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Cheeseburger in a Can

By Cynthia Houng

Food in a can--one of camping's greatest culinary pleasures! Who can resist such classic recipes as "spam on a stick" or "spam and eggs with onion"? I had a friend who was quite proud of his Spam and Velveeta recipe.

But why limit yourself to Spam? My friend Eric came across Gizmodo's review of a new German product, "Cheeseburger in a can" ("Cheeseburger in der Dose"). You may laugh at the "cheeseburger in a can" concept now, as you're cozy behind a computer screen, but I guarantee that after a day-long trek, you'll be happy to sit down and ingest your share of sodium-laden processed meat.

"Cheeseburger in a Can" comes to us from Germany, a land that not only approves of canned meats, but sells canned meat products in every possible iteration. Canned weiners, canned ham, canned herring, canned goulash--it was only a matter of time before German food technology evolved to create canned cheeseburgers. Just think of it this way--it's a cheeseburger that will never go bad. In the event of a nuclear war, you can curl up under your fleece blankets, share a canned cheeseburger with the roaches, and settle back to watch the stars.

Find yourself moved to acquire this product? "Cheeseburger in der Dose" can be yours for just 3.50...euros. (That's like five dollars, but can you really put a price on convenience?)

What is your favorite canned meat product?

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Comments (5)

Eric:

Here is a testimonial from someone who actually ate the cheeseburger in a can.

Posted by Eric | January 31, 2008 9:40 AM

Posted on January 31, 2008 09:40

kimiko:

My friend Elliott found the Batter Blaster.

Hey, it's organic!

Also, Eric forgot to include his link to the article where a reader describes his experience with the "can burger" -- so here's the link! ">http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=1&postid=339037869#post339037869">

Posted by kimiko | February 4, 2008 11:20 AM

Posted on February 4, 2008 11:20

S Smith:

I've had bread in a can, sausage gravy, and a couple of types of sausage in a can, that's why I would try it. the bread was dry , the sausage maker of one brand , well ... just didn't know when to stop processing the meat. The gravy was , sure, excellent., but , like why when there's powder ed.
Do these have pickles, bread and lettuce? Quo V lettuce graet, sho led us fuud. FUD IS GUD.
All hael party cuss.
Oh, and I have opened a can of tuna with a pair of tweezers.
Honestly.

Posted by S Smith | February 20, 2008 6:00 PM

Posted on February 20, 2008 18:00

S Smith:

There's a company in Thailand that makes canned jackFruit, and several item specific indian products.

Posted by S Smith | February 20, 2008 6:04 PM

Posted on February 20, 2008 18:04

cynthia:

You can also get canned lychee. And canned eels. They'll can just about anything. Makes for a more cosmopolitan camping experience, right?

Posted by cynthia | February 20, 2008 9:02 PM

Posted on February 20, 2008 21:02