When I hear the phrase spam and eggs the first thing I usually think of is Monty Python. That's not to say that I haven't ever enjoyed the guilty pleasure of a sandwich of scrambled eggs and Spam. But the much maligned potted meat is more than an occasional meal item in Hawaii, it's an institution. McDonald's has offered the pinkish mystery meat as part of its breakfast menu in Hawaii for five years. Now its rival Burger King is getting in on the action. The King recently began offering the Spam Platter, which consists of two slabs of Spam, flanked on either side by white rice and scrambled eggs. The Croissanwich or Biscuit Sandwich with Spam have also been added to the menu. I wonder if they've created any ad spots with the King flashing the "hang loose" sign with one hand while digging into a Spam platter with the other.
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6-14-2007 @ 10:20AM
Iscariote said...
Wife: I don't like spam!
Man: Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it. I'm having spam spam spam spam spam spam spam beaked beans spam spam spam and spam!
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.
Man: Well could I have her spam instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress: You mean spam spam spam spam spam spam... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words)
Vikings: (Singing elaborately...) Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!
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6-14-2007 @ 11:33AM
affidavid said...
what is it with spam and the pacific islanders?
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6-14-2007 @ 3:40PM
Ernie said...
@affidavid: I think it has to do with WWII. GIs brought SPAM with them to the Asia Pacific rim. Gave them out while they were there. After the war, it was probably a source of cheap meat. With most countries trying to rebuild after a war, you make due with what you have. And like slaves being given the crappiest pieces of meat and making BBQ out of it, Asian Pacific countries made the best out of SPAM.
Seriously, cooked spam on top of rice is just yummy.
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6-15-2007 @ 2:50PM
jeshi said...
@Ernie:
Close, but not quite right. Spam is popular in the Pacific Islands for the same reason that Skyflakes crackers are - they come in a tin. Before food could easily be transported over long distances, it had to be packaged properly ( either canned or in a tin ) and sent by boat. Food that can't go bad while crossing the ocean = awesome, to those who can't get anything "better".
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6-15-2007 @ 7:11PM
RobynT said...
i think @affidavid is right that it is also about the price of spam too. a lot of people grew up eating spam cuz it was cheap. and it's all the colonized places that eat a lot of spam right?
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6-16-2007 @ 4:30AM
Senpai said...
Heh, spam on sky crackers is AWSOME! spam is great stuff best way to have it?
spam and crackers
spam and peas
spam and rice
yummmmm
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6-17-2007 @ 6:24PM
tony alexander said...
I eat SPAM on toast with my favorite jelly , YUUUUUUMERS!!!!!!!!! TRY IF BEFORE YOU HATE IT...
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6-18-2007 @ 11:00PM
Steve P said...
Surely they called it a Croisspamwich - if not... then they should have!
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