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The Ultimate Spam Cookbook

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It's been years since I've eaten spam, but I have fond memories of my older brother making us spam sandwiches. Which was probably about the only edible thing he could cook haha. This book had some great recipes in it and I plan on buying a copy as a gift for my brother, since he's still a spam lover.

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In the UK a tin of SPAM has become a bit of a joke. It’s the one thing you can always find at the back of a cupboard because no one eats the stuff. It’s probably because as kids growing up in the 70’s we were force fed spam sandwiches. Grandma’s up and down the country thought they were giving us something special. A treat. Only for us kids to hide it in pockets and shoes.
Hats off to the author of this new cookbook. I’ve just put a couple of tins of the stuff on my shopping order. The recipes look so good I want to give it another try. Perhaps cooking up some of these delicious looking recipes I can discover a new appreciation of the product.
Beware family and friends. Future gifts from me will be a copy of this book and a tin of Spam.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC

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The Ultimate Spam Cookbook is just that - an abundance of ways to enjoy that "gelatinous cuboid of meat in a can" There's some history of SPAM including the author's own experiences and dreams of SPAM. There's mention of the SPAM festivals and the number of different ways SPAM is celebrated internationally. Did you know that Hawaii eats more SPAM than any other state? There's also a SPAM museum. And we're given the ingredients and preparation of SPAM at the factory. There are recipes for every meal. Some to try would be SPAM Breakfast Burrito, SPAM Waffle with Cheese, SPAMalicious Jalapeno Cheddar Bisccuits, SPAM Pizza Rolls, SPAM Kimchi Fried Rice Musubi and SPAM Tater Tot Casserole.

Lots of ways to prepare your favorite canned meat. Give this to your favorite chef and enjoy!

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What a perfect book for the Spam Enthusiasts! The amount of pictures for each recipe are great, and the a variety of recipes are pretty fascinating. I thought I had experienced spam to the utmost, but looking through this book there is an astounding amount of creativity that I wouldn’t have thought up of. We thought we were done with our usage of spam but looking through this book I’ve found some new meals I’d like to create. We make musobi already—but The book includes some ways such as adobo musobi that I have not tried.

Another thing I enjoyed was how some of the creations have a small snippet of a story and background.

I would recommend this book in print form. I would gift this book to the spam crazed man I call my husband.

Netgalley gave me a complimentary digital review copy of this book for the purpose of giving my honest opinion.

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I really thought that I had used Spam in many creative ways over the years. Fried rice? Of course! Toasted Spam and cheese sandwiches? Yes! Mac ‘n Cheese with Spam and peas? It’s a no-brainer! But The Ultimate Spam Cookbook has provided me with so many fresh ideas for my favorite canned meat. (Sorry, deviled ham and tuna. You’re also-rans in my taste buds’ book.)

With Spam burritos, ramen and even monkey bread, The Ultimate Spam Cookbook goes there. I’m not sure if I’m ready to try Spam Pasta Nachos or Spam PB&J but know there are a bunch of innovative recipes here that you won’t find on the All Recipes or Food Network sites. I was also surprised that Hormel makes a Spam Chorizo and a Spam Teriyaki.

With a recipe for every taste bud, you can’t miss with this cookbook. It even has pictures of each recipe. It doesn’t have nutritional information. But you’re eating Spam so you probably don’t care. 5 stars and I’m off to make the Spam Hawaiian Skillet because I luckily have the ingredients in my pantry already. Yum!

Thanks to Fox Chapel Publishing and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

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This is an entertaining cookbook about Spam! The recipes appears easy to follow with easy to find ingredients. There’s also photos attached to each recipe, which I love in cookbooks! Thanks to the publisher, authors, and a NetGalley for a gifted copy. This is my honest review.

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In my household, we always have spam on deck. So to say I squealed when I saw a spam cookbook is an absolute understatement. This is such an amazing buy. For anybody that’s a fan of spam or just quick meals, this is for you.

Thank you netgalley for the arc!

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I am so eager to try the recipes and this book was surprisingly good, I am glad I gave it a try, in fact the recipes are amazing

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Spam is a time honored tradition. This cookbook is great because it includes the Hawaiian recipes I see floating around with this ingredient. I really look forward to making the spam sushi. It looks really yummy! Who knew there were so many options with spam?!?
Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for this free digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I’ve never tried spam in my 32 years, always seen it and wondered what it tasted like and if I’d like it so this cookbook looked interesting. Lots of home comfort dishes and some you wouldn’t expect from a canned meat cookbook. It’s inspired me to actually try spam and some of these delicious looking meals.

Thanks to Fox Chapel and NetGalley for the advanced copy

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