Brie shared her recipe for Baked Pineapple and Spam with us on Oahu and I couldn't wait to try it out when I got home. We enjoyed it so much we thought we may buy some more Spam - a much loved staple in Hawaii!
It's easy too - slice and layer some Spam in a dish. Cover the Spam with a mixture of crushed pineapple (with the juice), mustard and brown sugar (about 2 tblspns of each). Then bake in a moderate oven for about 10 minutes.
I served ours up with salad.
I found proof of Hawaii's love of Spam in Walmart! This cookery book!
And I read in "101 Things to do in Oahu" : "One of the most interesting gastronomical finds is the prevalence of SPAM - Hawaii's residents consume the most of this canned meat per capita in the United States. In fact, there's a whole festival, SPAM JAM, based on everything Spam."
This annual street festival occurs in April and benefits the Hawaii Foodbank, the largest non-profit in Hawaii that feeds the needy.
Yes, this is a real product - Spam flavoured macadamia nuts!!!
And let's hear it from the Monty Python crew (1989)
Q: Hey Anne, have you got any recipes without Pineapple?
A: Well, there's Pineapple, Pineapple, Spam and Pineapple. Not much Pineapple in that!
