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Spam donates 5 truckloads of beloved canned meat in response to Maui fire | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

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[–] GuybrushThreepwo0d@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"beloved"

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a huge part of their culture believe it or not

[–] Alto@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

And it's absolutely delicious when cooked right

[–] bmsok@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Believe it or not, Hawaii actually does like SPAM! It goes back to the military presence on the islands during WWII where it gained cultural significance.