Spam Jam
Sunday, April 25th, 2010Spam is something which lots of people in Hawaii love to eat. In total the people here eat about 7 million cans of Spam per year, which would be more than 4.5 cans per resident, the biggest number of the whole US, and possibly even the rest of the world. It is even so that Hawaii knows an annual festival called ‘Spam Jam‘, with Spam as the main piece of interest.
So, Michelle, Isabella and I went yesterday to the Spam Jam 2010 in Waikiki, to see what it is all about. The event took place from 4 pm to 10 pm, we arrived there around 6 pm. I can tell you it was quite busy, there was an estimate of 20,000 people last year and I think they have reached the same amount of visitors again, it was pretty busy.
The event was held in Waikiki, on Kalakaua Avenue, which is like the main street of Waikiki. The road was partly closed for all traffic as there were all kinds of booths on the road where people could eat all kinds of dishes with Spam as the main ingredient, and there were also a few stages where they had some bands perform.
So what kind of dishes with Spam did they have? Think about stuff such as Spam Hotdogs, Volcano Nachos with Spam Chili, Spam and Kalua Pork Enchiladas, Spicy Spam Wraps, Spam noodles, Fried Rice Spam and this list continues on and on. There was really a lot for sale.
It was fun to be at the Spam Jam, but there sure was a lot of people.. I think they would be better off if they held it in a park instead as it is just too crowded for a public road (plus, traffic around that area was terrible, it is supposed to be one of the busier streets on Oahu).