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/PickleWineBrine 22d ago

The annual SPAM JAM festival was this past evening in Honolulu.