Smithsonian Channel

Last week I caught a special on CNN about SPAM. Yep, you got it, SPAM, the meat in a can- not the annoying content that pops up on your computer screen. What is the world coming to if families are living on SPAM for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

SPAM! uploaded to Flickr by cursedthing

Along with other changes in behavior - like driving less and taking fewer vacations - it turns out that when the nation’s economy is falling, the sales of SPAM rise. But in a country where 3.6 cans of SPAM are consumed every second it’s more than just a low-cost food alternative, it’s actually the star of a festival held every year in Austin, TX.

Check out Smithsonian Channel’s sneak peak at the SPAMARAMA festival.

Then take a look at some of the other interesting SPAM-tastic features on the web.

SPAM on YouTube- Monty Python

SPAM Musesum

Waikiki SPAM JAM

SPAM Recipe Contest

2007: SPAM Turns 70

The SPAMMOBILE