My first iteration of this dish was for a Super Bowl potluck in 2012. You bring tacos and people gobble them up. I didn’t say what was in them other than “uhm, pork”. Nonetheless SPAM ™ is such an integral part of the Hawaiian diet that I can’t believe the state flag doesn’t include a picture of a can waving in that tropical breeze. This concoction originated as military food and the connection goes back to our naval bases back before Hawaii attained statehood, as well as to container ship deliveries to other Pacific islands. <br /> <br />Of course the hard thing is to make it taste like food. It’s cheap and nutritious in a way but still…SPAM™ <br />can be nasty stuff. Nonetheless no bar is too low for Pierino to limbo when it comes to nickel and diming. Still, we do want to deliver something that tastes good and might be edible to the hungry and poor. To even my own surprise this turned out to be a success. The first time I prepared this I used soft tortillas but when you are making a mess of these for a crowd the hard shells work best. <br /> And for the record, I hate the Super Bowl and can’t actually stand to watch it. Five seconds of violence followed by twenty five seconds of chat, and it lasts for half a day. <br />

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