On 7/26/2015 7:24 AM, Troll Disposal Service wrote:
> On 7/26/2015 11:15 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 4:41:13 PM UTC-10, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:11:52 -1000, dsi1
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/25/2015 2:30 PM, Troll Disposal Service wrote:
>>>>> On 7/25/2015 6:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/25/2015 7:23 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>>>> For those of you here that like spam. I do occasionally. I'll eat a
>>>>>>> can maybe 2-3 times a year. I've never cooked it or used it in a
>>>>>>> recipe. For me it's just sliced spam on white bread with mayo.
>>>>>>> Just
>>>>>>> a sandwich or two with salty chips. It's a nice snack.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I noticed this morning that they offer other spam options. Turkey
>>>>>>> Spam, Jalapeno Spam and Teriyaki Spam.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just wondering - has any spam likers here ever tried these other
>>>>>>> flavors? What's your opinion of them. I think I did try the turkey
>>>>>>> one years ago but I forget my opinion. Obviously, it didn't
>>>>>>> impress me
>>>>>>> too much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> G.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The bacon flavor Spam is pretty good. You can cut it thin and fry it
>>>>>> crisp like bacon. The chorizo flavor ain't too bad - if you like
>>>>>> cumin
>>>>>> flavored Spam. I'll have to try the Portuguese sausage Spam. These
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> great times for Spam lovers. They ought to make some kim chee and
>>>>>> pineapple flavors.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Those are both excellent suggestions!
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm back to frying a slice now and then for breakfast - all YOUR fault
>>>>> btw, and thank you very much!
>>>>>
>>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>> I had some sushi yesterday. The place had Spam and egg, wrapped up in
>>>> nori, rolled into a maki sushi, dipped in tempura batter and then deep
>>>> fried. Odd bodkins!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationP...html#126064936
>>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't Spam the state meat of Hawaii?
>>
>> I don't believe that to be the case. If there was a state meat, it
>> would probably be ahi. We eat a lot of ahi. I guess our state animal
>> should be parasitic worms. Our state disease, of course, would be
>> mercury poisoning.
>>
>
> Heh!
>
> So how about some of these?
>
> http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4105.html
>
> SAIMIN
> The ultimate hangover cure and the perfect comfort food during Hawai‘i’s
> mild winters, saimin ranks at the top of the list of local favorites. In
> fact, it’s one of the few dishes deemed truly local, having been
> highlighted in cookbooks since the 1930s. Saimin is an Asian-style
> noodle soup so ubiquitous, it’s even on McDonald’s menus statewide. In
> mom-and-pop shops, a large melamine bowl is filled with homemade dashi
> or chicken broth and wheat-flour noodles and then topped off with strips
> of omelet, green onions, bright pink fish cake and char siu (Chinese
> roast pork) and/or canned luncheon meat, such as SPAM. Add shoyu and
> chili pepper water, lift your chopsticks and slurp away.
>
> MANAPUA
> Another savory snack is manapua, fist-sized dough balls fashioned after
> Chinese bao and stuffed with fillings such as char siu pork and then
> steamed. Many mom-and-pop stores sell them in commercial steamer display
> cases along with pork hash and other dim sum. Modern-day fillings
> include curry chicken.


It's not easy to find a good bowl of saimin these days. Ramen shops have
replaced most of them. Thirty years ago we didn't eat ramen. I suppose
it's an improvement over that plain bowl.

Manapua is pretty easy to get. I can get it from manapua trucks, gas
stations, 7-11s, and even Chinese restaurants!

I made some Spam musubi this morning. Spam slices were fried, then some
shoyu and sugar was added to the fry pan and boiled down to create a
thick glaze. I used cheese Spam - it pretty much tastes like Spam. I
suppose that's not a bad thing.