I'm still not sure why there is vegetarian Spam, but...
I prefer it to real spam. Way less greasy with more flavors
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2024
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Because it's really tasty!
Same goes for anything artificial. Sour cream and chives chips, burger rings, cordial etc. We eat it because it tastes good.
Ooh I wanna try this. I used to eat a lot of spam, but then I moved and it wasn't available anymore.
This is what the "why do you eat fake meat if you're vegan" crowd doesn't understand. You typically want to eat what you grew up eating.
Thanks I hate it
I'm still not sure why there is vegetarian Spam, but...
Because there are Hawaiians who don't eat meat.
Whilst both forms of processed meat, luncheon meat and spam are not the same things.
Here's the thing. You said "vegan luncheon meat is spam."
Is it in the same USDA classification? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies processed food, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls luncheon meat spam. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "luncheon meat category" you're referring to the economic grouping of the USDA, which includes things from Armour Treet to Great Value to Swift Prem.
So your reasoning for calling a vegan luncheon meat spam is because random people "call the one in the tin spam?" Let's get King Oscar and Chicken of the Sea in there, then, too.
Also, calling something meat or spam? It's not one or the other, that's not how nutrition classification works. They're both. Spam is spam and a member of the luncheon meat category. But that's not what you said. You said luncheon meat is spam, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all tinned meat spam, which means you'd call prem, treet, and other luncheon meat spam, too. Which you said you don't.
It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?
Jackdaw
Vegan spam?
There is a Monty Python gag somewhere hidden in front of our eyes.
Cue Terry Gilliam and Graham Chapman in drag "talking to each other on the phone"
Spaaaam, you say?
No, no, my dear! This isn't Spam, it's Vegan Spam!
Vegan Spam? Whatever for?
Well, the doctor said we have to cut back on our meat intake, but you know how stubborn Martin can be.
Well does it taste good?
Umm, well, it doesn't taste like spam, more like an intelligent flan
Cue the giant killer flans attacking both of them
Spam, spam, spam, baked beans, esh and spam. That's not got much spam in it.
For those who like canned meat but want it to be more ethical or environmentally friendly?
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