Spam, the product....

I have been to Hawaii and seen it on the menus...I wouldn't exactly say that their life span is shorter because they eat it....it's proven that people in hotter temp areas don't live as long as people in the cooler climates..that might have something to do with it.....also their cockroaches are enormous and they carry diseases...yuck!

How does over processed several compacted meats in a can become a delicacy? When we were kids my mom would make fried spam sandwiches and there was no choice about it, if she made it we had to eat it. I think she was the only one in the family that really enjoyed it. I don't think I've bought a single can in my entire adult life. Guess I got enough as a child to last a life time!

Wow! At least now we know why their life expectancy is so short! I grew up on that stuff! It was great fried and then throw some onoin on a sandwich with it! That Was some good stuff - but now that I know it's not healthy I wouldn't even buy any! But it was good back then! Who know Hawaiians would love the stuff?!?

Oh yah. They eat Spam Musubi (rice balls with a piece of Spam in the middle). It might sound weird, but it's actually tasty! I'm sure there are other recipes with Spam in it that they eat - but that's the common one . . . my friend from Hawaii and I had a conversation about that. I'm Japanese, and though it's not a Japanese thing as far as I know, my mom used to heat it up for us for dinner, with rice. Oh and I think some people stick it in their fried rice. They're sort of a tasty, salty meat product! I don't use it in our household for our family . . . I know it's not healthy. Do Hawaiians really have shorter life spans? The ones I know live a pretty long time - but maybe they weren't Spam conniseurs - hee hee.

the more we learn the more we get.

I've never liked spam very much, it's alright once in a while I guess. I had no idea it was so popular in Hawaii, I've visited Hawaii a few times and didn't see a lot of it, but I guess I wasn't paying enough attention. I can't imagine that's the main reason for the shorter life spans. I think part of it is the beautiful weather and the laid back lifestyle. Well maybe it's better to live a shorter, happier life anyways :)

Just because two facts co exist does not mean they are cause and effect, and I know that you agree, I have read the other posts and I saw that. They just happen to like SPAM, and have short lives. It is amazing that in such a paradise they would want to eat something so "gross". I say this with two cans sitting in my cupboard. Hubby likes it, but only once in awhile. If I lived in Hawaii I would live on fresh seafood and fruits and veggies. When you think about it though, we eat a lot of things that are less than optimally healthy. It seems all societies have one or two kinds of sausages and other meats laced with preservatives and fats. I have a hard time getting hubby to not want to feed me preserved meats all the time. Sausage, hot dogs, lunchmeat, ham, and bacon. Spam and treet and vienna sausages.

Wow, 4 million cans a year? That is a lot of SPAM. I buy MAYBE one can a year. My son likes the Turkey Spam. I don't think that is nearly as salty or as bad for you as the original stuff.

hi buggles! they have a shorter life span because of that food??i think that can be a reason.our life styles, the way we eat and kind of foods we consumed can lead and affect our lives.whatever the reason is if we consume food more than we should then it will not just affect our health but lifespan??maybe~so the lesson i learned is do eat our foods in moderate quantity.

I'm lucky, I never had to eat Spam as a kid. My dad ate it during WWII when he was in the service and refused to look at it again. My husband likes it. We always have a couple of cans of it on the shelf. Yuck. Thanks for the info.