Spam Conquers the World (Sort of)

Spamburgers, Spam tacos and Spambalaya—the canned pork loaf everyone loves to hate is leaving its indelible taste on dishes around the globe. In Spam-loving Hawaii, Japanese-American chef Muriel Miura has a new cookbook, “Hawaii Cooks With Spam,” which offers recipes for Spam sushi, Spam pancit and Korean rice with Spam. Um, yum? If yes, then try Spam in ratatouille pie, curried rice, lasagna and even Heidelberg casserole.

I’m slightly stressing that Spam souvlaki, Spam pad thai and Spam au vin might be just around the corner.

Call me a food snob, but that’s a fusion cuisine only a Spam-ku poet could love.

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