Spam! Spam! Spam!

[lsanderson]

In South Korea, Spam Is the Stuff Gifts Are Made Of

By CHOE SANG-HUNJAN. 26, 2014

SEOUL, South Korea — As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, Seoul’s increasingly well-heeled residents are scouring store shelves for tastefully wrapped boxes of culinary specialties. Among their favorite choices: imported wines, choice cuts of beef, rare herbal teas. And Spam.

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[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

When we went on the tour, one of the things suggested for us to take along to give as a gift (Koreans being big on gift-giving) was SPAM.