Contest Entry: Spam (1980) (assuming, of course, that this could be considered meat!)

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Spam. Someone had to.



Okay, you might be thinking: racism, Orientalism, etc., but there is something to this. I have heard that Asian cooks can do amazing things with Spam because it was pretty much the only meat (?) a lot of people could get after the war. Not sure how good this recipe is, but here it is made bigger:

Comments

[splix.livejournal.com]

You can see the distress in her eyes at being forced to pose in native dress while holding a plate of spam and pineapple.

Although I bet it tastes good.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I don't think she looks happy either like, "It's Spam. I am soooo sorry!"

[write-light.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY. She's clearly suffering.

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

"THERE'S A WORLD OF THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH SPAM"

And, judging by the look on her face, the least of which is to possibly eat it...

[tabaqui]

Apparently it was the meat du jour in Hawaii during and after ww2 because of rationing and military presence there, and it's still very, very popular.

This, however, sounds a bit...ucky.

[pimpmytardis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it has a similar following in Korea and to a lesser extent Japan for the same reason.

Yes

[crabofdoom.livejournal.com]

Man, that sounds really good to me. I'd prefer to use Fresh Market's coconut-mango sauce instead of a dry mix (it's just like sweet'n'sour, but without any bell peppers or salt,) but even with a mix, I'd eat it. It's actually quite close to the way I usually make Spam & rice, already.

It needs to be crisped in the wok a lot more than it appears to be in the pic, though. Crispy/charred Spam is convenience food of the gods.

[meleth.livejournal.com]

She just looks so sad.

[feorag.livejournal.com]

It's hard to tell, but it does look as if she has her kimono right over left, which would indicate that she is dead. It would explain a lot.

[meleth.livejournal.com]

Dead and carrying a plate of spam. That might be the worst thing I've ever heard.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

The ad agency was probably clueless about that. Even if the model was photographed correctly, the image might have been reversed when they did the layout. That happens all the time and they figured most people wouldn't catch it (I sure didn't!)

[kitty5150.livejournal.com]

She must have done terrible, terrible things in her life to be stuck peddling Spam in the afterlife.

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

Remember kids, respect your ancestors, or this could be YOU!

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I never before considered the karmic implications of Spam, but it's all becoming clear to me now. There's a reason the Universe allows this stuff to exist. If you find yourself having to serve and eat Spam, you may want to consider what you may have done to piss off the Universe.