On Fri, 28 May 2004, Beau E. Cox wrote:
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> A little OT FYI:
>
> Having grown up on the east coast of the USA, I, like most 'mainland'
> North Americans, did not consider the pressed/processed meat product
> 'Spam' real food. I seldom ate it. Now I have been living in Honolulu,
> Hawaii, USA for over thirty years, and here Spam is considered a treat.
> We consume more Spam pre capita than any other state in the USA - more
> than any other place in the world. We typically have a Spam, eggs, and
> rice breakfast, Spam with our lunch ('plate lunch'), and eat Spam
> musubi (rice balls with a piece of Spam wrapped by nori - seaweed).
>
> It seems during World War II there was a severe meat shortage in the
> islands, so the local people turned to Spam wich was plentiful (the
> GIs wouldn't eat it).
>
> So, the next time you vacation here, be sure to try one of our Spam
> delicacies! Even our local McDonalds has Spam on the menu.
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:-)
I grown up in Italy, and over there we still prefer the good old bloody
steak :-)
- Davide
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