spam

it seems utterly silly that i would have an entry dedicated to spam - the only canned meat product that can spark so much familiarity, disgust, and comfort in one thought.  it's true - i once participated, competed, and won an actual spam competition where i presented both a salad and chocolate-infused version of the staple.  

today I'll share my favorite way of preparing spam that might be shockingly simple and alarming at the same time.  It requires one ingredient - sugar. 

Method:

1. Prior to frying, roll both sides of a 1/16" slice of spam over sugar.

2. Fry over medium heat and serve over hot rice with sliced scallions.

This is the way a friend's "Lola" prepared it when I was growing up. I was not fortunate enough to have either of my grandmothers raise me for a long enough period.  I ended up leeching off the hospitality of my bff's grandmas and this is the way she prepared it.  I never realized how different it was until I realized how uncommon it was.