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bfg-9000 wrote:Current MRE bags are rated 3 years but certain items like applesauce and cheese can already turn nasty colors like black within that time. If you can keep them cool in storage I'd still not eat anything wet after ~5 years (the dry crackers would last about forever).
whm1974 wrote:Is Spam becoming more upscale in the US now? When I was going up in the 80's the only folks who brought the stuff who were not poor were either campers or the survivalist types who were always "prepared" for the end of the world who seemed to buy it by the case...
derFunkenstein wrote:That jellied whole chicken is thoroughly disturbing.
bfg-9000 wrote:Warning: cannot be unseen
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:Is Spam becoming more upscale in the US now? When I was going up in the 80's the only folks who brought the stuff who were not poor were either campers or the survivalist types who were always "prepared" for the end of the world who seemed to buy it by the case...
I think people are less concerned about foods that have a lot of saturated fat and salt in them because trans fats and refined sugar are the new dietary villains. It may also be riding on the coattails of the bacon craze to some extent (i.e., people are less likely to be offended by highly processed pork products).
tanker27 wrote:Yep. Not Chamorro, but Spam is something that you'll always find in the pantry at our house. Usually as a breakfast food with eggs or pancakes, but I often fry it up for lunch sandwiches. On occasion, I will eat it cold with hot sauce, but that's rare.@whm1974, Does a bear poop in the woods?
And finally a topic I can get on with.
Being Chamorro, we eat a bajillon different ways. Absolutely LOVE IT. (but it bad for you.) My son loves it also!
As Ned pointed out Musubi is my favorite way. Next would be Fried Rice with it. Grilled is absolutely delightful.
Anything you can do with any meat you can do with SPAM.
whm1974 wrote:As far as meat spreads goes, I will avoid any potted meat product made by Amour.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:As far as meat spreads goes, I will avoid any potted meat product made by Amour.
FTFY.
Stuff is as nasty as the name makes it sound.
just brew it! wrote:bfg-9000 wrote:Warning: cannot be unseen
Especially that last one!
whm1974 wrote:just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:As far as meat spreads goes, I will avoid any potted meat product made by Amour.
FTFY.
Stuff is as nasty as the name makes it sound.
Well the stuff made by Underwood is really good. But that is a premium product to begin with.
whm1974 wrote:I could eat the Armour stuff with on crackers with lots of hot sauce or soy.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:just brew it! wrote:FTFY.
Stuff is as nasty as the name makes it sound.
Well the stuff made by Underwood is really good. But that is a premium product to begin with.
I thought I remembered it being OK from when I was a kid, bought a can a few years back, and regretted it. The aroma was not unlike a restaurant dumpster on a warm summer day. Maybe I got a bad can, but man... YECHHH!whm1974 wrote:I could eat the Armour stuff with on crackers with lots of hot sauce or soy.
Sounds like a way to ruin some perfectly good hot sauce to me; I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dog!
whm1974 wrote:just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:Sounds like a way to ruin some perfectly good hot sauce to me; I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dog!
Yeah I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dog either if I had one. In fact I wouldn't eat at all myself unless I was in pretty dire straits, such being homeless with with not much money. Come to think of it, the homeless are probably Armour's biggest costumers of potted meat products.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:just brew it! wrote:Yeah I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dog either if I had one. In fact I wouldn't eat at all myself unless I was in pretty dire straits, such being homeless with with not much money. Come to think of it, the homeless are probably Armour's biggest costumers of potted meat products.
So you'd be the homeless guy carrying around the bottle of Sriracha? I'm pretty sure you could find something more palatable by literally dumpster-diving.
It's not even particularly cheap, considering how tiny the cans are. Probably because it's become a "niche" product these days (I sure don't know anyone who eats it). If you're on a tight budget, a can of generic chili probably costs about the same, tastes better, is way more nutritious (relatively speaking), and will fill you up without the need for crackers to spread it on (which also need to be factored into the cost).
What's with the potted meat product fixation, anyway? I can see how we got here from Spam, but for some reason you seem to be quite determined to figure out a scenario where you'd be willing to eat the stuff. Give it up. There aren't any where it makes sense, unless you're homeless and starving and someone gives you a can of the stuff for free. Maybe not even then.
The Swamp wrote:I keep some in the house and eat it from time to time. I agree with pps, it has a strong flavor and it's very salty. I don't know how much sodium a can has, but I suspect it's the daily allowance for a week.
I like the individual foil packs they sell. Those are handy when you want to just put it on some bread and you don't want to have to tackle a whole can. Last August, when we got 31 inches of rain in 3 days and the entire region flooded, I lost electricity for several days. I actually lived on Spam and canned tea. My part of the neighborhood stayed dry, but we were an island. No power meant no ability to cook anything. I can see why campers like the stuff. It's perfect for camping conditions.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:As far as meat spreads goes, I will avoid any potted meat product made by Amour.
FTFY.
Stuff is as nasty as the name makes it sound.
whm1974 wrote:The Swamp wrote:I keep some in the house and eat it from time to time. I agree with pps, it has a strong flavor and it's very salty. I don't know how much sodium a can has, but I suspect it's the daily allowance for a week.
I like the individual foil packs they sell. Those are handy when you want to just put it on some bread and you don't want to have to tackle a whole can. Last August, when we got 31 inches of rain in 3 days and the entire region flooded, I lost electricity for several days. I actually lived on Spam and canned tea. My part of the neighborhood stayed dry, but we were an island. No power meant no ability to cook anything. I can see why campers like the stuff. It's perfect for camping conditions.
Does this sort of thing happen often where you live? I can see why survivalist minded folks and those who live in rural areas stockpile the stuff.
The Swamp wrote:I keep some in the house and eat it from time to time. I agree with pps, it has a strong flavor and it's very salty. I don't know how much sodium a can has, but I suspect it's the daily allowance for a week.
I like the individual foil packs they sell. Those are handy when you want to just put it on some bread and you don't want to have to tackle a whole can. Last August, when we got 31 inches of rain in 3 days and the entire region flooded, I lost electricity for several days. I actually lived on Spam and canned tea. My part of the neighborhood stayed dry, but we were an island. No power meant no ability to cook anything. I can see why campers like the stuff. It's perfect for camping conditions.
Acidicheartburn wrote:just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:As far as meat spreads goes, I will avoid any potted meat product made by Amour.
FTFY.
Stuff is as nasty as the name makes it sound.
They aren't as terrible as you might think if prepared the proper, original way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKzWQOVET4
That being said, I'm not about to go trusting this method of preserving for too terribly long. If I made this I'd consider the shelf life about as normal as any other home cooked meal when stored properly.
just brew it! wrote:Sounds like a way to ruin some perfectly good hot sauce to me; I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dog!
Acidicheartburn wrote:I'm not about to go trusting this method of preserving for too terribly long.
bfg-9000 wrote:But canned dog food, potted meat in a can, vienna sausages and hot dogs are all exactly the same thing--just the ground up leftover trimmings like lips and snouts and cartilage mixed with fat. The dog food is probably the most nutritionally balanced one with the least fat because it's intended to be an exclusive food source, but that doesn't mean the others will hurt your dog.
bfg-9000 wrote:Yes I think I'd rather trust a method using continuous heat like Perpetual Stew.
bfg-9000 wrote:Although Guyanese Pepperpot uses the killing power of hydrogen cyanide to keep organisms from growing.
whm1974 wrote:The Swamp wrote:I keep some in the house and eat it from time to time. I agree with pps, it has a strong flavor and it's very salty. I don't know how much sodium a can has, but I suspect it's the daily allowance for a week.
I like the individual foil packs they sell. Those are handy when you want to just put it on some bread and you don't want to have to tackle a whole can. Last August, when we got 31 inches of rain in 3 days and the entire region flooded, I lost electricity for several days. I actually lived on Spam and canned tea. My part of the neighborhood stayed dry, but we were an island. No power meant no ability to cook anything. I can see why campers like the stuff. It's perfect for camping conditions.
Does this sort of thing happen often where you live? I can see why survivalist minded folks and those who live in rural areas stockpile the stuff.