Growing up in a Cantonese family, we've always had porridge with pan fried luncheon meat, fried dace with black beans and a minced-meat-long-beans dish. It's usually a Saturday ritual, maybe to cleanse our system from a week of oily food.
So, ever since we started eating luncheon meat, it has always been the Ma Ling brand, from China. It's infamous here in Asia, only because the meat is finely minced and it's not too salty. If you haven't tried it, you should. It's really different from the taste of the big brands of Spam (which brings back happy memories when I saw them being sold everywhere in Naha!) or Tulip.
About 3 years ago, something nasty was found in Ma Ling's luncheon meat and it was recalled, taken off the shelves and the company looked to go bust. Three years on, I'm glad they didn't. They're back and they're still as yummy! *grin*
We love luncheon meat too...but we don't buy Ma Ling's brand..so was that what happened? we get spam..good ole aussie spam! works the treat!
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