Spam(一注册商标的名字)是1937年美国经济大萧条后期进入市场的肉制品，这种可即食的切好的香料火腿肉(Spam是各取“加了香料的”与“火腿”两个英文单词的一部分合并而成)被压成很实的肉块然后罐装，其价格在当时很便宜，在人们没钱的时代很受欢迎。

Ready-to-eat chopped SPiced hAM ('SPAM') was pressed into a firm loaf and canned. The product was cheap and, at a time when cash was tight, popular.

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这种汤是在一种受欢迎的传统汤羹中加了香料。

This soup is a spicy variation on a traditional favourite.

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有一个晚上，我们有几麻袋的土豆和几箱子的绞好的细牛肉，所以我们就当场决定而且添加了香料、作料做出了一顿美味的炖肉。

One evening, we had sacks of potatoes and containers of ground beef, so we improvised and made a delicious stew by throwing in some herbs and spices.

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