Taste of Guam

Posts have been kind of sporadic lately because the internet in our temporary dwelling has been down more than it's been up - let's hope they've taken care of it for real now...!

I (Brookie) read a lot about Guam on the internet, because I'm too shy to go out and talk to people, haha, and one thing I read in a few places is that Shirley's Spam-Fried Rice is THE flavor of Guam.

One of Nick's coworkers told us that Guam and Hawaii have a rivalry over Spam - even though Hawaii actually consumes more Spam, Guam consumes the most per capita, so the glory... er, Spam glory, should go to Guam.

Anyways. Shirley's:



(I keep reading this sign as "today is special," not "the special of today" ... I like it!)

And Shirley's Spam Fried Rice:

Well, it was tasty! What can I say? It tastes how it looks. Spam has an elusive, rich, almost melty yumminess that isn't like ham - it just tastes really good in things. I remember this from the spam-and-fried egg sandwiches my great grandma used to make - they were incredibly, memorably delicious, and I used to think it was because they were covered in cheese and salad dressing. Now I suspect it was the Spam that made them so good. Here, the Spam is mixed with rice and carrots and eggs and fresh green onions and it's just good old-fashioned comfort food. It makes me think that we could try making Spam Jambalaya ... if only we could find some andouille!