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WaPo review-"Figgy pudding Spam tastes like a hot dog fruitcake. Run away." Date: November 20, 2022 03:35AM |
WaPo article sent by a friend:
"I do not claim to understand the mysteries of the latest limited-release holiday flavor that canned-pork brand Spam debuted Tuesday. The company sent us a sample of its figgy-pudding-flavored product last week, ahead of its nationwide release, but the more I learned about this porcine oddity, the less I felt I comprehended.
The tins arrived wrapped in packaging that seemed, at first, to indicate that its processed-pig contents had been molded into the fluted shape of the old-school British sweet. But it soon became clear that no, in fact, it was just a standard block of Spam, merely flavored like the dessert. Still, I had more questions. What, exactly, does a figgy pudding pork product entail? According to the company, it’s the classic Spam, accented with notes of “cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and cloves, along with … fig and orange flavors.”
The company claimed in a news release that the flavor — which will be available on the company’s website and at Walmart.com and Amazon — was born of a desire to reconnect diners with fond recollections of the days of Christmas yore. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
“Figgy Pudding evokes a sense of nostalgia and warmth, taking consumers back to their favorite memories from holidays past,” the release says. But wait — unless you’re a character in a Dickens novel, it’s relatively unlikely that you grew up throwing down figgy pudding before heading out to go a-wassailing. In British baking, “pudding” can be a generic term used to describe dessert or it can refer to a genre of baked goods that are typically steamed.
Strangely, Spam acknowledges this, citing what I’m sure is the kind of reliable polling that went into midterm-elections prognosticating that found that although a vast majority of people are familiar with the idea of figgy pudding, only 17 percent of them have actually sampled it. “The brand has taken this holiday classic, and seemingly mystical dish, and placed its familiar flavors into the iconic little blue can,” it said.
"I do not claim to understand the mysteries of the latest limited-release holiday flavor that canned-pork brand Spam debuted Tuesday. The company sent us a sample of its figgy-pudding-flavored product last week, ahead of its nationwide release, but the more I learned about this porcine oddity, the less I felt I comprehended.
The tins arrived wrapped in packaging that seemed, at first, to indicate that its processed-pig contents had been molded into the fluted shape of the old-school British sweet. But it soon became clear that no, in fact, it was just a standard block of Spam, merely flavored like the dessert. Still, I had more questions. What, exactly, does a figgy pudding pork product entail? According to the company, it’s the classic Spam, accented with notes of “cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and cloves, along with … fig and orange flavors.”
The company claimed in a news release that the flavor — which will be available on the company’s website and at Walmart.com and Amazon — was born of a desire to reconnect diners with fond recollections of the days of Christmas yore. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
“Figgy Pudding evokes a sense of nostalgia and warmth, taking consumers back to their favorite memories from holidays past,” the release says. But wait — unless you’re a character in a Dickens novel, it’s relatively unlikely that you grew up throwing down figgy pudding before heading out to go a-wassailing. In British baking, “pudding” can be a generic term used to describe dessert or it can refer to a genre of baked goods that are typically steamed.
Strangely, Spam acknowledges this, citing what I’m sure is the kind of reliable polling that went into midterm-elections prognosticating that found that although a vast majority of people are familiar with the idea of figgy pudding, only 17 percent of them have actually sampled it. “The brand has taken this holiday classic, and seemingly mystical dish, and placed its familiar flavors into the iconic little blue can,” it said.
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Re: WaPo review-"Figgy pudding Spam tastes like a hot dog fruitcake. Run away." Date: November 20, 2022 06:13PM |
I love figs, most puddings, hot dogs, fruitcake, but have yet to try any of the low-sodium Spam (one turkey, one ham) products in my cupboard.
This seasonal flavor of Spam will not be crossing the threshold of my abode.
Figgy pudding makes me think of bread pudding with raisins cover in lemon sauce.
Those were the days.
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Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.
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I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.
We are a government of laws, not men.
Everybody counts or nobody counts.
When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.
You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.
There is no safety for honest men except
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We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive
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And hope is a lousy defense.
You make me pull, I'll put you down.
I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.
This seasonal flavor of Spam will not be crossing the threshold of my abode.
Figgy pudding makes me think of bread pudding with raisins cover in lemon sauce.
Those were the days.
I am that Masked Man.
All you can do, is all you can do.
There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.
Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.
Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.
I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.
We are a government of laws, not men.
Everybody counts or nobody counts.
When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.
You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.
There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.
We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive
An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.
You make me pull, I'll put you down.
I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.
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