Funny story about Spam.... growing up in an Italian household, my mother never opened a can of anything, so my entire life the mere thought of "Spam in a can" truly grossed me out. When my daughter enrolled to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for her Master's Degree, I visited her often as was shocked by the HUGE selection of Spam I'd see at her local Safeway.
Now, my daughter, having grown up in my household, never ate anything out of a can either but, as a "poor" student, she was financially motivated to give Spam a try. Imagine my surprise, when on a subsequent visit I opened her kitchen pantry and found quite a variety of Spam. That night, I caved to pressure and tried it for the first time, and, can I say.... wow, I really liked it!!!!
Today, my husband always teases me when he makes his Spam spread and I end up eating most of it. Who would have thought?????