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Derided in the West, spam is so beloved in Asia that one company has invented a meat-free version of it
cnn ^ | 12/26/2020 | James Griffiths

Posted on 12/27/2020 6:10:54 AM PST by mylife

Hong Kong (CNN)In a brightly lit restaurant in downtown Hong Kong, the meaty smell of fried spam fills the air.

As other staff prepare for the lunchtime rush, a cook is putting the finishing touches to a bowl of instant noodles, egg and spam, a dish so popular and iconic of local cuisine that it has its own shorthand in Cantonese (chaan daan mihn). But this bowl is different: despite being topped with two pink slabs of luncheon meat, it doesn't actually contain any animal products. The "spam" is vegan, a meat-free alternative developed by OmniFoods, a Hong Kong-based food producer and social enterprise. Like its US-based competitors Beyond Meat and Impossible, OmniFoods targets both vegetarians and meat-eaters with its plant-based foods, seeking to provide an ethical alternative that is less-environmentally damaging than meat.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: spam
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To: mylife

Spam, Spam, Spam, eggs, bacon and Spam. Hold the Spam.


21 posted on 12/27/2020 6:20:41 AM PST by real saxophonist (Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
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To: real saxophonist

Actually, I make Spam musubi occasionally. Very good.


22 posted on 12/27/2020 6:21:33 AM PST by real saxophonist (Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
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To: airborne

my wife won’t let it in the house.


23 posted on 12/27/2020 6:21:43 AM PST by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: airborne

I was loaded with it for the apocalypse, I just buy it on sale and throw it in the pantry.

Lots of flavors now.


24 posted on 12/27/2020 6:23:07 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Spam is meat? Who knew?


25 posted on 12/27/2020 6:24:41 AM PST by Sleepless in Jerusalem (To: All)
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To: Jeepers43

“Asia cannot figure out how to make a truly tasty hot dog, sausage, or anything similar even using real meat...”

I guess you’ve never heard of Kobi beef.


26 posted on 12/27/2020 6:24:41 AM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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To: stylin19a

Store it in the garage! 😉


27 posted on 12/27/2020 6:25:05 AM PST by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: stylin19a

She realizes that forces you to sneak around doesn’t she?


28 posted on 12/27/2020 6:25:18 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: V_TWIN

I replaced Spam with kielbasa in all the old standbys I grew up on. Cheaper, and better.


29 posted on 12/27/2020 6:26:29 AM PST by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick )
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To: mylife

so when I come and she gives me a kiss, she’s really smelling my breath?


30 posted on 12/27/2020 6:27:06 AM PST by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: mylife

It’s handy when you’re in the woods hunting, camping or hiking. Best over a campfire, especially cubed and placed at the end of a stick like a marshmallow.


31 posted on 12/27/2020 6:28:32 AM PST by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: discostu

I prefer bratwurst.......it’s SO HEALTHY. LOL


32 posted on 12/27/2020 6:30:27 AM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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To: mylife

Spam is delicious in some Hawaiian dishes like loco moco and musubi.


33 posted on 12/27/2020 6:30:56 AM PST by Stravinsky (Politeness will not defeat the Marxist revolutionaries)
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To: stylin19a

They are sneaky that way. ;) avoid girls that eat kimchee, I think you’ll be OK...


34 posted on 12/27/2020 6:31:40 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: real saxophonist

I’m having spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam, and spam.


35 posted on 12/27/2020 6:36:03 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: mylife

I thought SPAM was already meat-free? ;)


36 posted on 12/27/2020 6:39:23 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: real saxophonist
It took 21 posts to get a Python quote.

A few weeks ago it took an equally long time on Stonehenge thread to get a Spinal Tap post.

The pandemic has weakened us. We need to do better. But thank you for doing your part.


37 posted on 12/27/2020 6:40:00 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Only 36 posts to get to that? ;)


38 posted on 12/27/2020 6:41:54 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: DoodleBob

I keep my Spam in the pantry beside the beans in a can..


39 posted on 12/27/2020 6:43:34 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

My Spam is packed in a closet with a chorus of Vikings.


40 posted on 12/27/2020 6:48:00 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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