I’m still not sure why there is vegetarian Spam, but…
Why is there regular Spam?
Neither! SPAM is cheap fatty salty protein. What’s not to love? It’s isn’t worse than a hot dog.
They’re pretty shitty vegans because they eat seven million cans of Spam per year.
Real talk though. My vegetarian wife struggled to find good vegetarian meals in Oahu that were Hawaiian themed. Not that they didn’t exist. Just that they were lacking compared to most major cities in America.
Me as a BBQ eater though… Gimme dat pork butt.
I bought one of those vegan Spam-a-likes and I have to say I really didn’t like it.
I my thought process was “Spam’s so heavily processed, how much worse could it be if no meat were involved?” the answer turned out to be “A lot.” I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like… you know how there are all beef hot dogs, but they don’t taste anything like beef? It was kinda that but with Spam… but Spam isn’t very meat like to begin with.
All that being said, after the plant based Spam sat in my fridge until it started to get fuzzy, I threw it out for the stray cats in my neighborhood. Despite the fact I found it to be quite unappealing, starving alley cats found it to be meat like enough to eat it… which I guess is a mark in it’s favor?
why not just eat fucking vegetables? asking as a vegetarian
Because there’s only so many vegetables and so many ways inspiration will help you on how to prepare them. Especially if you care about protein intake, it can be quite a challenge with just vegetables.
Plus that’s a can that lasts forever and is easy to transport.
I like variation, protein and ease of use. I’ll take 3 please and thank you.
I’m all for vegan and vegetarian alternatives, but … I don’t even know what to say. How bad must your meat cravings be to eat UNmeat ugh.
SPAM is underappreciated.
I remember a long time ago as a fat kid on keto, eating spam right out of the can with a spoon. This is not the recommended way to serve.
But, grilled, either on a sandwich or as part of a breakfast plate? Chef’s kiss.
Though we’ve just met I’m already ready to un-meet UnMeat.
