Spam is so beloved in Asia that OmniPork has invented a meat-free version of it CNN 12/28/2020 By James Griffiths, CNN © JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Spam, there s more to it than you think.
In a brightly lit restaurant in downtown Hong Kong, the meaty smell of fried spam fills the air.
As other staff prepare for the lunchtime rush, a cook is putting the finishing touches to a bowl of instant noodles, egg and spam, a dish so popular and iconic of local cuisine that it has its own shorthand in Cantonese (chaan daan mihn).
But this bowl is different: despite being topped with two pink slabs of luncheon meat, it doesn t actually contain any animal products. The spam is vegan, a meat-free alternative developed by OmniFoods, a Hong Kong-based food producer and social enterprise.
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Dr M s signature made an appearance on an episode which touched on South Africa s apartheid policies. Photo: AP
The fourth season of royal drama The Crown sees a number of exciting developments such as the introduction of Princess Diana (Emma Corrin) and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson).
But Malaysians were particularly excited about one scene, from Episode Eight of the new season.
Thatcher was signing a statement about the Commonwealth countries anti-apartheid stance against South Africa.
As Thatcher turned the page to place her signature, the signature of other head of governments were also seen. Among them was former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.