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Spam Musubi
| Spam musubi like these from 7-Eleven are anywhere and everywhere on the island. |  |
This very simple item first hit the market well after poke, but has now become every bit as entrenched in our local culture. It consists of a fried slice of Spam placed over a mold of rice shaped like a small brick. The rice or the spam itself is usually flavored with a shoyu/sugar sauce, sometimes dusted with furikake, and wrapped in a dried sheet of seaweed called nori. They are great for a take-out snack or even a meal, and are perfect for hikes, where it won’t smash as easily in your backpack as a sandwich will. The everywhere-available 7-Eleven stores probably sell more spam musubi than anyone else, and they are not bad at all – providing you get them reasonably fresh. Try the one with sliced scrambled egg sitting under the Spam.
Local Goodie Basket! Spam musubi from Ft. Ruger Market near Diamond Head, along with other familiar friends like hotdog, teri-chicken, teri-beef, and chicken katsu musubi.
You will find Spam musubi everywhere in the islands, from large and small supermarkets, plate-lunch-style eateries, and liquor stores to school carnivals, fairs, and special events. There are many other items that have jumped on the musubi bandwagon also, so don’t be surprised when you see teriyaki-chicken, Portuguese sausage, or hotdog musubi’s sitting right next door.
