Am Freitag, 2. Februar 2018 23:11:03 UTC+1 schrieb dsi1:
> On Friday, February 2, 2018 at 12:06:21 PM UTC-10, sanne wrote:
> >
> > Korean gimbap (their version of sushi rolls) often has spam in it.
> > We haven't combusted yet - neither there nor(i) here. ;-)
> >
> > Bye, Sanne.
>
> Korean ain't regular people.

Do tell! ;-)

> I once told my wife that Koreans give Spam as presents. She told me
> that she knows. She used to help her mom pack Cans of Spam to send
> to their relatives in Korea.

That's a relic from the Korean war and afterwards when the American
soldiers introduced it to the Koreans. It was something special then
and is still nowadays.
"Budae Jigae" may be one of the first Fusion foods there; it uses spam, too.
And Ramyeon.

> She also taught me about roasting nori over a fire with sesame oil
> and salt. This style of seaweed has gotten very popular in Hawaii
> over the last 20 years.

It's a heavenly snack! Readily available, too - and a welcome present
from Koreans when they visit us.
You do know maangchi.com ? She's on youtube, too. Tell your wife that
nickname; she'll have a good laugh.

Bye, Sanne.