Hawaii
Wow!
Hawaiians are wild for eating Spam
Hawaii is surrounded by water . . . and floating in Spam.
That's because Hawaiians chow down on 7 million cans a year, which is way, way, way more than any other state.
Hawaii is heaven for anyone who loves the canned pink meat because it is sold everywhere. Restaurants serve dishes with Spam for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even McDonald's and Burger King woke up and smelled the coffee, putting Spam on their menus.
That's because Hawaiians chow down on 7 million cans a year, which is way, way, way more than any other state.
Hawaii is heaven for anyone who loves the canned pink meat because it is sold everywhere. Restaurants serve dishes with Spam for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even McDonald's and Burger King woke up and smelled the coffee, putting Spam on their menus.
Musubi - yum!
- photo by mandydale
- photo by mandydale
Go to any convenience store and get a musubi to go. That's rice shaped into a block with a slice of Spam held on top by a wrapping of seaweed. Hawaiians even have a special plastic gadget for making musubi at home. Musubi is almost like the national snack of Hawaii.
Sure, people in other places like to make fun of Spam. But Hawaii makes fun WITH Spam at the Waikiki Spam Jam held every year in April. This street festival attracts 20,000 people for Hawaiian music, Spam gear and restaurants serving up their favorite Spam dishes. And the Spam Jam benefits the Hawaii Food Bank.
Okay, now you want to know . . . how did Hawaii get a Spam jones?
Okay, now you want to know . . . how did Hawaii get a Spam jones?
Glad you asked. It all got started back in World War II. Fresh meat could be hard to get, so Spam was perfect for the military.
Islanders latched on to the soldier fare, because it didn't need refrigeration. They could stockpile it indefinitely for natural disasters or when dock strikes stopped ships from supplying the islands.
There you have it . . . surf, sand and Spam.
Islanders latched on to the soldier fare, because it didn't need refrigeration. They could stockpile it indefinitely for natural disasters or when dock strikes stopped ships from supplying the islands.
There you have it . . . surf, sand and Spam.
