What does Sam-I-Am offer in 'Green Eggs and Ham'?

Sam-I-Am offers green eggs and ham.

In Green Eggs and Ham, Sam-I-Am repeatedly asks an unnamed character to try the unusual meal: green eggs served with ham. The reluctant character refuses in many places and situations before finally tasting the food and discovering that he likes it.

Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated the book, which Random House published in 1960. Editor William Spaulding challenged Geisel to create a children’s book using only a very small vocabulary, and the result became one of the most famous examples of highly repetitive, beginner-friendly reading.

The story is about persistence and openness to new experiences, but its food is fictionalized in the playful style of Seuss’s books. The phrase is sometimes shortened to “green eggs,” yet the complete answer is “green eggs and ham.” The narrator’s eventual change of mind is the story’s central payoff.