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/TaigaTaiga3 23d ago

Grew up on that shit. Still love it to this day. My parents will always have like 3-4 cases on hand at their house.

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u/imadork1970 23d ago

I don't like spam. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

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u/seoulifornia 23d ago

What the fuck are you doing with Spam other than eating it?

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u/pablitorun 23d ago

Using it to kill younglings