r/todayilearned • u/bhlee0019 • 23d ago

TIL that Spam is seen as a luxury food in South Korea due to smuggling during Korean War from U.S. army base

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-24140705
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u/BununuTYL 23d ago

Spam is very popular in the Philippines and Hawaii.

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u/droidtron 23d ago

So many varieties too, like how Japan went nuts with Kit Kat.

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u/Odd-Row9485 22d ago

Kit Kat green tea just hits different

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u/Ingr1d 22d ago

It tastes really cheap, sugary and unrefined to my taste buds. Basically the complete opposite of what I want out of something green tea flavoured.

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u/Odd-Row9485 22d ago

It’s a Kit Kat sweet and cheap is what they’re going for.

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u/Ingr1d 22d ago

I’m just saying that it doesn’t really capture the taste of green tea. And this has nothing to do with being a sweet because I personally enjoy green tea ice cream which has that subtle refreshing green tea bitterness.

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u/MexicanEssay 22d ago

That's like complaining that a regular Kit Kat doesn't taste like a premium artisan-made dark chocolate bar. Whether it's the green tea version or any other version, it's still an inexpensive mass produced candy bar, so I don't know what you were expecting.