Spam !

I tend to like it fried myself, slathered with mayonnise on bread, maybe some sliced onion on it. For such a humble, lowly meat product, it's amazing that it's as popular as it has been and used to save so many people from starvation during WWII and after by a Europe devastated by war. It's one of those goofy foods that has inspired a lot of jokes over the years. BTW, loved the "Yank" term, I think it goes back to the American Civil War, when Southerners called Northerners "Yankees" What do you think about the British being called "Limeys"? http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/food_history/26046 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28food%29 (some interesting history here:) In the United Kingdom spam is often sliced, battered and deep-fried becoming known as 'spam fritters', and is still a popular way of eating Spam today. It gained popularity in the 1940s during World War II, as a consequence of the Lend-Lease Act when Hormel began to increase production towards British and Russian markets.[24] Place of origin United States Creator(s) Hormel Foods Corporation Main ingredient(s) Pork