Sometimes you have to deal with what’s in your pantry for a quick meal.

And, how many of us have had sushi with “Krab” in it? Same thing, but pork versus seafood.

I’ll have to try this recipe.

Really, if some pig is raised to be killed for it’s meat, let’s waste as little as possible.

Know what I like?

Get some hot butter and one of those $2.50 packages of Krab. (perhaps half a package, dep on appetite and # of people, what else is cooked, etc.) Heat the butter, put scallions, garlic, pepper, lemon juice, etc. in it to taste. Then cut up and immerse the Krab and heat some more.

Make sure to eat this ONLY with complex vegetables, carrot juice, V8, etc. No “Bread” for at least 2 hours pre and post and you might drink coffee with no milk or soda water with no sugar like “Talking Rain”.

It’s rich, filling, satisfying, but not as fattening as it sounds (you aren’t drinking all the butter, right?) and if you are worried about cholesterol down the road, putting in a little “Olive Oil” will help balance the butter.

The last quality/junk food fusion that I made was shrimp/lime flavored ramen noodles- the cheap ones- with fried pork sausage
and shredded mango pickle.

The article says it’s a good food to bring on airplanes. I’m hoping for a video of an angry traveler fighting a TSA agent for her Spam musubi in the upcoming months.

Hawaii also has many different kinds of spam, which helps.

I rarely eat Spam, but this looks tempting.

Also, you gotta give Hormel props for not getting all trademark-freaky about the common usage of the term.

In mud you frolicked
Till they cut, cleaned and canned you
How now, ground sow?

About.com has a pretty detailed article about how Spam is made, in case anyone wants to try and figure out how to make a more healthy, and cheaper, equivalent at home. Part of the process involves mixing the chopped meat in a vacuum then it’s cooked in the can by immersing it in hot water. So I’m thinking some kind of sous vide-based recipe might work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UckoXx-gRyo

PS: We are not poor, but we are food elitists. It MUST be SPAM. Treet or any other luncheon meat, once tasted, will be summarily returned for a refund. 7/11 also has chicken katsu, teriyaki, and hot dog musubi, among others. They’re all pretty good (If I must have hot dog, I can’t think of a better way).

The rest of the food snobs (and helicopter parents) better not read the following: Even my babies (GASP!) get a spam treat from time to time.

But seriously, I like spam and I like sushi. So what’s not to like (from my point of view).

I don’t hate Spam because I am a member of any generation, or because of some negative association with junk mail. I hate it because I’ve put it in my mouth before and swallowed it. And the greasy, rank taste of inferior grade pressed meat product is vile no matter how much you cook it or wrap it in something not-Spam.

and before I stopped eating inhumanely raised meat, I ate spam musubi like candy. mmmmm. I’m still working on a decent humane-organic substitute for spam so I can make these again. maybe neiman’s ranch hotdogs sliced lengthwise, or a yummy firm fried tofu…