I'm 16, it's a Saturday night, and I'm laying in my bed watching a woman eat spam. I'd say it's a night well spent.

So many Spammers! 😆

When I got my first apartment in 1978 a friend gave me a can of Spam so I would never be hungry and always have something to eat. I still have that can.

I'm from Hawaii and SPAM is my JAM love love love it! Could eat it everyday all day long ;) Spam can be put in anything. I love spam on my saimen/ramen noodles. I love spam in my fried rice. I love spam and egg sandwiches for breakfast with a bit of mayo. I of course love spam musubi. You can teriyaki the spam and make it more sweet. spam also can be put in pancit. Loads of different dishes. Anything you use bits of ham or bacon on/with can be substituted with Spam :D

When I was a kid we used to slice it thin and fry it so it had the same crunch as extra crispy bacon, and always paired it with macaroni and cheese and fried diced potatoes. Thinking about it that setup is a dietitian's worst nightmare lol but we only had it maybe 3 times a year if that and always during the summer.

we didn't have much money growing up. So my dad would get a cab or two of spam and cutting up into bite-size pieces fry in a pan until it was crispy. Then he would add a can of corn kernels and a small bottle of picante sauce... It was actually pretty good😊

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Spam musubi is also my favorite. I marinade it in brown sugar and soy sauce and some water before I fry it for the musubi. Another one is to put spam and pineapple in a grill, cook it up, and put it on a burger Bun with some lettuce and maybe mayo. Last one. Dice spam, make a scramble with it and eggs, throw it on a tortilla and add cheese and salsa. Military men in WWII actually got different slam than commercially. It was greasier and saltier. They used the grease as gun lubricant and to waterproof boots. They hated it and this poem was infamous. “For breakfast they will fry it; For supper it is baked; For dinner it goes delicate - They have it pat-a-caked. Next morning it’s with flapjacks, Or maybe powdered eggs - For God’s sake where do they get it? It must come in by kegs. Oh, surely for the evening meal They’ll cook up something new! But the cooks they are uncanny, Now the Spam is in the stew. And thus the endless cycle goes; It never seems to cease - There’s Spam in cake and Spam in pie And Spam in rancid grease.”

You have really nice plates.

My Dad loved it fried with eggs on the weekend but I always rinsed it, sliced it and boiled it in about 1/2 in. of water in the skillet for 5-10 minutes to remove some of the salt/fat then simply pan friend it like bacon. The boiling makes a world of difference and was much better for his blood pressure.

This was very interesting to watch, we bought a whole variety of spam in our local supermarket and also from Our recent trip to Hawaii. We found some interesting flavors like teriyaki, cheese and spicy! You'll definitely enjoy the spam musubi better than straight out of the can. Spam is good cut up I to small pieces in fried rice and also makes a rather good soup stock because it's so salty. Enjoy!!!

I absolutely love SPAM Fried Rice! Just substitute SPAM for the meat you would normally use. I add frozen veggies to the mix for a fast and easy meal. SPAM musubi is also a favorite. It's especially good to fry the SPAM as you would for musubi and then lay it on a bed of rice and scrambled eggs for breakfast. My favorite breakfast!

I like to microwave a couple of slices of Spam and then dice them and put them in macaroni and cheese. The cheese really neutralizes the salt and it makes the whole thing taste pretty good (in my opinion).

Oh it tastes so much better when you put it on the pan until it’s golden. We ate rice and seaweed with spam all the time in Hawaii, It’s a traditional Hawaiian dish!

When I was little my grandma used to fry original spam in a pan with some maple syrup. Surprisingly it is pretty good (as good as spam can be) it was the salty sweet combination 😛

I love that you visibly wince to these and yet ate bugs with no problem.

I work in a fish and chip shop in Cornwall, England and we sell Spam deep fried in batter, it's quite popular! Maybe you should give it a try Emmy? 😊

Add potatoes, peppers, and make it into a nice Hash. You don't even have to season the potatoes.

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I used to eat it fried with plain white rice and some vinegar to counteract the saltiness. I'll have to try it with eggs!

if you're reading this stay positive lovely :)

My guilty pleasure is a spam sandwich (cut thin and fried) on toasted white bread with cheese (bonus 'Murica points if it's american cheese or velveta) with mustard, lots of mayo, and potato chips. I haven't had one in years... You should try it!

I requested this and she came through and i'm so happy! I absolutely love spam cause i'm weird..but I usually cook it.

while stationed on Guam and Hawaii, i learned to like spam, I use it a quiche, like cheese, broccoli, or spinach, add the spam and no need to do any salt, i dice it up to use.

take a shot for every time "salt" or "salty" is said.

I'm thirsty.

I'm part Guamanian and while growing up on the island we would make Spam Kelleguin which is similar to a ceviche. The lime juice a heat from the chillies really helps cut the salt. I really recommend it. I can't take the salt content either and I grew up on the stuff.

I always stay tuned all the way toward the end of your videos!!!!!! You're hilarious! 😂🐶

That i'm awake for your 2am posting schedule(my time) is slightly troubling. Your videos are kind of soothing, though, because you're so methodical.

Growing up eating spam, we never ate it alone, always with white rice. Every time I watched spam tasting videos on youtube, people always just eat them plain and without cooking them. I'm glad you tried them both uncooked and cooked. But yea, I don't think I know anyone who would eat spam alone, way too salty.

I love how unpretentious and honest you are with your reviews so many people give in to memes rather than just giving an honest reaction. This is why you're great. I will recommend you to everyone because you're so great.

When I was younger we didn't really have money, and they would give us tons of spam at the local church. We always took it out of the can, sliced it kind of thick and then put it two slices of it on a piece of bread, then put mayo on another slice of bread, then sandwich them together. I loved it sooo much.

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This hair style suits you really well, and as always, great review :)

My family was pretty broke growing up so we ate a lot of cheap dinners my mom could throw together really quick at the end of the day (Both parents working very hard and raising three kids). One of our favorite "treat" dinners was Original Kraft Mac n Cheese with fried Spam and green peas. They always start separate on the plate but you slowly start to mix them together and oooooh so good. Childhood on a plate for me.

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When we kind of took some time in our family, as a child my mom would cook rice and fried ‘meat’. So after many years of calling it fried meat, I tried fried spam and rice with my friends and it tasted the same. Mother, you lied to meeeeee.

I don't know why I love these videos so much... I hate being around people while they eat! I won't even eat out at a restaurant. But Emmy could spend an hour boiling water and I would watch it.

We stew it in Puerto Rico. We also make "Mesclita" which is spam, cheese whiz and roasted red peppers blended to a cream. We put it in bread. We make rice with Spam inside or fried on the side of eggs.

Oh my gosh Emmy, endings like that really make me love these videos haha

I'm a committed vegetarian, why am I watching this? I guess because it's an Emmy video and I love Emmy!

This has nothing to do with this video but your skin is glowing! You look so healthy and happy! Stay positive! 😊😊

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I do not like food blogs at all. But I'm obsessed with your channel. Even if I'm not watching I'm using this to fall asleep. Love it.

i love spam! i cut it into little pieces, fry it and mix it into my mac and cheese ! you should try that! much better than just plain spam. although i devour that too.

There is nothing you can really do to spam to screw it up lol. fry it or added it to salads for a meaty flavor or even make spam salad. toss it into mac and cheese My favorite was the BBQ spam but they do not make that anymore so just fry it in some hickory smoked bbq sauce or fry it and dip it in sauce. My dad was military so he like everyone else got paid once a month and well we had a lot of interesting spam dishes we got creative with. Oh and canned treet too lol and I will still make spam just quick, simple and all in all good I think.

In Puerto Rico we make these types of potted meats into dips for birthdays or other parties. Blend the meat with some cream cheese for body and stability, then top with jams. (Typically pineapple) and serve with toasted bread or crackers.

I like the low sodium spam on occasion, like when camping, fried up in a cast iron skillet, and then with maple syrup drizzled over it. Reminds me of when I was a kid and my family camped!

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is there a saltier flavor?

Spam spreads the salty love around when it is cubed, fried, and tossed into a salad with a light vinaigrette - with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and crunchy root veggies like jicama and radish. Actually really good!

I didn't have Spam in my house (in Hawaii) until a hurricane hit &it was donated to us. It has saved us countless times. We use the low-sodium, low-fat version and in dishes that tend to have lots of veggies. Spam musubis are the exception, but that's why it's got a big mound of rice!

There's a Korean Stew called Kimchi Jjigae, made with kimchi and pork that often has Spam in it. It's really good!

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I have mine in little chunks with Mac and cheese. also baked spam is good! I also use it to add more flavor to cup noodles! I add an egg some greens or kimchi and one slice of spam! also it makes it MUCH MORE FILLING

I grew up eating spam as a staple breakfast food, and the way I always liked it best was cubed and added into scrambled eggs!

Damn. I kid you not. I read "25% less sodium" as "25% less condoms". I suppose both of those recipe changes would be an improvement.

Spam...no greater love LOL! Cheers Emmy

I put it into casseroles, ramen, it's really good if you cube it up and while in the frying pan add some brown sugar!! And or maple syrup!! DELICIOUS!!

Born and raised in Minnesota... the home of Hormel and SPAM, so what did I eat growing up? A lot of SPAM! I gave up eating red meat a bunch of years ago (nothing religious... just a mammal thing) and my three biggest losses were Pepperoni, Original SPAM and White Castle "Beef" Hamburgers (I also grew up with them). Fortunately for me Hormel makes Turkey Pepperoni which has less grease than traditional, and while most restaurants don't serve it, I make my own pizza at home typically and load it up! Hormel started making Turkey SPAM a number of years ago and it's now my treat about once a year. Last month I made my first ever Musubi with it and it was excellent. White Castle? There's a new one here on the Las Vegas Strip, but too much hassle to get to and I've never had their Turkey burger version of sliders, and don't know that I want to. Just give me Turkey SPAM (and pepperoni)! Emmy - Thanks always for your videos!

i make a pie with spam it has mushroom soup patoes onions lemon parsley and a pie shell unsweetened if you like i ca send you the recipe.

(✿◠‿◠)/ ♥ Fried turkey spam is good with rice, seaweed and a sunny side up egg! It's also good in ramen with egg and green onion.

Thank you so much for trying it both uncooked and fried!! I make spam and egg fried rice with the 25% less sodium spam. You can also do spam and kimchi fried rice. If you make korean soup or hot pot (like Maangchi recipes) adding thin slices of spam is tasty! Similarly it's tasty to add thin slices of spam to instant noodles, spicy or not!

Now I'm curious about this stuff. It's probably got a pretty good shelf life being vacuum canned and using salt to preserve it even further. It might come in handy in a pinch when there's not a lot in the cupboard. Thanks for the heads up about the salt content and I think I'll be trying one of the reduced salt versions. Thanks E and keep up the GREAT tasting!

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Girl.. U needed to eat it with rice. It gets modes salty when it's fried.

I'm from Malaysia and what my mom use to do with spam is slice it super thinly and almost looking like shredded carrots and fry it on low heat until it's all crispy and eat it with rice congee with some spring onions! It's the best!!! And my childhood meal right there! Please try it!

I'm a Spam fan. I don't eat it much, but I always keep a couple cans in the pantry. It's great to have around for emergencies. When the expiration date is approaching, then I treat myself and buy another. I'll either fry it and have it with mustard, or just have it sliced thin on bread as a quick sandwich. That's probably my favorite way of eating it, just sliced thin on white bread. It seems to counter some of the saltiness. An interesting side note: Spam was the very first item I learned to cook when I was a kid. I was watching my younger brothers and there was a recipe on the can for how to make a mustard glaze and then bake it. So I tried it. I was maybe 14 or 15, and it was the first thing I actually learned how to cook. I'm now the primary cook in my household.

It isn't that salty geez .. Spam is best on an English breakfast or English breskfast sandwich!

I know you like doing the history behind foods, I wanted to suggest the Stuff You Missed in History podcast who also did a whole episode on spam!!!!

I used to eat Spam A Lot when I was younger, and I used to do Grits,eggs, and Spam. When you make the grits right before it was completely done like 5-6 minutes for 20-25 minutes grits, 5 minutes grits wait in till 1-2 minutes before it's done. Throw in one raw egg, cook it with Spam and put it in a bowl.

I cut 2 slices about the same size as yours were, I try them up and toast some bread, add mayo, black pepper and a Kraft single. Awesome

My family makes a casserole with regular Spam, creamed corn and potatos, and it makes the salt a lot more underwhelming

I'm thirsty

instead of a musubi, I just cut it into strips and make kimbap out of it. It's extremely salty so I cut the strips very thinly and put a lot of veggies. The other day, I was craving some "Pigs in a blanket" so I made a dough that consist of all purpose flour, butter, baking powder, and sugar (no salt because the spams are salty enough) and then I wrap the dough with some small cubed spams. Roll it in a ball and then fried it.I gave some to my family and they loved it.

my mom used to cut up cooked spam into cubes and add it into fried rice! It was delicious!

i have spam with corn in ramen

i eat spam all the time its not salty at all

My daughters love when I make fried noodles with Spam (I use the low sodium version). Blanched ramen noodles, thinly sliced onions, thinly sliced cabbage, bean sprouts, thinly sliced carrot, cubed Spam. Season with either the seasoning pack from the ramen or a shoyu, sugar, mirin mixture. You can also add scrambled egg to it or a fried egg to top each serving. With love from Hawaii...we know our Spam (every year there is a festival in Waikiki called the Spam Jam. Look it up and I'm sure you will find a ton of recipes using Spam).

my family always fries slices super crispy and then eats it in a sandwich with mustard but I really enjoy cubing it up and making fried rice with it!

I hate Spam! I'd always dread the days that my grandmother made Spam udon....

i eat bacon spam with tabasco and rice

I make a sauce with 1 part low sodium soy sauce (low sodium for obvious reasons), 2 parts Sake, and 1/4 part honey. I cut the low sodium spam thinly and fry it until it's very crispy on both sides. I then add the sauce and let it simmer until it gets somewhat thick and absorbs into the spam. I then pour the spam and sauce over rice. It's salty to be certain, but, it's also delicious.

spam musubi is a favorite and usually the only way ill eat it. sometimes ill get a craving though and fry it up diced with scrambled eggs or rice/stir fry. think ive only put it in a sandwich once (still fried though, i havent even tried it straight from the can).

teeth grinding on the fork might literally kill me..

Theres 6 flavours of spam? WHY?

I actually use it in Masubi!! I love it that way, it was the first way I tried it and I think the addition of Rice, seaweed and BBQ sauce makes it a very tasty dish, although it can still be quite salty.

I just recently tried spam after being averse to it. I always remember it having a sort of jellied slime on it, but it's much nicer than I remembered. It wasn't so bad. i think the best use for it would be diced up in a hash of scrambled eggs and/or fried potatoes.

She hasnt has Spam as an adult....whats it like not being poor?

I love spam with beans and rice. Cheap and fills me up!

On a 5 day canoe trip in the middle of the Okefenokee Swamp on Floyds Island I sliced up two cans of the Turkey Spam and fried them. When they were just about done I added some Turkey gravy. For sides I had mashed potatoes and stuffing along with jelled cranberry's. There were 4 of us and all we had after the meal was clean plates and some happy paddlers and campers. The Turkey Spam is a easy way to surprise your friends and have a meal of Turkey , Taters, Gravy and Stuffing for everyone in the middle of a Swamp.

I used to eat fried spam and cheese sandwiches for breakfast but because of the salt I haven't had any for a long time. I was reading some of the comments and saw to reduce the amt. of salt you should boil it than fry it. That's a good idea I might try that.

Emmy, I have always LOVED Spam, but I have never eaten it uncooked. My sons grew up eating it in sandwiches, macaroni & cheese, omelets, quiche, browned with garlic in olive oil over spaghetti. No need to add salt to any dish! My favorite flavors now are Teriyaki, Hickory Smoked, & Jalapeno - fried crispy brown & served on toasted whole wheat bread with mayo, spicy brown mustard, swiss cheese, sliced tomato, & raw spinach. Served with Lay's Dill Pickle Potato Chips, it's my new "Comfort Food." ;-) I also LOVE your Taste Tests!

I like the hickory smoke Spam and bacon flavor Spam in a cold pasta salad with pasta, tomatoes, cheese cubes, Spam, spinac, cucumber slices and salad dressing. I don't add salt. I make a huge batch during summer when it's too hot to cook.

I always love cutting up spam into tiny little cubes and adding them into kimchi fried rice! If you're gunna try that, I suggest frying the spam cubes until they're crispy before adding it in!

Great review. Sorry it took me two years to find you as I am now trying to figure out different things to do with the SPAM in my survival cabinet. I thought I knew, but I'm learning...thanks

Little bit of garlic powder, little bit of cayenne, few spoons of brown sugar, mix it all together, rub it on the side of thinly slice spam, pan fry until carmelized, near the end add a healthy squirt of Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, mix that till they're all nice and coated and cook for another minute or two until that sauce turns into a thick, sweet, delicious tar. Pop those onto a piece of bread with cheese and lettuce, maybe mayo, and scrape the sauce overtop, then add your other piece of bread. Pan fry it to make crispy if you like

glorious spam! I love it with eggs

Growing up as a kid my dad used to make scrambled eggs and spam on Saturday mornings. Eating it now brings back awesome childhood memories.

When I was a kid in the early 70's, one of the ways my Mother used to prepare Spam was to grate it with a cheese grater (actually a Salad Master but most people don't know what that is) on the finest setting and then blend with mayo and other ingredients to make "ham" salad sandwiches. It was just like ham salad they sold in the stores or at restaurants but on the cheap. It was great to take camping because it didn't require refrigeration. Spam used to be the poor mans ham but inflation and novelty have driven prices way up. There was even a lower cost knock off to Spam called Treet made by Armour Meat Company. Both are a "spiced ham" but Treet was half the cost and half the flavor. We were a Spam house but I will say I have' tasted it in years!