Cooking with Spam
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An Islander Favorite - SPAM cooked in many different ways!
My Dad and Mom were school teachers... but before they became school teachers, my Dad manage to survive a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II. And when he was on the ship and at the various battle locations for what seemed like endless days, my Dad said they sometimes had nothing but SPAM to eat.
However, unlike many sailors and soldiers who couldn't face another can of SPAM after they got out of the service, my Dad had developed a fondness for the stuff.
Later, when Mom and Dad were school teachers, during the summer they would work as U.S. Forest Service Fire Spotters at a remote Fire-Spotting Tower in the deep boonies of Montana... and Mom and Dad had lots of cans of SPAM for their provisions at this remote location. Easy to store, easy to stack, and easy to cook.... these cans of SPAM had it all.
So, when my sister and I arrived on the scene.... my Mom and Dad were pretty good at cooking up SPAM in a wide variety of renditions... all, however, were usually in some form of frying.
This Squidoo lens is dedicated to bringing light to this often maligned food item. Have fun... and while you are at it, cook up a nice batch of SPAM!
Island-Style Breakfast - SPAM, Eggs, and Garlic-Rice
Spam .... Cooking Up New Ways to Fix It!
This is the Good Stuff! Yum!
SPAM With Bacon, 12-Ounce Cans (Pack of 6)
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SPAM Classic, 12-Ounce Cans (Pack of 6 )
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SPAM Lite, 12-Ounce Cans (Pack of 6)
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SPAM Hot & Spicy, 12-Ounce Units (Pack of 6)
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SPAM Oven Roasted Turkey, 12-Ounce Cans (Pack of 6)
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Sometimes Spam has to overcome its reputation!
SPAMology ... the Study of SPAM ...
Although my Mom and Dad would cook up SPAM quite frequently when we lived in Montana and New Mexico--and particularly because we were avid "road-trippers" and summer-time campers (we would drive from Montana and New Mexico all the way to New England--U.S. East Coast--EVERY summer... and stay every night in campgrounds on the way over and back home), it wasn't until we moved to the Pacific Island of Guam that we really saw more possibilities for SPAM.Like I mentioned before, my Mom's main way of preparing SPAM was to fry it.... most of the time in our home's kitchen, but also frequently over a campfire or campstove during our summer journeys. When we got to Guam, however, we found new ways to prepare SPAM. These new ways included SPAM sushi, SPAM salad, and SPAM noodles. I'll discuss these more throughout this lens.
SPAM by the Bay.... eBay, That Is!
SPAM Sandwiches!
How About a SPAM, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich?
Just fry up some slices of SPAM, and a scrambled egg (or two), and then place these nicely cooked items on a toasted English muffin... with a slice of cheese to finish it up. The result will be something that resembles a McD's "Egg McMuffin" ... but will be a SPAM 'n' Egg 'n' Cheese Muffin! Yum... Very tasty!
Read Up On Spam... and then Get Cooking!
Hawaii's Spam Cookbook by Ann Kondo Corum
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Spam: The Cook Book by Linda Eggers
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Hawaii's 2nd Spam Cookbook by A. Corum
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Spam - The Cookbook by Marguerite Patten
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SPAM: A Biography: The Amazing True Story of America's "Miracle Meat!" by Carolyn Wyman
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SPAM Sushi!
One of which is called SPAM Musubi!
If you have a rice-cooker and some Aji-Mirin Rice Wine Vinegar, you can make the basic rice base for SPAM Sushi. Use a bamboo roller-mat to roll the seaweed "nori" around the prepared rice... but before you do, lay in some thinly sliced cucumber, carrot, and SPAM... then roll the sushi. Then you cut the sushi roll into the familiar sushi pieces. Serve on a Japanese-style plate along with a garnish of wasabi (Japanese style horse-radish) and pickled pink ginger and some soy sauce. 
Nicely Browned Fried SPAM ... With the Garlic-Rice and Eggs
Do You Like Spam on a Shirt? For Decoration?
(Yeah, that's weird, but hey... just asking)
SPAM MUSUBI! Mousepad
SPAM MUSUBI is the Hawaiian taste sensation that Andrew Zimmern won't eat... Mouse over with pride! Mahalo!
Ah, the classic shape and colors for a can of SPAM! Yum happens!
Announcement for the Isleton, California, Annual SPAM Festival
SPAM chowder entry at the Isleton, California, SPAM Festival
SPAM and pineapple cupcakes with creamcheese and SPAM sprinkles
SPAM musubi -- one version of it -- at the Isleton, California, SPAM Festival
World War II vintage SPAM 'Hot Bombers' (to put on crackers) at the Isleton, California, SPAM Festival
'SPAM-henge' -- a creative culinary display at the Isleton, California, SPAM Festival
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deliverator
Mar 26, 2012 @ 12:58 pm | delete
- LOL! My childhood was also connected with spam and such... And I can't help remembering the Monty Pythons "Spam" episode...
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Nightcat
Sep 15, 2011 @ 10:56 pm | delete
- Am I drooling! Nice to see another spamhead post something here on Squidoo. Love the t-shirt and all the cooking ideas.
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kjscreations
Feb 23, 2011 @ 11:10 am | delete
- I LOVE spam... fried on toast with mayo... YUM..
My grandma always had a stash of spam to make quick sandwiches if friends stopped by for coffee. In MN... you always have to have something for a "little lunch" GREAT lens!
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NAIZA
Jan 1, 2011 @ 11:37 pm | delete
- Your spam recipes (well not the spam in emails?! LOL) is really appetizing and mouth-watery. I love to eat it in the morning with garlic fried rice. It does taste fantastic really! Awesome lens!
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Sami4u
Dec 7, 2010 @ 4:26 pm | delete
- Hi,
A sprinkling of Angel Dust for Christmas :)
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Spam Recipes! And Even the Trivia to Help in the Cooking!
Spam - The Cookbook
Amazon Price: $3.49 (as of 05/30/2012)
Keep this book in the kitchen next to all your cans of SPAM! You'll always have the great ideas for new ways to cook up your SPAM!
Alooooooha! Get Your Dose of SPAM Cooking... Hawaii Style!
Hawaii's Spam Cookbook
Amazon Price: $6.94 (as of 05/30/2012)
When we were visiting Hawaii, we stopped by a McDonald's... and were extremely surprised to find featured on their breakfast menu a Hawaiian specialty: SPAM, eggs, and rice with Kona Coffee! Wow! This book will give you more flavors of the islands... from a SPAM perspective!
SPAM - the Cookbook Compendium!
Spam: The Cookbook
Amazon Price: $156.57 (as of 05/30/2012)
This SPAM cookbook has a bunch of SPAM recipes that you can use to make all sorts of interesting dishes that will surprise your taste buds!
