On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:18:29 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:55:52 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > People with an abundance of food have the luxury of dissing Spam and other foods they consider "low class."
> >
> >
> I don't consider it low class, it's just too fatty for me.
> Perhaps once a year I might eat it but much more than that I
> feel queasy. Even after frying to get as much grease out as
> possible I will feel nauseous if I eat much of it. Chomping
> down on a piece of gristle doesn't improve my liking of it
> either.

I can appreciate your concerns about fat. It also has a whole lot of salt. OTOH, the salt is what allows a single slice of Spam to be placed on top of a ball of rice and create an entire meal in a highly compact package. As far as any gristle goes, I've never seen that in Spam, since the meat is totally mashed into a fine, uniform, paste that bears absolutely no resemblance to meat at all. You may be mixing Spam up with luncheon meat.