Spam, What Can I say?

Spam, not the annoying email, but rather the cultural icon and mystery meat concoction some claim features ham was introduced on this day in 1937.

I remember it as a ubiquitous part of my childhood, and associate it with poverty. And in many circles it continues to be considered “poor people’s food.”

Although I am pleased in some strange part of my heart to learn that it appears to be wildly popular in Hawaii, where it has been called the “Hawaiian steak.”

According to Wikipedia it in fact has a following around the world…