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Do you like spam? Is it better than bacon?

>> No.18043936

>>18043934
it's good but it's very salty

>> No.18043943

>>18043934
Yes

>> No.18043950

Spam cheese and tomato is a great sandwich

>> No.18043954

>>18043934
Bacon is "fun food" for 10 years olds unless it's something like Canadian bacon.
Yes I like spam but it's very rare here.

>> No.18043956

>>18043934
it is more convenient than bacon

>> No.18043973
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18043973

Scrapple is better

>> No.18043992

>>18043934
Spam and egg breakfast sandwiches are very good if you ignore the feeling that it's chipping away at your lifespan. Bacon is a hassle at times to cook while spam can be eaten cold if you are a starving neanderthal. I'd honestly prefer spam in my sandwich over bacon.

>> No.18045210

>>18043934
cheaper than bacon

>> No.18045221

>>18043934
I love spam, the missus and I eat it often. We get the reduced sodium kind since like this Anon said, >>18043936 the normal kind is too salty.
One of our go-to lazy meals is cutting the spam cubed, frying it with some eggs, and tossing in some mixed veggies & chunky salsa to serve over rice. Some pretty good sloppa.

>> No.18045229

Spam's great but you have to fry it super crispy or it feels like you're eating meat gelatin.

>> No.18045234

>>18043973
Based

>> No.18045235

>>18043934
Goes well with eggs & mushrooms + kefir . Which is what I normally eat for breakfast most days.

>> No.18045254
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>>18043934
>>18043992
Let me blow your mind

>> No.18045262

>>18045254
I haven't seen this in stores, sounds good.
The jalapeno kind is really good too, I just wish there was a reduced sodium version of it since it's really salty.

>> No.18045269

Nothing is better than bacon.
Wash hands receive bacon.
Epic bacon ftw.

>> No.18045282

>>18043934
>>18043936
Can you boil it? Would that reduce the salt content?

>> No.18045294
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>>18043936
>People keep saying it's salty
>Sometimes I add some salt to my spam
Uhm, should I be concerned?

>> No.18045305

>>18045294
Yes. Have you ever looked at the nutrition facts on the back of the can?

>> No.18045309
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>>18043954
>unless it's something like Canadian bacon.

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>>18043934
>eating pork

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>>18045338
I wonder who could be behind this post

>> No.18045350

>>18043934
I don't like spam as a bacon replacement
I cut it thicker, 8 slices per can, and cook it till it's lightly browned and make sandwiches with it (w mustard, Am Cheese and white bread)

>> No.18045355
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18045355

What the fuck is modified potato starch? And what the fuck is sodium nitrite?

>> No.18045358

Longtime Spammer, big fan of the Lite and Low Sodium varieties (they actually are more palatable). I always thought the flavoured versions were memes (Bacon, Terror-yaki, Hot & Spicy, etc), but I recently tried the Hot & Spicy and it was like crack. Actually legitimately fucking delicious. I'm hooked.

>> No.18045364

>>18045355
nitrite is for curing the meat, and giving it the pink color.
also toxic.
"modified potato starch" is a good question, and sounds hilarious

>> No.18045368

>>18043973
Based and Pennsylvania Pilled

>> No.18045370

>>18045364
>also toxic
How so?

>> No.18045371

>>18043934
Not better or worse than bacon, just different. It has its uses and I like it.

>> No.18045377

>>18043934
spam is safer to consume than bacon i suppose. doesn't mean i like it more.
spam has this familiar smell that isn't the most pleasant. bacon though can be made from the snout, which in my opinion cancels any argument that can be made to either option's versatility. be it spam made from some other parts and blend of flavor, or turkey bacon or any other bacon.
hog jowl bacon bits baby.

>> No.18045413

>>18045377
>bacon though can be made from the snout
Commercially? That's legal in your country?

>> No.18045428

>>18045370
I don't know the mechanism of action but nitrites are the main issue with processed meat and why they're considered a type 2a carcinogen, like smokong cigarettes. Best to avoid.

>> No.18045445

>>18045428
They also prevent you from catching botulism

>> No.18045526

>>18045294
Jesus dude, it's like 3.5% salt by weight.

>> No.18045547

>>18045347
Has anyone ever told you that shark looks jewish? What a strange coincidence!

>> No.18045669
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>>18045294
Try adding spam, anchovies, and burger king onion rings to miso soup.

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>>18045355
It's the same as permitted colours & flavours.

>> No.18045985

>>18045254
I know about that flavor but my local stores rarely offer it. I have one at home right now but I'm saving it for a rainy day. Or in other words, when I feel like having a rare midday sandwich

>> No.18046002

>>18045294
That depends, how is your blood pressure?

>> No.18046007

>>18046002
Heart attacks are a meme. Most people don't even die from them the first time around.

>> No.18046191

>>18045254
Isn't that kind of redundant?

>> No.18046197

>>18043934
Yes
No

>> No.18046221

A little bit goes a long way. As others mention, it's very salty. Try it with mustard. Try the low sodium version, maybe it's less salty (I haven't).

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>>18043934
> Do you like spam?

Yes, though I don’t eat it very often (a few times per year) but when I do, I like it lightly fried and placed on white bread toast with margarin and drizzled with fake maple syrup.

> Is it better than bacon?

Yes, as well as being cheeper, easier to cook and shelf-stable for years.

>> No.18046698

>>18043934
It's a pork product, a cheap meat, a meat that does not taste or smell good, I don't like spam, the only mystery meat pork product akin to spam that I could eat would be doctor sausage, it does not taste much of anything

>> No.18047376

Fried cubed spam, scrambled eggs, and white rice
>t. Samoan

>> No.18047544

>>18047376
They sell that for breakfast at McDonalds in Hawaii.

>> No.18047564
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>>18043936
Low sodium master race checking in.

Seriously the best kind of Spam.

>> No.18047587

>>18045294
lol wtf, did you work in the coal mines as a kid or something?

>> No.18047691

>>18043973
based for enjoying scrapple but i think the two are too different to really compare

>> No.18047735

>>18045254
fun fact; last time i checked, the bacon spam has less sodium than the reduced sodium version

>> No.18047852

>>18043973
>OP makes a thread to discuss vinyl
>anon comments blueberry pancakes are better
Yes, anon, they're both the same shape. Well done.

>> No.18047929

Proud to say never eaten spam.

>> No.18047941

Spam musubi is good.

>> No.18048419

>>18047929
Either you are an intolerable, rich white male or an extremely poor minority who can't afford spam. Not sure why you'd be proud of not eating a staple of American cuisine regardless of social class. Even more cringe if your country doesn't have spam for sale.

>> No.18048433

>>18048419
>can't afford spam
Literally impossible to not afford spam.

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>>18048433
If all your money is going to drugs or some other shit, I could see some crackheads in Chicago not buying name brand spam and going for some other canned meat. Otherwise you are correct, spam is relatively inexpensive for anyone who isn't financially retarded.
Picrel is the Walmart price in my area but I haven't bought a can in ages so I can't say if the app is correct.

>> No.18048467

>>18048454
Poor people get food stamps.

>> No.18048508
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I like it a lot, I went to my school's food pantry nearly every week and got spam as well as canned tuna and chicken. Agree that it's very salty, even the reduced sodium version.
Cubing it up and frying until crispy usually ends up making it too dry, so I just slice it exactly like op, actually cook it in that exact configuration as well lol

Eat about half a can with eggs and coffee for a somewhat heavy but satisfying way to start the day

>> No.18048522

>>18043934
I like Spam, but I prefer a nice Dak brand canned ham.

>> No.18048530

>>18043934
no it's not better than bacon

i prefer my canned meat chinese and with mala flavouring

>> No.18048572

>>18045370
not to say toxic, but carcinogenic
Its a preservative for meat, and the main reason why you should try to eat as little processed meat as possible

>> No.18048640
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18048640

>cut entire spam container into thin slices as thick as bacon, fry them all without crowding da pan
>make some breakfast burgers for gf's senpai with eggs, shredded cheese, and some veggies
>get mad compliments for using authentic bacon in my delicious breakfast burgers from extended senpai
Unironically considering never buying bacon again except for special occasions because people can't tell the difference.

>> No.18048645

>>18045445
from meat that's sat in a cupboard for 2 years yes. but if you're eating fresh meat there's no issue

>> No.18048786

Dad used to take me hiking regularly as a kid. Always had spam and egg sandwich for breakfast.

>> No.18048929

You can buy the same shit frozen and it's half the price.
As spam has no appreciable texture, it doesn't taste any different after freezing.
You can also buy this fresh as bologne, which is free of the toxic nitric salts and is just as cheap.

Strangely enough the only thing I use this for is making Asian fusion, like Bahn mi vietnamese sandwiches, Korean army stew budjijea or western style ramen

>> No.18048951

>>18048454
Why pay near 5$ per LB of spam when you could buy chicken for sub 2$/lb. Recently got a 10$ bag of quarters and 5lb bag of drumsticks for just 17$ from Walmart

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18048982

>>18045269

>> No.18048986

>>18043934
Spam is not bad, but I have never thought of using it when other options seem better. I have never met a person who used it.

>> No.18048997

>>18047564
Why does "low sodium" (i.e. slightly less absurd sodium) spam have chicken slime in it when normal spam doesn't

>> No.18049101

>>18048997
Tons of salt wasn't added to the original spam product just for fun.
Salt is how you preserve food.

>> No.18049127

>>18048982
>tfw early 2010s were 50 years ago

>> No.18049139

>>18045428
From what I can understand nitrates and nitrites aren't inherently harmful (vegetables have tons of them). The problem is how they combine with protein under high heat (ie cooking) to form nitrosamines. Theoretically vit c can help stem the damage but I guess vit c + fat actually makes it worse.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/vitamin-cs-anti-cancer-effects-may-be-compromised-by-fat/3004251.article

>> No.18049159

>>18049139
It simple, we eat the batman.

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>>18047852
>NO ACTUALLY YOU SEE BLUEBERRY PANCAKES AREN'T BETTER THAN VINYL
>VINYL ISN'T A MONEY PIT

>> No.18049373

>>18046007
Heart disease is literally the number one killer of men lol

>> No.18049489

>>18045294
You might be having endocrine system issues. When you havin em you be geeling everythang ain't salty when it actually is super salty. Check yo endocrinologist

>> No.18049491

>>18045294
You might be having endocrine system issues. When you havin em you be feeling everythang ain't salty when it actually is super salty. Check yo endocrinologist

>> No.18049498
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>>18045294
The average can of SPAM has about 200% of your daily recommended sodium. Added salt to it is like pissing into an ocean of piss

>> No.18050065

>>18048433
You need to go buy some. The price is going through the roof. Publix in Florida wants $3.50 per can. That's 4.66 per pound. I mean, it's not going to break the bank, but it's not poor person food.

>> No.18050072

>>18050065
>it's not poor person food
It's the one of the most stereotypical poor people foods in existence.
Just because inflation is happening and you can find a alightly less expensive source of food instead of spam doesn't mean it isn't poverty cuisine.