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Spam giftset for Chuseok.

I went to the store one day in Korea, and I was suddenly overwhelmed with all the spam! It hadn't been there just a few days ago, but suddenly there were multiple giftsets featuring Spam, mainly, and tuna and olive oil in lesser amounts. Spam is the canned pork shoulder and ham mixture, for those of you lucky enough not to know. It's very popular in Korea. I have to admit that I don't think I've ever (knowingly) tried it, it just looks and sounds so gross! It probably is delicious, or it wouldn't be so popular. These Spam sets are the most typical gift for employers to give their employees for Chuseok, which is the Korean Thanksgiving at the beginning of October. At the school where I taught English, the Korean teachers all received a Spam set, but the Western teachers got tea (I think they knew how most of us would react to Spam!). It's also a common gift for the Lunar New Year's Celebrations in February.