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, soy sauce
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Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food composed of a slice of grilled Spam sandwiched either in between or on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori in the tradition of Japanese omusubi.

Spam musubi are commonly sold in convenience stores packaged in plastic boxes.

Inexpensive and portable, Spam musubi are commonly found near cash registers in convenience stores all over Hawaii. Musubi can be easily made with the right materials. In Hawaii, Musubi made from homemade spam is served on catering trays at formal events by celebrity chefs such as Alan Wong at his exclusive restaurants.[1]

History

Spam became a popular food in Hawaii after World War II. Spam was a main course for the troops during the war, and the large military presence in Hawaii led to Spam's widespread local adoption. Spam musubi was actually created in the Japanese internment camps on the mainland of the United States during the war although it is often credited to Hawaii because of its prevalence.[2]

Preparation

Typical preparation begins with grilling slices of Spam, sometimes with a light teriyaki flavor. It uses a sauce in which soy sauce and granulated sugar are typically the basic ingredients. Using a mold the same size as a slice of Spam, a layer of cooked rice is pressed down over a strip of nori, with a slice of Spam on top of that, and then, optionally, another layer of rice. The mold is removed and the nori is wrapped over the top and around the musubi. It is served sometimes with soy sauce or Japanese mayonnaise.

Variants

Spam musubi with egg.

Similar to the Japanese onigiri, variations on the traditional Spam musubi exist.

The following are just a few examples of the limitless variations:

Furikake mixed into the rice
Scrambled egg added between the Spam and rice
Takuan added between the Spam and rice

The spam may also be replaced with hot dog, fried shrimp, chicken teriyaki, chicken katsu, pork cutlet, Portuguese sausage (linguiça), char siu (roast pork), or other proteins instead of Spam.

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References

Chew, Cynthia. "The Land of SPAM". The Food Pornographer.
daniel (24 June 2015). "The History of Five Local Grinds". Hawaii Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

External links

Jones, Jay (28 March 2014). "In Hawaii, it's Spam morning, noon and night". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
"Spam Musubi, Obama's Hawaiian Lunch: History, Recipes, Video". The Huffington Post. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
Robb Walsh (3 March 2009). "Obama's Lunch Fave: Spam Musubi". Eating Our Words. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
"High-end items in New York now include Spam musubi". Retrieved 25 September 2014. (subscription required)

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[1] Chew, Cynthia. "The Land of SPAM". The Food Pornographer.

[2] (24 June 2015). "The History of Five Local Grinds". Hawaii Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2020.