Potted Meat
Businessman turns passion for Spam into holiday for workersSpam-O-Rama has been a Liddell Trailers fixture since 1986. One day each year all employees bring a dish that features Spam. The event, which Liddell calls a 'job perk,' touts the wonderfulness and dispels the myths about the canned meat that has been one of his favorite foods since he was a boy.
'It's an education process,' Liddell said as he watched his employees dig into Spam lasagna, Spam cornbread, scalloped potatoes and Spam, macaroni and cheese Spam, Spam-in-a-blanket, Spam dip, pinto beans and Spam, butterbeans and Spam and other delicacies. 'You have to educate your employees. Some have to be culturally enlightened.'
Liddell employees understand that if you want to get the boss' bristles up, just say something derogatory about the canned meat. Many people think Spam is nothing more than potted meat. They have no idea it is made from pork shoulder, one of the finest cuts from the hog, he says.
'It's a very misunderstood and underrated delicacy,' Liddell says, munching on a fried Spam cheeseburger.
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'When you pull it out of the can, you have that end piece with all the gelatin on it,' he said. 'That's the tenderloin.'
Dude should move to Hawaii. They have their own
Limited Edition Spam.
* Ray, 11/20/2003 02:38:15 PM
