Spam ( food ) | Spam is a canned and preserved meat product.

Spam ( shortened from spiced ham ) is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation, first introduced in 1937.

Despite the large number of mainlanders who consume Spam, and the various recipes that have been made from it, Spam, along with most canned food, is often stigmatized on the mainland as " poor people food ".

In Hawaii, similar canned meat products such as Treet are considered cheaper versions of canned meat than Spam.

Treet is a canned meat product, similar to Spam, that is marketed by Pinnacle Foods ' Armour Star subsidiary in the USA.

In the process of asking for canned meat, (" We have Spam ," the grocer says ,) he ends up singing the Spam song from the famous Monty Python sketch.

The labeled ingredients in the classic variety of Spam are chopped pork shoulder meat, with ham meat added, salt, water, modified potato starch as a binder, and sodium nitrite as a preservative.

* Spam Lite – " 33 % less calories and 50 % less fat " – made from pork shoulder meat, ham, and mechanically separated chicken

By the early 1970s the name Spam was often misused to describe any tinned meat product containing pork, such as pork luncheon meat.

Variations may include chili, bacon, ham, Spam, kalua pork, Portuguese sausage, teriyaki beef, teriyaki chicken, mahi-mahi, shrimp, oysters, and other meats.

Musubi may also be with fried shrimp, chicken katsu, or pork cutlet instead of Spam.

* 1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.

* " Spam ", a song about the meat by " Weird Al " Yankovic on the album UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff

* " Spam ", a track about the meat on It Means Everything, 1997 ska album by Save Ferris

* " Spam " ( Monty Python ), a comedy sketch about the meat

Since fresh meat was difficult to get to the soldiers on the front, World War II saw the largest use of Spam.

The image of Spam as a low cost meat product gave rise to the Scottish colloquial term " Spam valley " to describe certain affluent housing areas where residents appear to be wealthy but in reality may be living at poverty levels.

Spam is less popular than Ma Ling Meats, its main competitor in the Hong Kong processed meat market, although recent controversies surrounding high salt content in Ma Ling products may allow Spam to gain market share.

Spam is also an original ingredient in budae jjigae (" army base stew "), a spicy stew with different types of preserved meat.

Spam and similar meat preserves can be bought in gift sets that may contain nothing but the meat preserve or include other products such as food oil or tuna.

The event, known as Spam Jam, is a carnival-type celebration that coincides with local Fourth of July festivities, featuring parades and fireworks that often relate to the popular luncheon meat.

The theme of Spamarama is gentle parody of Spam, rather than straightforward celebration: the event at the heart of the festival is a Spam cook-off that originated as a challenge to produce an appetizing recipe for the meat.

In Okinawa, Japan, the product is added into onigiri alongside eggs, used as a staple ingredient in the traditional Okinawan dish chanpurū, and a Spam burger is sold by local fast food chain Jef.

Because of this, Spam in Korea tastes different from the ones sold in other countries, and is a relatively expensive product compared to its competitors in Korea.

SPAM Jam ( formerly known as Cedar River days ) is a yearly festival of the popular meat product Spam.

Of particular interest to the military services is the demonstration that roast pork, after radiosterilization, is superior in palatability to available canned pork products.

Apples, beans, canned beef, flour and pork products were distributed through local relief channels.

Rumor also had it that Haarmann would peddle meat from the bodies of his victims as canned black market pork.

Throughout the war, soldiers generally subsisted on low-quality canned foodstuffs, such as the British " Bully Beef " ( cheap corned beef ), pork and beans and Maconochies Irish Stew, but by 1916 widespread boredom with cheap canned food amongst soldiers resulted in militaries purchasing better-quality food to improve morale, and the complete meals in a can began to appear.

Its are also installed ceramic craft workshops, sausage factories, cookies and candy, breweries, canned foods ( jams, peaches, etc ..), In addition to traditional agricultural activities that result in the marketing of vegetables, fruit, flowers, pork and its derivatives, etc ..

Later, self-contained kits were issued as a whole ration, and contained canned meat, pork, bread, coffee, sugar and salt.

In 1925, the meat ration was replaced with canned pork and beans.

The M-unit contained a canned entrée originally made of stew meat ( a mixture of beef and pork ) seasoned with salt, various spices, and chopped onions.

San Miguel Pure Foods ' integrated operations range from breeding, contract growing, processing and marketing of chicken, pork and beef to the manufacture of refrigerated, canned and ready-to-cook meat products, butter, cheese, margarine, oils and fats, as well as animal and aquatic feeds.

The sandwiches made from it include meat and soy fillings such as steamed, pan-roasted or oven-roasted seasoned pork belly, Vietnamese sausage, grilled pork, grilled pork patties, spreadable pork liver pâté, pork floss, grilled chicken, chicken floss, canned sardines in tomato sauce, soft pork meatballs in tomato sauce, head cheese, fried eggs, and tofu.

In 1925, the Meat Ration was changed, deleting the dried beef in favor of canned pork and beans, and reducing the bread component.

In 1936, menu planners attempted to introduce more variety by developing an alternate Meat Ration consisting of an " A "- menu ( canned, corned beef ) and a " B "- menu ( canned pork & beans ).

* Supper Unit: canned meat, consisting of either chicken paté, pork luncheon meat with carrot and apple ( 1st issue ), beef and pork loaf ( second issue ), or sausages ; biscuits ; a 2-ounce ( 57 g ) D ration emergency chocolate bar, Tropical bar, or ( in temperate climates ) commercial sweet chocolate bar ; a packet of toilet paper tissues ; a four-pack of cigarettes ; chewing gum, and a bouillon soup cube or powder packet.

* Garrett Morris as canned pork chop commercial pitchman along with Tracy Morgan

Partly because low-level heat treatment is needed to inactivate enzymes before radiosterilization, treated fresh meats have the appearance of boiled or canned meat.

Tinned ham ( more commonly known in the United States as " canned ham ") is a meat product that is sold exclusively in tins ( or cans ).

This caused confusion in the early history of scurvy, since the disease was only seen in people eating long-preserved diets or canned goods, but not in people eating any sort of fresh diet, including arctic diets primarily based upon meat.

Notable exceptions to this pattern are a fictional scotch brand called " Hennigan's " ( a portmanteau of " Hennessy " and " Brannigans ") and a canned meat product called " Beef-a-reeno " ( a parody of " Beef-a-roni ").

The supermarket typically comprises meat, fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods aisles, along with shelf space reserved for canned and packaged goods as well as for various non-food items such as household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies.

Pineapple may be consumed fresh, canned, juiced, and are found in a wide array of food stuffs – dessert, fruit salad, jam, yogurt, ice cream, candy, and as a complement to meat dishes.

Small-scale industries produce beer, soap, concrete products, clothing, paper products, matches, ice cream, canned meat, fruit juices, furniture, plywood, and paint.

Foods that must be pressure canned include most vegetables, meat, seafood, poultry, and dairy products.

By 1817 Donkin recorded that he had sold £ 3000 worth of canned meat in six months.

Consequently, canned meat and vegetables are often among the list of food items that are stocked during emergencies.

It originally consisted of of bacon or one pound of meat ( usually canned corned beef ), two cans of hard bread or hardtack biscuits, a packet of of pre-ground coffee, a packet of of granulated sugar, and a packet of of salt.

In 1922, the ration was reorganized to consist of 1 pound of meat ( usually beef jerky ), of canned corned beef or chocolate, of hard bread or hardtack biscuits, coffee and sugar.

The first Type C ration consisted of a ( reduced to after being field tested during the 1940 army maneuvers in Louisiana ) canned ' meat ' unit ( M-unit ).

A typical menu included such canned items as butter-substitute spread, soluble coffee, pudding, meat units, jam, evaporated milk, and vegetables as well as biscuits, cereal, beverages, candy, salt, and sugar.