Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
by Giada De Laurentiis

Great new book published this week, available from Amazon now!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...itcomsforev-20

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> Great new book published this week, available from Amazon now!

Presumably, full of recipes for spam.

Incidentally, I have often wondered why Hawaiians chose Spam(tm) as
their favorite over that wonderful Portuguese sausage they have.
Anyone know?

-aem

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> Incidentally, I have often wondered why Hawaiians chose
> Spam(tm) as their favorite over that wonderful Portuguese
> sausage they have. Anyone know?

Ever tasted poi? If so, you've already answer your own rhetorical. <G>

The Ranger

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> Ever tasted poi? If so, you've already answer your own rhetorical. <G>
>

Ever tasted real, freshly-made poi? It's nothing at all like
the commercial library-paste variety.

Bob M.

Bob Myers > wrote in message
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> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
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> > Ever tasted poi? If so, you've already answer your
> > own rhetorical. <G>
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> Ever tasted real, freshly-made poi? It's nothing at all
> like the commercial library-paste variety.

Yep. We were invited into a native's home when she discovered we were
doing the Honeymoon Thang. (People fell in love with SWMBO. Me: I
quickly learned to stay quiet.) The hostess was a delight. Her cooking,
while excellent in portion and quality, was also very HEAVY. The poi she
served was much better than the lavender sewer-sludge served at Kona
Hilton but nothing I would want in my everyday diet.

The Ranger

"aem" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
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> > Great new book published this week, available from Amazon now!
>
> Presumably, full of recipes for spam.
>
> Incidentally, I have often wondered why Hawaiians chose Spam(tm) as
> their favorite over that wonderful Portuguese sausage they have.
> Anyone know?
>
> -aem

According to relatives who have the absolute pleasure of living in Hawaii,
the local legends say that before/during W.W. 2 the local population shared
in the culinary delights of Uncle Sam's strong military presence, and became
used to eating oversalted chopped/ground up food out of small cans. It
became a comfort food to them.

aem wrote:
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>>Great new book published this week, available from Amazon now!
>
>
> Presumably, full of recipes for spam.
>
> Incidentally, I have often wondered why Hawaiians chose Spam(tm) as
> their favorite over that wonderful Portuguese sausage they have.
> Anyone know?
>
> -aem
>
Even more salt and fat. Spam, and canned corned beef, is popular all
over the Pacific.

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Regards

Louis Cohen

"Yes, yes, I will desalinate you, you grande morue!"

Émile Zola, Assommoir 1877

Louis Cohen wrote:
> aem wrote:
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> > Incidentally, I have often wondered why Hawaiians chose Spam(tm) as
> > their favorite over that wonderful Portuguese sausage they have.
> > Anyone know?

> Even more salt and fat. Spam, and canned corned beef, is popular all

> over the Pacific.

Mebbeso, but unlike those two, the Hawaiian Portuguese sausage tastes
really good. Your gustibus may vary. :-)

-aem