DON'T Knock it !!

Have you ever tried Nuoc Mam on Spam?

Yes in fact, with Eggs, Onion, Shrooms , Peppers !! We use it all the time !! REALLY GOOD STUFF, but you'd have to be an original 5th Gp type to really appreciate it. And yes, Air did get it from me !! PM me with your Addy and I'll send you a complimentary bottle !!! :D

( I need to start checking CFR 49, is this stuff Haz-Mat ??)

Later,
Martin

NDD is there something you want to tell the rest of the group? I prefer Filipinna's and leave the Fillipino's to those who persue an alternative lifestyle:D

Not at all, but I am thinking of banning NDD and Ambush Master.

We've really got to stop this discussion of potted meat products. Isn't it a crime to mention Spam in the great state of Texas?

Disturbing.....

Team Sergeant

SPAM and Ritz crackers are good field rations. Vienna sausages are staples on drilling rigs. Both will keep almost indefinitely.

Better than the double nickle rations from Sal - a loaf of bread and jar of mayonaise per squad. LOL

Yup that’s what I want to eat, a potted meat product that may be twenty years old with a shelf life that can be measured in radioactive half life.

A good field ration includes Texas Beef Jerky made from a cow.

Check out the link below, but be forewarned, do not read the information concerning potted meat products while eating.

http://www.pk.org/pottedmeat.html

Thanks Team Sergeant!! Just in time for my lunch! :eek:

Watch it Tank Boy!