luncheon meat
noun
: cooked meat (such as sliced meat or canned meat) that is usually eaten cold
bought luncheon meat for sandwiches
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Chicken katsu, which is coated with bread crumbs and sliced, is a mainstay of Hawaiian restaurants, along with Spam musubi, a brick of rice topped with luncheon meat and wrapped in edible seaweed, and Hawaiian macaroni salad.
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Fielding Buck,
Boston Herald,
1 Jan. 2025
Spam, published by Okinawa Hormel, boasts 100 different recipes featuring the luncheon meat, including Spam taco rice and Spam piccata.
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Alex Chun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2023
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Fielding Buck,
Boston Herald,
1 Jan. 2025
Spam, published by Okinawa Hormel, boasts 100 different recipes featuring the luncheon meat, including Spam taco rice and Spam piccata.
—
Alex Chun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2023
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“Luncheon meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon%20meat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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