Grill a square of Spam until it gets a ... country was struggling with food shortages. Many turned to canned food products like Spam or hot dogs that the U.S. military had brought over.

Hormel introduced Spam onto the market in 1937, but the product really saw its glory days during World War II. The meat was shelf-stable and very convenient for soldiers on the front lines. The ...

The museum, nicknamed ‘Guggenham,’ shows how this simple canned meat has grown into a global food icon, with more than 8 billion cans sold worldwide. Strange as it sounds, it’s actually one of the ...