rapiertwit t1_j1arecd wrote on December 22, 2022 at 10:38 PM

Reminds me of Korean "army base stew," a mixture of cheap local ingredients and US Army ration canned beans and SPAM that emerged from necessity after the Korean war but is still apparently enjoyed today.

My dad grew up on rations during and after WW2 in Britain, and had a life long nostalgia for stuff like Marmite, which was introduced as a nutritional supplement to compensate for the poor wartime diet.

HackMeBackInTime t1_j1c1k5w wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:38 AM

i have a few friends/coworkers from the Philippines and to my surprise they Love spam, seems to still be a staple over there. i hadn't thought of the war connection, interesting.

french-caramele t1_j1djka3 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 2:44 PM

My favourite dish when I went to Hawaii was Spam Musubi. Before my trip I had never dared to eat Spam. My regular diet consists mainly of healthy, unprocessed, completely from scratch meals.

MDBeck t1_j1kunfa wrote on December 25, 2022 at 4:37 AM

I primarily cook from scratch but I love spam (more accurately, I like the Aldi brand). It's absolutely horrible for you so I only eat it 10-15 times per year.