Spam: Can you eat it raw? Or not? The answer is...

If you put Spam on top of rice, it's delicious even without any other side dishes.

Most hams and sausages, including Spam, are made from pork. Pork can cause food poisoning if not cooked properly, so is eating Spam raw and uncooked also dangerous?

 

To conclude, CJ CheilJedang, a domestic Spam manufacturer and distributor, states that it is safe to eat Spam without cooking it. 

 

Although Spam is made from over 90% pork, it is heated for a certain period of time in a retort machine that reaches temperatures of over 120 degrees Celsius during the manufacturing process. This process completely kills bacteria and microorganisms, so it is safe to eat raw. Vienna and Frankfurters are smoked and then packaged in an aseptic facility, or they are heat-sterilized by soaking them in hot water after packaging and can be eaten raw. .

 

however,

 

Bacon is smoked at low temperatures. It should be cooked and eaten with minimal heat treatment. Of course, the manufacturing process It may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer. We recommend checking your packaging for any warnings such as "Heat before eating."

On the other hand, although spam and other products are sterilized and can be eaten raw, If you're concerned about your health, it's better to eat it cooked. 

 

 

This is because some food additives are removed during the process of washing, steaming, and boiling ham and sausages in water. A prime example is sodium nitrite, which is added to give ham and sausages their characteristic red color. Excessive consumption of sodium nitrite can damage the liver and kidneys, and when absorbed into the body, it reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells.

 

Most food additives, such as sodium nitrite, are dissolved in the fat of ham and sausage. You can reduce your intake of food additives by washing or blanching them in water once to remove the oil. Sodium saccharin, acidity regulators, and other ingredients can be washed away to some extent even in water as cold as tap water. However, most food additives are sensitive to high temperatures, so blanching is recommended. Avoid using blanching water for cooking, as it may still contain dissolved food additives. When cooking, steaming or boiling is preferred over grilling. Steaming or boiling causes the salt in processed meat to escape into the water, reducing the salt content.

 

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Just lightly blanch it in hot water

Cook comfortably, or

 

You can just bake it and eat it.

 

I use this method too~