Spam Musubi

Spam musubi is ubiquitous in Hawaiian food culture and sold at almost every convenience or Mom-and-Pop stores on the islands.

Adapted from the Japanese onigiri, this sushi-style treat is made of Spam, short-grain rice, and seaweed. It’s a popular snack or lunch, traditionally served with soy sauce or Japanese mayonnaise.

These handy snacks are not only tasty and filling, but they’re also easy to make and budget-friendly, too.

Slices of luncheon meat are grilled in a sweet and salty mixture, placed atop shaped Japanese-style rice blocks, and then wrapped in sheets of nori. It is also common to flavor the rice with furikake or sesame seeds and to add scrambled eggs or pickled vegetables for variety.