Another what we are having for our tea tonight or had for our tea last night post. This time it's a Lidl version of Spam.
Apparently shoulders of pork and ham is where the word spam comes from. Rather like the laboratories of New York and London jointly invented NYLON.
On further Google research. Spam was invented by Hormel Foods and Jay Hormel in 1937.
It was created to utilize Pork shoulder which was not a popular cut of meat at the time.
"Spam" is believed to be a combination of the words: "Spiced and ham".
My email often says: nothing in spam.
But I think there is. Especially if you eat it!
We spotted this when fuelling up a few weeks ago in County Kerry. I thought it a tad bit dear.
I remember Spike Milligan writing ✍️ in his book My Part in Hitler's Downfall. He was serving in north Africa in the middle of a jungle. He walked into an Arabic tent cafe in the jungle and said to the waiter: "Spam and chips twice please!"
Do you like Spam or Shoulders Of Pork And Ham?
This sketch is over fifty years old. 1970 in fact.You learn something new everyday. 😀
Could this be my blog post magnum opus? Or even a Spam magnum opus?
We had spam as a child on days when mum's budget was running low, I always detested it, and asked not to be given it. Tins of meat were often in the food hampers which arrived every Christmas, alongside side other "exotic " to us foods.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have Spam as kids but I never really liked it. I'm not too sure it's all that healthy??
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed yours though 😋
Great food memories Marlene. I grew up on Spam and tins of luncheon meat. My Irish grandmother use to post us one of her turkeys wrapped up in brown parcel paper at Christmas time. Tinned pairs, fruit cocktail and Carnanation condensed milk were other tinned foods we would eat on a Sunday. I often see the drive in McDonald's in Killarney and Tralee packed on a Sunday afternoon. How times have changed.
ReplyDeleteI think it contains a lot of salt JayCee. Great to take on a hike or for your dinner when working. It's already cooked and you can eat it straight away. I think it's a British institution.
ReplyDeleteI rather like spam, or the Greek version of it, but it has got too expensive here too. I used to make a spaghetti sauce with spam and tomatoes. The kids loved it.
ReplyDeleteWe always used to have a couple of tins in the cupboard. No more. It was also good sliced with a few sliced tomatoes and cheese
Hi Linda. The Lidl version is much cheaper. I use to take it on my Coarse fishing trips when I was younger. It's always worth keeping a few tins in the cupboard especially when it's a gale season.
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