Spam or luncheon meat is popular in a lot of Chinese communities too, especially HK and Cantonese communities. I think similar to its history in the Philippines and other Asian countries, it was one of the few meats available during the war and it’s taken on a life of its war even after post-war and food shortages weren’t an issue. It’s in noodles, it’s used in fried rice, or it’s fried on its own as an accompaniment to Spam. I grew up with occasional spam fried rice and I enjoy it.
I much prefer the low sodium or even the turkey spam (lower salt and fat), but the turkey ones are hard to find. I even found a can of spicy spam once that was quite good, but I haven’t found it since. I also love spam musubi; so good, and so easy to make. Spam is a great plan for those nights I come home late and don’t really want to spend too much time cooking.
