Food Joy!

[anygunanywhere]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

Spam classic.

Anygunanywhere

[K Frame]

"Actually, the dip is a montery jack queso dip."

As I said, cheese dip, you dip. 


I knew it was a bottle of white gel in a jar, I just couldn't remember what kind of white gel in a jar...

[Manedwolf]

As to potted meat products, I think Russian soldiers look angry because of what their rations consist of.

[BlueStarLizzard]

maned,
 that stuff looks like puke. i've seen canned dog food that looked tasteier (and probably smells tastier)

[K Frame]

During WW II the United States supplied millions of canned rations to the Soviets for distribution to their troops.

Americans, not fond of US canned rations, were uniformly appalled by what the Soviets ordered.

The Soviets, on the other hand, LOVED the American rations, considering them to be far superior to anything that they were getting from the Rodina.

I guess it's all a matter of perspective.

[BlueStarLizzard]

During WW II the United States supplied millions of canned rations to the Soviets for distribution to their troops.

Americans, not fond of US canned rations, were uniformly appalled by what the Soviets ordered.

The Soviets, on the other hand, LOVED the American rations, considering them to be far superior to anything that they were getting from the Rodina.

I guess it's all a matter of perspective.

its not a matter of perspective, even i can see that american rations would be better. 

[K Frame]

American and Soviet rations were made in the same plants.

It was what the Soviets ordered for their troops, as in providing them with things that they were normally used to eating. That's what grossed the Americans out, the recipes.

But, for Soviets in the field, the American rations were far better quality wise than Soviet rations, even though the recipes were the same.

[HankB]

Spam is made by Hormel, in a plant where animals go in one end and nothing but product comes out the other end.

Think about it - nothing but product comes out.

 

[Manedwolf]

I always thought this was interesting, too. It's from 1944, a directive on how to eat captured Japanese rations once deemed safe...what parts would be familiar to Americans, and what things in them were unusual.

Most of these foods are familiar to Americans. A number of the canned foods, such as crabmeat, tuna and salmon, and the mandarin oranges, formerly were widely stocked by American grocers. The liquid soy-bean sauce is similar to that found in all U.S. Chinese restaurants, although it is saltier and "hotter." The bamboo and bean sprouts also are well known. The dehydrated vegetables can be reconstituted by American procedures, although the soaking time may be different and a certain amount of experimenting may be necessary. Rice, polished (white) or unpolished (brown), may be used in regular U.S. Army recipes. Cooked, this rice may be added to American B-ration meat items. The canned meat, fish, vegetables, and fruits may be used in the customary ways.

http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/japanese-rations/index.html

[Gowen]

my meat in a can is limited to deviled ham.

with cheese and crackers.

enough said.

I haven't had deviled ham since I was a kid..... Ummm, I wonder if I can sneak it past the wife when we go grocery shopping today?

[K Frame]

Come to think of it, there's a good passage in the book "Band of Brothers" about how Easy company was, at one point, being supplied with British rations, which were pretty uniformly found to be foul, mainly because of the recipes.

Easy also didn't like the fact that by drawing British rations, their coffee had been replaced with tea.

[charby]

I had sardines and butter crackers last night. Wife even tried some with a lot of prodding, she didn't care for it because it was too salty, but she said it tasted a lot better than she thought it would. I always tell her, you should at least try it before you make an opinion.

[Rudy Kohn]

Spam is made by Hormel, in a plant where animals go in one end and nothing but product comes out the other end.

Think about it - nothing but product comes out.

 

Oh man, this had me on the ground.  Thank you, I needed that.

[Gewehr98]

Hormel ain't the only one.

There's an Oscar Mayer plant near where I work.

100% whole beef hot dogs are just that.   

[mtnbkr]

Everything but the moo/oink/cluck

Chris

[Boomhauer]

Hormel ain't the only one.

There's an Oscar Mayer plant near where I work.

100% whole beef hot dogs are just that.   

Thanks, G98. Thanks. For reminding me of that and curing my desire for a hotdog...

[Brad Johnson]

Spam is made by Hormel, in a plant where animals go in one end and nothing but product comes out the other end.

Think about it - nothing but product comes out.

 

If that's a problem for you, then I won't mention there is acceptable level of rodent hairs and insect parts in peanut butter.



Brad

[K Frame]

Hormel ain't the only one.

There's an Oscar Mayer plant near where I work.

100% whole beef hot dogs are just that.  

WE NEED MORE ANUSES AND SNOUTS ON THE 100% ALL BEEF HOT DOG LINE!

[Manedwolf]

WE NEED MORE ANUSES AND SNOUTS ON THE 100% ALL BEEF HOT DOG LINE!

Congressional inspection?

[erictank]

maned,
 that stuff looks like puke. i've seen canned dog food that looked tasteier (and probably smells tastier)

The one in back STRONGLY resembles canned cat food...

[makattak]

Hormel ain't the only one.

There's an Oscar Mayer plant near where I work.

100% whole beef hot dogs are just that.   

Mmmm.... I'm gonna have to have a hot dog tonight.

Dang it, I'm hungry now and just at 2 hours ago!!

[BlueStarLizzard]

The one in back STRONGLY resembles canned cat food...

iams canned cat food.

i'll stick with the friskys

(where is the barfing smilie when you need it)

[Physics]

So what, is spreadable Spam just the jelly?  Ewwww....  I always loved Spam as a kid, but the jelly was always a little bit much. 

[Werewolf]

Kippers rock.. A can of Kippers, some butter crackers and an ice cold beer. Don't get any better than that.

Beat me to it...

You're a man of good taste.

[Werewolf]

The only canned meat I will eat is chicken.  That's it.  Spam is nasty.  I'm sure the potted meat is just as bad. 

On that note, the potted pork in C rats was horrible!

Oh GOD! NO!

That was the only stuff we couldn't trade - to anyone. Once saw a dog turn his nose up at the stuff.