Spam musubi

Spam musubi

Spam musubi made from Spam and rice
Course	Snack
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	Hawaii
Serving temperature	Hot or cold
Main ingredients	Spam, rice, nori
Media: Spam musubi

Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food in Hawaii composed a slice of grilled Spam atop of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori dried seaweed in the tradition of Japanese omusubi.

Inexpensive and portable, spam musubi is commonly found near cash registers in convenience stores all over Hawaii.

Preparation

Typical preparation begins with grilling slices of spam, sometimes with a light teriyaki flavor. An acrylic mold (often the shape of a slice of spam) is then placed over a long, narrow piece of nori and rice is pressed into the mold. The grilled spam is placed over the rice before the mold is removed. The nori is then wrapped over the top and around the musubi.

Variants

Spam musubi with furikake and scrambled egg. Musubi may also be with fried shrimp, chicken katsu, or pork cutlet instead of Spam.

History

Spam became a popular food in Hawaii after WWII. Spam was a main course military food for the troops during the war. The large military presence in Hawaii led to spam becoming a popular local food. Local Japanese created the Spam Musubi as result.

See also

• Cuisine of Hawaii
• Loco moco, another Hawaiian dish that can involve rice and Spam

External links

Step by Step instruction Spam Musubi