{"id":73951,"date":"2024-07-23T14:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=73951"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:29:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:29:36","slug":"what-is-spam-and-what-is-it-made-of-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/what-is-spam-and-what-is-it-made-of-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SPAM And What Is It Made of, Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"

But what does SPAM stand for? The true meaning remains a mystery, with guesses ranging from \u201cShoulder of Pork And Ham\u201d to \u201cSpecially Processed American Meat.\u201d\n

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SPAM comes in various flavors like Hickory Smoke, Hot & Spicy, and even SPAM with Cheese. It contains six simple ingredients: pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite. Sodium nitrite helps keep SPAM fresh by inhibiting bacterial growth.\n

Interestingly, the name \u201cSPAM\u201d was suggested by Ken Daigneau, the brother of a Hormel Foods executive, during a naming contest. Ken won $100 for his suggestion, a significant sum back then.\n

SPAM has transcended its origins to become a cultural phenomenon. Its versatility allows it to be fried, baked, grilled, or enjoyed straight out of the can. From breakfast scrambles to sushi fillings, SPAM knows no culinary boundaries.\n

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Next time you see that blue and yellow can, give SPAM a try\u2014you might discover a new favorite ingredient in your kitchen!\n\n

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But what does SPAM stand for? The true meaning remains a mystery, with guesses ranging from \u201cShoulder of Pork And Ham\u201d to \u201cSpecially Processed American Meat.\u201d SPAM comes in various flavors like Hickory Smoke, Hot & Spicy, and even SPAM with Cheese. It contains six simple ingredients: pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, …\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":73952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73954,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73951\/revisions\/73954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}