Nauru | Spam Fried Rice

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE I USED

Nauru is the smallest island nation in the world and it doesn't seem to have much of an online presence. At least not as far as recipes and cooking blogs go.

It has little to no agriculture and much of their food is imported.

They do have fish and coconuts and their national dish is Coconut Fish. I found conflicting information on how that is actually prepared. Some say it is tuna sashimi in coconut milk. Other say it's fish breaded with coconut flakes and fried. I think the fried version is a Western take on it and not the original authentic take.

In either case, fish was not happening in the house this time around out of respect for the person I live with, who is sickened by the smell of fish.

Which left Spam fried rice.

It was mentioned in conjunction with Nauru several times though no one seemed to have a recipe specific to Nauru. Sites just kept sending me to the recipe I've linked to so I decided to roll it.

I feel like I must have eaten Spam at some point in my life before now but I can't remember having done so and wasn't sure what to expect.

It was actually pretty good!

I love fried rice so it already had that going for it. I diced the Spam fairly small and got a nice sear/browning on it and it was tasty! It was a little saltier than I would prefer but it was still good. If I were to make it again, I would use the reduced sodium version of Spam. But I probably won't make it again. When I make fried rice, it is usually to use up some leftover odds and ends with leftover rice and not really a meal I've planned out and shopped for.

This was good but it won't become part of my dinner rotation.