Showing posts with label Meaty SPAM (午餐肉). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meaty SPAM (午餐肉). Show all posts

Sunday, May 11, 2025

午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea, 蛋塔 Egg Tart & 菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18

May 11.2025 Brunch
37, Jalan SS 18/1B, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°04'21.9"N 101°35'04.4"E 
菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90 👍👍👍😋😋😋 8/10
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 👍👍👍😋😋😋 8/10
蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 👍👍👍😋😋😋 8/10
Total bill: rm$26.70
Budget: rm$20 - rm$30++ per person
Payment: Cash, Credit Card or Touch&Go
Cuisine: Hong Kong style Char Can Teng food 
Pork free: Pork, Chicken, Fish Balls 
Alcohol free: no Alcohol in menu
Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: Yes
Internet Wifi speed: N/A  
Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No
Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No
Free Drinking Water: No
Menu prices: Net 
Order & Delivery: Table Service 
On-line Delivery Service: https://www.mrseasy.com/alldaypolobun
Indoor Seating tables: 14 tables (2-6ppl tables) some joined tables 
Outdoor Seating: 1 table (2ppl) 
Drive Through: No
Take away : Yes
Dine-in: Yes
Happy Hour: N/A
Parking: MPSJ  
Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: There are likely 3 "全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun" in Klang Valley, and so far visited only 2 of them:
July 9.2023 雞扒煎蛋營多麵 Indomie w/Chicken Chop and Egg @ SS18/1B
March 4.2022 懷舊雞扒菠蘿包 Chicken chop Polo Bun @ SS2/10
AND it is almost 2 years since last visit to the 香港式茶餐廳 Hong Kong style Cafe and for brunch is their signature rm$5.90 "菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter", freshly baked with the usual crispy crust and a butter inside. The ALL new menu offers 8 choices of breakfast set with drinks from rm$13.90 to rm$20.90 valid daily from 08:00am to 12 noon. Choice for brunch just before the order closes at noon is rm$17.90 "午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea"; it is a light toast sandwiched with fried egg and luncheon meats, and the Hong Kong Milk Tea was nostalgic. 
It is interesting to note that 午餐肉 luncheon meat, like SPAM, gained popularity in the US during the 大蕭條時期 Great Depression as a 在美國作為一種經濟實惠的食物 cost-effective food source created in America. The processed food was first introduced in 1937 by 荷美爾食品公司 Hormel Foods as a way to sell 豬肩肉 pork shoulder, which was then an 豬身上無利可圖的部位 unprofitable part of the pig. It also became 第二次世界大戰期間美國軍隊的主食 a staple for American troops during World War II and remains popular in many parts of the world, especially in areas where soldiers were stationed. The history of luncheon meat is closely tied to the development of the 罐頭食品產業 canned food industry and its role in feeding large populations, particularly 衝突和經濟困難時期 during times of conflict and economic hardship. 
The 午餐肉 Luncheon meat, now widely known as SPAM, was named by a contest winner named Ken Daigneau, who suggested the name was a portmanteau of "五香火腿 Spiced Ham". While other theories exist, the official explanation from 荷美爾食品公司 Hormel Foods is that it is a combination of "五香火腿 Spiced Ham". While the "五香火腿 Spiced Ham" explanation is the most widely accepted and official explanation, other theories have emerged, such as an acronym for "Shoulders of Pork and Ham" or "Specially Processed American Meat," but these are not officially endorsed.  
Not sure where the Cafe get its Egg Tart (or is it Home Made), but for the price of rm$2.90 per Egg Tart is probably the cheapest in town, but still not too bad with its soft flaky crust and not that sweet custards. AND definitely cheaper compared to the rm$4.50 Egg Tart for Breakfast at 南香雞飯 Nam Heong yesterday morning. PLUS maybe comparable to Egg Tart by 棠記兄弟餅家 Tong Kee Brothers which also costs around rm$4.50 per Egg Tart (which more than doubled its price from less than rm$1.80 around year 2005). 
Food today: 8 / 10 👍👍👍😋😋😋
Price: 7 / 10 👍👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 7 / 10 👍👍
Ambiance: 6.5 / 10 👍
Parking: 5 / 10 👍
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: 6 / 10 👍 (400m+ from SS15 LRT station) 
Website: not found
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alldaypolobun/
Telephone: +6016-333 8404 
Operation hours: 08:00am - 09:00pm (Wednesday closed)

菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90
菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
 
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18

蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90
蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 & 香港奶茶 Hong Kong Milk Tea (Part of Breakfast Set) @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 & 香港奶茶 Hong Kong Milk Tea (Part of Breakfast Set) @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 & 香港奶茶 Hong Kong Milk Tea (Part of Breakfast Set) @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 & 香港奶茶 Hong Kong Milk Tea (Part of Breakfast Set) @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
  
The Menu
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
 
The Cafe
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
 
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
@ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90, 蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 & 菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
午餐肉煎蛋吐司配香港奶茶 Luncheon Meat & Egg Toast with Hong Kong Milk Tea rm$17.90, 蛋塔 Egg Tart rm$2.90 & 菠蘿油 Polo Bun w/Butter rm$5.90 @ 全日菠蘿包 All Day Polo Bun SS18
 

Saturday, June 25, 2022

午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10

25 June.2022 Dinner
29, Jalan USJ 10/1E, Taipan Business Centre, 47620 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°02'54.1"N 101°35'01.7"E
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Total bill: rm$17.90
Budget: rm$20 - rm$30++
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Korean, Taiwanese, Japanese, Fusion
Pork free: Chicken, Pork, Fish
Alcohol free: no Beer in menu
Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: Yes
Internet Wifi speed: N/A 
Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No
Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No
Free Drinking Water: No
Menu prices: + 6% SST
Order & Delivery: Table Service
On-line Delivery Service: Not sure
Indoor Seating tables: 14 tables (4ppl/table), 1 table (2ppl), 1 high table with 4 high chairs
Outdoor Seating: No
Drive Through: No
Take away : Yes
Dine-in: Yes (Lunch and Dinner)
Happy Hour: N/A
Parking: MPSJ  
Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: The Taipan shop lot address was previously "樂在甜品 Let's Joy Café", now take-over by another similar style of Café called "約一週 Time-Off Café". The new Café remain much of the interior renovations of the previous Café and offers and extensive menu of 日本料理 Japanese, 台灣料理 Taiwanese, 韓國料理 Korean foods, and limited 大馬料理  Malaysian dishes. AND the choices are:
Western (Pasta, Burger, Chicken Chop, Fish steak)
Korean (Bulgogi, Korean Fried Chicken, Tteokbokki etc)
Japanese (variety of Chicken & Pork Dons etc)
Sandwiches (Egg + Spam base)
Taiwanese (Pork-based rice/noodle dishes)
Oriental (Hong Kong Spam Egg rice, Indomee, Thai Spicy Fried chicken rice)
Desserts (Traditional Tong Shui, Chilled desserts, Mochi, and Kakigori)
Today's dinner is a rm$16.90 "午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries", a Sandwich with lightly toasted breads with 煮雞蛋 boiled egg, 午餐肉片 spam, 生菜 lettuce, 番茄 tomato and 大薯條 large fries on the side. 
An American staple for more than 80 year, "午餐肉片 spam" or Luncheon Meats is a Pre-cooked Pork-based canned meat product. SPAM was invented in 1937 (during the 大蕭條時期 great Depression periods) by 荷美爾食品公司 Hormel Foods Corporation based in 明尼蘇達州 Minnesota, 美國 United States. SPAM only became popular after its wide consumption during World War II. AND It was World War II that made Spam international because 美國士兵 American GIs brought it all over the world. For that, SPAM went from 罐頭必需品 canned necessity to American Icon, and cans of SPAM becomes a necessary 
BUT 荷美爾食品公司 Hormel Foods created SPAM with the intention to boost the sales of 豬肩肉 Pork Shoulder that did not sell well in the United States. The primary contents of SPAM are 豬肩肉 Pork shoulder, 火腿 ham, 鹽 Salt, 水 water, “馬鈴薯澱粉 Potato starch", and 防腐劑 Preservatives; AND for many years Nutritionist have raised concerned of the high content of 脂肪 Fat, 鈉 Sodium, and 防腐劑 Preservatives in the canned SPAM product. SPAM is so popular in the USA, in that it is said that it is 30% of American household diet and that is partly due to the affordability of this Canned Meat Product. 
The SPAM short for "Special Processed American Meat" product is probably one of the most influenced American canned meat product around the world:
夏威夷 Hawaii - "夏威夷風午餐肉飯糰 Spam musubi" (lNigiri topped with cooked SPAM)
夏威夷 Hawaii - 夏威夷漢堡王 Burger King Hawaii (Burger with SPAM since 2007)
波多黎各 Puerto Rico - Sandwich de Mezcla (Sandwich bread with SPAM+Velveeta+Pimentos)
英國 United Kingdom - SPAM Yorkshire Breakfast, SPAMish Omelette, and SPAM Hash
菲律賓 Philippines - 午餐肉配大蒜炒飯 SPAM with garlic fried rice or with Sunny side egg for breakfast
中國 China - SPAM-like canned pork products called "午餐肉 Luncheon Meat"
香港 Hong Kong - Popular meat choice for Rice/Noodle dishes, 餐蛋治 Luncheon meat sandwich
日本 Japan - 午餐肉漢堡 SPAM Burger, 沖繩炒雜錦 Okinawan Chanpurū
南韓 South Korea - 午餐肉海苔飯捲 SPAM kimbap (rice and vegetable filled seaweed roll)
BUT SPAM in United States or even in the United Kingdom had a somewhat dubious reputation, of it being associated with "貧困食品 Poverty Food". However, it is such a popular food alternative that it is a much cheaper alternative to fresh meats and the fact that it need not be refrigerated (has a shelf life of 2 to 5 years!) unless it is opened. AND before the turn of the century, the American SPAM or Trademarked SPAM-like canned products was said to be consumed in more than 40+ countries and especially popular in Asia. By the 1990s, Spam's perceived ubiquity led to its name being adopted for "unwanted, unsolicited digital communication that gets sent out in bulk", as we now call "垃圾郵件 SPAM email"!
From an American article, SPAM, the affordable, long-lasting canned meat product, has historical high sales volumes during the 冠狀病毒暴發 coronavirus outbreak in 2020 and 2021. For reasons such as 錢包友好 wallet friendly, 多功能性 versatility and 可靠性 reliability of the Spam canned product have skyrocketed during pandemic as people would stock up the product during the lock-down periods, it is so versatile in American that many people just eat straight from the tin with a slice of bread and some fresh greens. And for many who stayed at home during the 行動管制令期 lock-down/restricted movement periods in Asia, 午餐肉 SPAM can be easily prepared not just as a sandwich, but a quick 炒飯 fried rice, and an alternative meat choice for 白米 white rice and 方便麵 instant noodles.
Food today: 7.5 / 10 👍👍👍😋😋
Price: 6 / 10 👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 7 / 10 👍👍
Ambiance: 7 / 10 👍👍
Parking: 3 / 10 😐😐😐
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport:  4 / 10 😐 (600m from Taipan LRT station)
Website: not found
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Time-Off-Taipan/
Menu: https://www.facebook.com/Time-Off-Taipan-107583011952371/menu/
Telephone: +603-8021 6663
Operation hours: 12:00pm - 11:00pm

午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
 
The Menu
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The Café
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午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10
午餐肉雞蛋三明治 Egg w/Spam sandwich w/Fries rm$16.90 @ 約一週 Time-Off Cafe USJ10