When was spam invented

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Related Stories. In Spam it's a binder, which means it holds the bits of pork together. Sodium nitrite does two important things in meat. It significantly delays the development of bacteria a good thing since some bacteria can cause botulism by releasing a deadly toxin to humans. It also gives meat products their pinkish or reddish tints.

Without sodium nitrite, meats would soon turn a gray color and be decidedly less appealing. Spam was invented in by Jay Hormel, who was looking for a way to sell the underused shoulder portions of hogs.

But the product was first just one of many spiced ham products on the market. A post shared by foodbeast foodbeast on Apr 10, at pm PDT. After World War II, the company launched a huge campaign for Spam in the hopes of keeping the meat alive post-war. At its peak, this group featured over 60 women accompanied by a live orchestra and their own radio show to boot.

Enter your email address below and we'll deliver our top stories straight to your inbox. Your Inbox is Hungry Enter your email address below to get Food News delivered straight to your inbox. Analiese Trimber May 2, Spam was born in Monty Python made Spam a pop culture icon. Hormel produces 44, cans of Spam every hour.

Hawaii alone consumes approximately 7 million cans of Spam per year. The family-owned company was looking for a way to stand out from the rest of their competitors in the fresh meat line of business. In Hormel released Spam after years of experimenting with the formulation. But, Spam was a moist blended ham product which combined ham with spices, salt, and preservatives to create a unique product. Despite speculations to the contrary, Spam only has 6 ingredients.

Hormel wanted to use an under-utilized cut, pork shoulder, for the product. The name supposedly came from the mind of actor Kenneth Daigneau, a relative of a Hormel executive. The Great Depression saw a steep rise in the number of shelf stable foods that became available. The unstable domestic situations of many farmers of the Dust Bowl and the many otherwise unemployed workers sometimes would have had limited access to electricity or proper kitchens.