Spam is 40% off again at Woolworths. Honestly I prefer the Korean versions now.
Spam Classic 340g $3.75 (Was $6.30) @ Woolworths
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D-grey on 26/10/2023 - 20:53 woolworths.com.au (910 clicks)
Last edited 26/10/2023 - 21:00 by 2 other users
Last edited 26/10/2023 - 21:00 by 2 other users
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This is better if you are into canned meat (98% Beef),
https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/18133/wool…
Yes, I do. Is it ready to eat or do I need extra cooking?
You can eat it straight, but it's quite different to spam with a very different taste. I quite like it in a stir fry.
@Ezuku: i am asian and i grew up eating corned beef mixed with rice as a kid. lol
it's also the best ingredient for fried rice!!!
i get nostalgic over it.
fry some onions and garlic and then add the corned beef in. fry it off.
add the rice.
and egg.
guaranteed one of the most delicious fried rice you can make at home without MSG and a wok!
@HoneyComb: Thanks, that sounds really good. My family used to stir fry and mix with cabbage, it's quite refreshing.
I can't tell if this looks any better 😂
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Dont say there wasnt a sign
thanks for letting us know about this.
I don't like spam. too salty and prefer corned beef.
the hamper brand corned beef has never been on sale and too expensive.
i only know they never go on sale because i check regularly.
didn't know there was a home brand version. will check it out.
i wonder if it's as good as the hamper brand one
Aldi sells cans as well for around $3.50. Coles sells versions.
It seems the cheap ones are made in Brazil.
Also Amazon sells Hampers on special now for S&S
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ITS A SIGN, NO WAY
Reported !!!
Reported as what? A spam post?
Yes. And they want you to pay for it!
Korean army stew? Mmm
one of my favourites in Seoul….
used the concept to make filling ramen before….used chopped kransky in mine. :)
@Forfiet: The Hans Kitchen instant one is pretty decent. We try to get some when it goes half price at Woolies. You need to add stuff to it to take it to the next level though. My wife makes it so I don't know exactly what we put in there but we do add stuff like cheese kransky, spam, baked beans, american sliced cheese from Costco (depends what we have in the fridge/pantry)
The Hans Kitchen instant one is pretty decent.
How does it compare to the ones you get in Itaewon ?
@jv: Well, we've had budae jjigae at quite a few different places, some supposedly famous places in Korea so we probably have a bit of experience with it. We've been pleasantly surprised with Han's Kitchen stuff but we are still keeping in mind that it is kinda instant. The end result can depend on what you add. I think we didn't add something once and it wasn't as nice, maybe baked beans and or the cheese. I just asked her and she sats we also use less water than they recommend on the packet. Also, we add the cheese after it's cooked, possibly after you've got it in your bowl while it's really hot.
This stuff should be $1/$2 tin max. Whoever buys this at $6 needs their head read.
92% pork 8% misinformation 1%ignorance
My wife purchased it full price, she isn't really tech savvy with finding bargains at the supermarket.
I let her know that you can get them for half price or even at $3.75Your wife has no time too busy cleaning house looking after kids
But she found time to go to the supermarket…
Agree, it’s mass produced using offcut otherwise waste meat.
This stuff is no good for you at all. It’s got no fibre, nutrients and is super salty. Processed stuff which contributes to metabolic disfunction.
It is a processed product that is high in sodium and fat and low in important nutrients… BUT it is NOT made out of offcuts or waste meat.. it's made out of pork shoulder and ham. If you have proof that it is made out of scraps then please provide it, otherwise state facts, not misinformation.
It reminds me of crabsticks, where they take perfectly good whitefish (usually Alaskan pollock) and turn it into imitation crab leg meat.
It was quite nutritious for a physically active male in WWII due to the high fat content to sustain high exercise and environmental exposure that fat in critical to supports the body.
They say pork shoulder used to be the cut of the Pork that was not wanted the second rate, then diced and pressed to make spiced ham.
Its not waste meat,
When i think of waste meat i think of meat pie, the pie is full of gravy and pepper to make the bad offcuts palatable as you would definitely not otherwise eat.Shoulder is not the only piece that was once thought of as second rate.
It wasnt long ago my local butcher would sell me the pork rind and pork belly for 5c a kilo only 20 years ago
I would feed it to my dogsnot long ago Chicken thigh was dirt cheap family scraps , the second rate to the breast, but you can barely distinguish the price now.
Nearing $19/kg for Spam is absolutely ludicrous. It's the same price as shaved ham from the deli. They must make an absolute fortune on this stuff. Effectively infinite shelf life, no RnD or marketing since about WWII, and using ingredients that would otherwise be going in the bin. Pretty incredible.
"using ingredients that would otherwise be going in Plumrose cocktail frankfurts"
There enough spam online !
esp. forums
Not sure how the price compares but the jumbo cans at Costco have a bit of novelty value to them. Not sure who would be able to go through a can other than a Korean restaurant.
Not sure who would be able to go through a can
Hello.
according to this thread I am basically an Aussie battler tho so that prob explains it.
Me
Enough salt to put down a horse
and then stuff that horse in a can
The taste wont be far off from horse in a can tbh
Raw horse meat actually tastes pretty good.
@INFIDEL: Yes, I had some in Japan. Honestly don't remember much about it other than I enjoyed it. Hopefully get the opportunity to have it again one day.
@ozbs25: Ate fantastic basashi at fancy restaurant in mountain city, Matsumoto - renown for it.
Entree of horse meat sashimi & main of amazingly presented Kaiseki cost only $45 (15 years back). Still so memorable!
Worth a visit. Amazing wooden castle in a small cosmopolitan city. Interesting Wasabi farm close by.
Was offered smoked horse meat on overnight mountain walk on island of Yakushima. Absolutely delicious!
All I had to share were Tim Tams. So taught Japanese couple how to do a Tim Tam Slam with their drip coffee.
A cultural exchange on a mountain😄
OP care to share the Korean version name?
Thank you, $3 from Woolworths Korean style.
There's heaps but the one I've tried is the O foods luncheon meat. They sell them at the korean mart near me for around $10 for 3 cans. Taste wise they are less salty and slightly sweeter than the original.
I googled and it seems they also sell the O foods brand at Woolworths on discount this week for $3 a can.
Got a link? I couldn’t find it on the Woolies site.
O food has 1363mg of sodium per 100g while regular spam has 1040mg of sodium per 100g. So spam is actually less salty. I imagine the extra sugar in O foods makes it seem less salty
O food has 2.0grams of sugar vs 1.8 grams for spam. So all up O foods is worse than spam.
Just get the low salt Spam with 750mg of sodium per 100g. It's salty enough for me.
@cheapbloke: Excess salt is a myth. Your body is homeostatic and you just piss it out. Its the nitrites that (profanity) your colon with cancer.
@shroomish: Nobody was talking about cancer and what causes it. Just which one tastes more salty. More sodium generally = saltier tasting food.
Spam, eggs, sausages, and spam hasn't got much spam in it.
I don’t want any spam!
But it's spam.
Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?
These are pretty good for making fried rice :)
Really nice in lots of things. A little goes a long way.
spam and some korean nongshim or jin ramen!
Perseved pork in can in Asian shops
Spam Musubi
I was about to say the same thing. OMG, that stuff is heavenly.
Hawaiian national dish. Evil but delish.
An accidental discovery when researching the K brands hand made ukuleles in Hawaii. Fun fact: KoAloha has the musubi sound hole instead of the usual round one.
These are pretty good right out of the can
You cannibal.
Name checks out.
DAM, used to be $2.50
Is this $2.5 when half price?I still have 2 left last time
I have never eaten it before. I remember it being a bit of a joke when I was younger, but now lots of people seem to like it. I might have to give it a try.
I think a lot of the people who don't like it either are just turned off by the mystery meat in a can factor or aren't eating it "correctly". A bit like vegemite, a little goes a long way.
1 can generally lasts a few meals for us I think.
Feed your family for $20. Only at Colesworth.
Korean variety is a lot less dog-food-like imo.
Don't eat it straight
Haha I always fry it, but I still find the original spam to have a much stronger dog food smell..
Still got the 2 cans I bought during lockdown…..I have fond memories of pan fried sliced spam as a kid, but just can't bring myself to open a can today.
Don't blame you its already 11pm. Open one tomorrow!
LOL at the above reply.
I'm in the same camp, grew up with grandma puting it in fried rice. Now I can make a half decent one, I still don't dare use it.. 😅 Love ya grandma.
Time for some peanut butter and spam toasties. Thanks!
I'm…..intrigued by this concept…
Peanut butter and cheese works too.
Is this ready or need cooking? Last I fried them all as I couldn't find any info
I really like SPAM but would never eat it without heating up in some way. We pretty much fry it to eat it as sushi, maybe part of fried rice or add it to instant noodles (mostly Korean). Sometimes I'm really lazy and want to eat it as part of a sandwich. Even then, I would at least lightly fry it.
It can be eaten right out the can but it's 100% more enjoyable and the norm to fry it in slices (or however else you want it) before eating.
best way to eat this is thin slices and fry till crispy, then eggs with bread on the side. The thinner the slices the crispier it gets. This stuff is more addictive than bacon.
2nd option is to cut into small cubes, fry, and mix it in your fried rice.
Whatever you do, dont eat it straight from the can, unless of course you wanna be turned off it
Looks like spams back on the menu
What cost of living crisis? $3.75 feeds the whole family ;-)
army rations
Even for free this stuff is terrible
As someone who frequently craves spam musubi, this makes me very happy.
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