I've gone through my third of these thanksgiving ceremonies, and so far the tally of gifts received reads as follows:
2007 - Set of SPAM
2008 - Set of SPAM
2009 - Set of rice cakes
For those of you unfamiliar with SPAM, it is the canned, chopped and reconstituted 'ham' that formed a staple of many an army meal, and which, after the Korean war, became a hugely popular delicacy. It is fatty and salty and absolutely disgusting if you are, like me, a true meat eater.
So, you can imagine that I welcomed the set of rice cakes with considerably more enthusiasm! The two photos shown above show the opened box, with each of the little boxes holding a different color and shape of rice cake, and the lid - very opulent with its gold and royal blue finish.
As for taste - well, let's just say it's basically like mixing Rice Krispies with sugar and water and letting it dry - hard, crunchy, but no basic taste to it beyond sugar!
