>>>
>>> FOR
>>> FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS,
THE ICONIC CANNED FOOD,
SPAM, HAS AMAZED
AND BEEN INDULGED BY
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION
IN 1937, EIGHT
BILLION
BILLION
BILLION NEW CANS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED
AND TODAY THERE ARE 15
DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SPAM
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. >>
>>
>> JUST
>> JUST AS MANY AS
ARE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. THE WASHINGTON STATE FAIR
HOSTED THE
HOSTED THE AMERICAN SPAM CHAMPIONSHIP TO
FIND AN AMAZING RECIPE.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS HAWAIIAN
AND ISLAND
AND ISLAND INSPIRED RECIPES.
INSPIRED RECIPES. JOINING US IS
THE FIRST PLACE WINNER , PLEASE
WELCOME MARTY SWITZER.
APPROPRIATE APRON.
APPROPRIATE APRON. >>
>>
>> IT
>> IT IS.
IT IS.
IT IS. MY
IT IS. MY FAVORITE.
MY FAVORITE. >>
>>
>> GIRL,
>> GIRL, HAVE TO ASK
YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST ,
HOW DID YOU GET INTO SPAM?
>>
>>
>> WELL,
>> WELL, JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE
I GREW UP EATING
SPAM FOR BREAKFAST
WITH EGGS.
WITH EGGS. I DON'T KNOW, JUST
LOVE IT.
LOVE IT.
LOVE IT. I FOUND OUT THEY HAVE
ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL
VARIETIES,
VARIETIES, I JUST BRANCHED OUT AND THE
REST IS HISTORY.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I LOVE
>> I LOVE HOW EXCITED
SHE IS.
SHE IS.
SHE IS. >>
>>
>> THEY
>> THEY HAVE VARIETIES OF SPAM?
>>
>>
>> THEY
>> THEY DO.
THEY DO.
THEY DO. >>
>>
>> I
>> I DID
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
HOT AND SPICY, BACON
, HICKORY SMOKED. I HAD NO
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. >>
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU STARTED DEVELOPING THESE
RECIPES, WHICH BY THE WAY
IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
TELL
TELL
TELL US
TELL US WHAT YOU ARE MAKING?
>>
>>
>> TODAY
>> TODAY I AM MAKING
SWEET AND SPICY TROPICAL SLIDERS
, LOW CARB VERSION.
>>
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT IS A BIG
DEAL RIGHT NOW.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I AM
>> I AM A
>> I AM A LOW-CARB GUY.
REALLY GOOD NEWS.
>>
>>
>> RIGHT
>> RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.
>>
>>
>> TELL
>> TELL US WHAT TO DO.
WE WILL BE YOUR SOUS CHEFS.
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE DICED UP THE SPAM,
WE WANTED TO GET
IT A NICE
IT A NICE
IT A NICE GOLDEN BROWN.
GOLDEN BROWN. IT LOOKS PRETTY
GOOD NOW, SO WE CAN
PROBABLY TAKE THIS OFF
AND PUT IT IN
OUR BOWL OVER HERE.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I WASN'T EVEN THINKING
THAT IT ALL, I WOULD
HAVE PICKED THAT RIGHT UP.
>>
>>
>> HE
>> HE IS
>> HE IS A MAN,
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY?
>>
>>
>> HE
>> HE HAS
>> HE HAS NO IDEA.
YOU HAVE COMPETED FOR THE
FIRST TIME AND YOU WIN
THE THING?
THE THING? >>
>>
>> YES,
>> YES, I
>> YES, I WAS JUST
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO
, AND I SAW
THIS SPAM COMPETITION.
I WAS
I WAS
I WAS LIKE I LIKE SPAM, SO
I AM GOING TO
DO THIS.
DO THIS.
DO THIS. >>
>>
>> I
>> I HAVE
>> I HAVE A FUN FACT,
IN THE U.S., 3.8
CANS OF SPAM
ARE CONSUMED EVERY SECOND.
PEOPLE THINK PEOPLE DON'T EAT
SPAM BUT --
IF YOU PUT ALL
OF THE CANS OF SPAM EVER EATEN
AND TO AND IT
WOULD CIRCLE THE GLOBE 10
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. >>
>>
>> DO
>> DO YOU
>> DO YOU MEAN LIKE
THIS, OR LIKE THIS?
>>
>>
>> EITHER
>> EITHER WAY.
EITHER WAY. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
>>
>>
>> FOR
>> FOR NOW, WE ARE GOING
TO ADD CREAM CHEESE
, THAT IS THERE, SO
GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN.
JUST START MIXING IT UP
UNTIL HE GETS THOROUGHLY MIXED
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. YOU WILL USE
THIS TO BIND IT ALTOGETHER.
>>
>>
>> THIS
>> THIS IS A TALL ORDER.
>>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT DID YOU DO
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT YOU ONE?
>>
>>
>> I
>> I CRIED.
I CRIED.
I CRIED. >>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT DID YOU
WIN?
WIN?
WIN? >>
>>
>> I
>> I ONE
I ONE
I ONE BRAGGING RIGHTS, A CASH PRIZE
AND I GET TO
BE A FINALIST
FOR THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
>>
>>
>> WEARS
>> WEARS THAT?
WEARS THAT? >>
>>
>> THERE
>> THERE ARE 26 FIRES AROUND
THE STATES, AND THE FIRST
PLACE WINNERS ARE ALL PUT
TOGETHER
TOGETHER
TOGETHER AND THE GRAND PRIZE
FROM THOSE WINNERS GETS TO
GO TO
GO TO
GO TO SPAM JAM IN WAIKIKI.
>>
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT RIGHT THERE, IN WAIKIKI
, I DON'T BLAME YOU.
>>
>>
>> HOW
>> HOW DO
>> HOW DO YOU COMPETE
TO GO TO WAIKIKI?
>>
>>
>> ONLY
>> ONLY THE FIRST PLACE WINNERS
FROM THE FARES
GET TO COMPETE FOR
THE WAIKIKI.
THE WAIKIKI. >>
>>
>> 26
>> 26 OF
>> 26 OF YOU AT
THE COMPETITION?
THE COMPETITION? >> YOU.
>> YOU.
>> YOU. >>
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU GO
>> YOU GO TO SOME
CERTAIN PLACE OR YOU SEND
IN YOUR STUFF?
>>
>>
>> SPAM
>> SPAM WILL TEST KITCHEN THIS
AND DECIDE.
AND DECIDE. >>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT IS NEXT?
>>
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR
TROPICAL FRUIT.
TROPICAL FRUIT. >>
>>
>> PINEAPPLE, MANGO AND PAPAYA?
>> YEAH,
>> YEAH,
>> YEAH, THESE ARE FROM LITTLE
CUPS OF FRUIT LIKE YOU
WOULD GIVE YOUR KIDS BUT DRAINED
ALL THE LIQUID.
SUPER EASY.
SUPER EASY. >>
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT IS GOOD, BECAUSE
SPAM IS GENERALLY EASY
, SO WHY WOULD YOU
SPEND TIME CUTTING UP FRUIT ,
RIGHT? [LAUGHTER]
RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] >>
>>
>> WE
>> WE WANT TO BE
QUICK AND EASY.
I DON'T WANT
TO WAIT FOREVER, I WANT
TO DIG RIGHT INTO MY SPAM.
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE ARE
>> WE ARE PEOPLE ON
THE GO WE NEED TO
EAT OUR SPAM QUICKLY.
>>
>>
>> HOW
>> HOW HAVE
HOW HAVE
HOW HAVE -- HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN COOKING WITH SPAM?
>>
>>
>> SINCE
>> SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY TIME.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >>
>>
>> IT
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
ACTUALLY DID CUT THESE. GOOD
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. >>
>>
>> THESE
>> THESE ARE GOING
TO GO ON AT THE END.
THESE ARE THE LOW CARB VERSION.
I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO CUT BREADS AND
PASTAS OUT OF MY LIFE. I
REPLACED
REPLACED
REPLACED THE BUNS WITH LETTUCE.
I PREFERRED THESE BUTTER
LETTUCE, BECAUSE WERE GOING
TO GO IN HERE
-- IT IS FRESH, IT
IS LIVING LETTUCE SO IT
IS STILL ALIVE.
>>
>>
>> BE
>> BE CAREFUL IT IS STILL ALIVE.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >>
>>
>> WE
>> WE WANT TO GET THESE
SMALLER
SMALLER
SMALLER INNER LEAVES
INNER LEAVES , THEY MAKE A NICE
LITTLE CUP-SHAPED.
LITTLE CUP-SHAPED. LIKE YOUR BUN
BUT WITH LETTUCE.
>> PERFECT.
>> PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
>>
>>
>> PUT
>> PUT SOME OF THIS
ON HERE.
ON HERE.
ON HERE. >>
>>
>> DID
>> DID YOU DO THIS
AT THE PUYALLUP FAIR?
>>
>>
>> YEAH,
>> YEAH, THE
YEAH, THE
YEAH, THE WASHINGTON STATE FAIR.
LAST FRIDAY.
LAST FRIDAY. >>
>>
>> WERE
>> WERE THERE JUDGES FROM
THE SPAM PEOPLE FROM WHEREVER
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT -- ?
-- ?
-- ? --
-- ? -- -- WHEREVER?
>>
>>
>> THEY
>> THEY WERE LOCAL JUDGES
, LOCAL PEOPLE, REALLY NICE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >>
>>
>> DO
>> DO YOU
>> DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF
MORE OF A COOK OR
DO YOU LIKE TO BAKE, TO?
>>
>>
>> I
>> I LIKE
>> I LIKE BAKING, I LIKE
EXPERIMENTING. LIKE THIS,
COMBINING FLAVORS
COMBINING FLAVORS YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT
OF DOING.
OF DOING.
OF DOING. >>
>>
>> DO
>> DO YOU
>> DO YOU BAKE WITH SPAM?
>>
>>
>> I
>> I HAVEN'T YET.
>>
>>
>> I'M
>> I'M SURE THERE IS
SPAM PIZZA, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I DO NOT LIKE PINEAPPLE
ON PIZZA, DOES NOT GO
WITH TOMATO SAUCE.
>>
>>
>> GOES
>> GOES VERY WELL WITH TOMATOES.
>>
>>
>> NO,
>> NO, IT
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>>
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT LOOKS PERFECT.
SKIP IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE,
MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY.
>>
>>
>> DO
>> DO YOU
>> DO YOU WANT TO
TASTE TEST THIS?
>>
>>
>> NO,
>> NO, YOU DO IT.
>>
>>
>> DOING
>> DOING MY BEST.
DO YOU WANT TO PUT
THE PLUMS ON PINEAPPLE ON
THEIR?
THEIR?
THEIR? >>
THEIR? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE WILL START WITH THE
PINEAPPLES
PINEAPPLES , AND JUST
PUT IT
PUT IT
PUT IT IN
PUT IT IN A LITTLE PINEAPPLE RAINBOW.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I JUST
>> I JUST WASHED MY
HANDS BY THE WAY.
IF THE
IF THE
IF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WATCHING
, I WASH MY HANDS
MOMENTS AGO.
MOMENTS AGO. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >>
>>
>> ONE
>> ONE ON
>> ONE ON EACH.
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >>
>>
>> MY
>> MY FAVORITE ONE IS
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE. >>
>>
>> IS
>> IS ALMOST MY FAVORITE
TIME, YOU GUYS.
THIS IS THE BEST PART
OF THE SEGMENT.
>>
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU CAN PUT ANY FRUIT.
THESE ARE FRESH FROM THE TREES,
JUST SOMETHING FOR COLOR
AND TO PUT YOUR
FINGERS ON.
FINGERS ON. >>
>>
>> HERE
>> HERE WE GO.
THIS HAS
THIS HAS
THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A FUN SEGMENT.
I'M GOING TO READ THIS
BEFORE I TASTE US.
WE POSTED THIS WINNING RECIPE
ON THE
ON THE
ON THE "NEW DAY NORTHWEST" WEBSITE.
YOU
YOU
YOU CAN
YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO
MORE GREAT RECIPES THERE, TOO.
TODAY WE ARE GIVING AWAY
FREE CANS OF SPAM, PEOPLE,
IT IS YOUR LUCKY DAY.
ALL
ALL
ALL YOU
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO
WIN IS GO TO
NEW DAYS FACEBOOK PAGE.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I LIKE
>> I LIKE TO EAT
AND THEN I READ.
WHEN WE COME BACK, THE
KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT CAN
DEPARTMENT CAN USE YOUR HELP IN SOLVING
THREE COLD CASES. WE WILL
REVISIT THE
REVISIT THE DETAILS WITH THEM.