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We have been having summery weather the past week. M loves it but I can't help but feel uneasy that this is not natural for the time of year. Anyway, my friend S and I went to a lovely Asian supermarket on the weekend and we bought some cans of Spam Light. I didn't realize there was such a thing. Mind you, it may be 25% less fat, but 1/6 of the can is 20% of your day's fat and 25% of your day's sodium! Ok, I shouldn't have bought it, but I suppose the idea is to use just a bit of it for flavour with say, eggs. I remember having Spam as a child but it's been a long time.
The supermarket was also giving out a lot of free food samples, so we tasted savoury green onion pancakes, ginseng tea and ginseng candy, meusli porridge (tasted like oatmeal), steamed spareribs with squash, curried lamb dumplings, seafood dumplings, and I forget what else. Suffice to say it was so much fun, it felt like we had made a trip to Asia. I'm also happy not to have any serious food allergies so I could freely taste everything.
We have been having summery weather the past week. M loves it but I can't help but feel uneasy that this is not natural for the time of year. Anyway, my friend S and I went to a lovely Asian supermarket on the weekend and we bought some cans of Spam Light. I didn't realize there was such a thing. Mind you, it may be 25% less fat, but 1/6 of the can is 20% of your day's fat and 25% of your day's sodium! Ok, I shouldn't have bought it, but I suppose the idea is to use just a bit of it for flavour with say, eggs. I remember having Spam as a child but it's been a long time.
The supermarket was also giving out a lot of free food samples, so we tasted savoury green onion pancakes, ginseng tea and ginseng candy, meusli porridge (tasted like oatmeal), steamed spareribs with squash, curried lamb dumplings, seafood dumplings, and I forget what else. Suffice to say it was so much fun, it felt like we had made a trip to Asia. I'm also happy not to have any serious food allergies so I could freely taste everything.
10 comments:
Spam - brings back memories of my childhood. after the war everything was rationed - but there was always spam, which we sometimes got three times a day! Valerie
what a great day you had, I wish we had that market here, I need to come to your city, we ate a lot of spam too, my mum fried it and we ate it on tosted sandwiches with mustard!I haven't saw the light, we rarely buy it now, like you said its not the healthiest,
I agree a bit about the weather - though I of all ppl SHOUld be grateful cuz I hate the cold! funny... seems to augur sthg (have NEVER tried spam! isn't that funny..)
Oh I loved spam. I haven't had it in a lot of years though, guess I'm like you and worry about salt and fat content. YOu know what they say though, "anything in moderation" so enjoy! :-)
Those lamb and seafood dumplings (dim sum) would have made my day. I love dim sum. Spam, not too much. I haven't had that in years.
I love spam! Only if it was healthier that would be my daily staple!
what nice look this Christine I dont see here!
The last time I had Spam was several years ago, when the musical "Spamalot" came to town. I found a promotional can with a tie-in to the show, so before we left for the theater we ate Spam and eggs :-)
Spam is such a Hawaii staple, but it's so so bad for you.
My daughter just told me that the weather in Chicago is really, really weird. They had 80 degrees. That is so unreal!
Thank you for mentioning my giveaway Christine! I have never tried Spam...but, I think I am ok with that. :)
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