I’m still not sure why there is vegetarian Spam, but…
I’ve seen one that comes in a bag, pre-sliced and frozen. Feels like over fancifying something that’s supposed to mimic something cheap
With their fancy plastic bags?
I feel this way about packaged sliced cheese
Maybe I’m crazy, but that actually sounds kinda dope. Spam is underrated, IMO.
I would go past underrated and day much maligned.
Spam is literally like one of the most delicious things on the planet. I have no clue how anyone sane can dislike it…i bet the people saying it’s gross have never even had it and just assume it’s gross because it comes in a can.
I’ve tried it and I didn’t love it or hate it. It was just… on my plate. Like the unsalted mashed potatoes of the meat world.
Canned corned beef, on the other hand - I’d probably eat it every week if it wasn’t so fatty.
Was it fried up and served with veggies or on a breakfast sandwich? Or did you eat it straight up?
That first thing.
Interesting. Idk. It tastes like bacon basically when you fry it. Not sure how that wouldn’t be delicious. But oh well, idk.
You sure you don’t just really like salt?
Ooh I wanna try this. I used to eat a lot of spam, but then I moved and it wasn’t available anymore.
This is what the “why do you eat fake meat if you’re vegan” crowd doesn’t understand. You typically want to eat what you grew up eating.
I prefer it to real spam. Way less greasy with more flavors
Haven’t had this particular brand, but I’ve made vegan musubi before with another. Turned out great and tbh I couldn’t tell the difference. The only downside was the price difference.
Probably Hawaiian/Filipino diaspora. Those guys love spam, to the extent of innovating fusion dishes centered around it.
I have a Chamorro coworker who had a whole rant on how Hawaiian pizza should have spam instead of ham and how awesome spam is. I think it’s safe to add the people of Guam to your list.
They are correct. I’d do it myself but there’s alot of spam in 1 can for a pizza or even 2. I’ll have to set some aside next time I make Spam Masubi. Of course that means a few less servings of masubi… life is full of hard choices…
I mean now that I’m thinking of it, that’d be absolutely right, only way to make it more Hawaiian would be to find a way to get some tarro on it too.
My guess is the only reason ham was used is because it was made up before spam caught on.
Also the guy who did it was Canadian, so non zero chance he was just pulling the recipe out of his own ass.
There are also a few Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese dishes that use spam. Basically any place that has or has had a US military presence at some point has developed spam based dishes because they leave tons (literally) of the stuff behind when they pull the troops out.
My Hawaiian friend tried the Unmeat brand and said it tasted like the real thing. I enjoyed it a lot, although I’ve never had “real” Spam.
From Hawaii. This isn’t Spam, this is luncheon meat. Or veggie luncheon meat. Sorry to be so snobby about canned meat products, but you can take my Spam from my cold, dead hands. I’ll give you all my luncheon meat.
I was very doubtful about this when it first came out, but it was really cheap at one point so I gave it a try, even though I don’t like spam. This stuff is delicious.
Does it taste like spam? Where did you find it at? I’m not even sure I’ve seen this at specialty stores around here.
It’s sold in quite a few different countries. I get it from Woolworths in Australia.
I can’t really remember what spam tastes like, except that I recall not liking it as a kid; I think it was too salty and too spongy for my liking. This product seems to have a meatier texture than spam though. I’ve tried it a few different ways and it’s quite enjoyable. I even use it as a burger patty replacement. Slice it up, fry it, and it pairs well with cheese and tomato sauce.
I’m all for vegan and vegetarian alternatives, but … I don’t even know what to say. How bad must your meat cravings be to eat UNmeat ugh.
SPAM is underappreciated.
I remember a long time ago as a fat kid on keto, eating spam right out of the can with a spoon. This is not the recommended way to serve.
But, grilled, either on a sandwich or as part of a breakfast plate? Chef’s kiss.
Not Meatloaf ?
They’ll do anything for love but they won’t do that.
It’s just a brand’s name isn’t it. It’s not a very good brand name I’d admit but it doesn’t actually mean anything.
spam, spam, spam, eggs, spam, spam, unspam, and spam
I don’t like spam
i wish this were in the UK
Is spam available in the UK?
Honestly it might be, but I’ve just never really thought of it as a UK product, it’s just a weird thing Americans eat, rather like ramen. Whatever that is.
The funny thing is that both of those are far more Asian/ Pacific Islander cuisine than American. Sure we eat the stuff here, but they invented and perfected the stuff.
I bought one of those vegan Spam-a-likes and I have to say I really didn’t like it.
I my thought process was “Spam’s so heavily processed, how much worse could it be if no meat were involved?” the answer turned out to be “A lot.” I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like… you know how there are all beef hot dogs, but they don’t taste anything like beef? It was kinda that but with Spam… but Spam isn’t very meat like to begin with.
All that being said, after the plant based Spam sat in my fridge until it started to get fuzzy, I threw it out for the stray cats in my neighborhood. Despite the fact I found it to be quite unappealing, starving alley cats found it to be meat like enough to eat it… which I guess is a mark in it’s favor?
Why do you give moldy, spoiled food to animals? It can make them sick too.
You gave moldy food to stray animals? How nice of you!
It’s probably better then the days old garbage they usually scavenge. And I cut off the moldy part too.
I’m still not sure why there is vegetarian Spam, but…
I became a full time vegetarian 10 or 11 years ago. There are still some dishes I miss that had meat in them. Not necessarily the meat itself. Some I have modified to be vegetarian. Other I have not.
All in all there are not a lot I find myself wanting. One is an Italian cold cut sub, another is various dishes made with spam. 20 years ago I worked in a logistics department and most of my coworkers were from the Philippines, I learned to love spam. It was also a great camping food. I would love to try vegetarian spam.
I doubt the original is legally meat either.
they use the word meat a lot on the shelf tag, considering it’s not meat
What??? I gotta find me some of this Spam!
