America is a wonderful place and I have to thank Alex Russel and his guest post for introducing me to an American snack original: musubi. Hawaii is known for mixing and melding multiple cultures to create something that is uniquely Hawaiian and Spam musubi is a crown jewel in this tradition. Made with spam, the ubiquitous canned ham brought to the islands by World War II soldiers, musubi proves to be a hearty snack worthy of the President of the United States. You can take Obama out of Hawaii, but…but anyway the snack’s Japanese influence comes out in its giant sushi shape and seaweed wrapping. About the size of an average black berry, musubi has the same mobility and convenience as an onigiri. To be honest, had I known of musubi’s existence when I visited Hawaii, I wouldn’t have eaten it because cold canned meat doesn’t appeal, but I’m wondering has anyone out there had one?
Just looking at the photo makes me want one NOW! We try to stay away from it in California because it's not the healthiest of foods. However, when we visit Hawaii, we are always on the hunt for da best musubi.
ReplyDeleteVery cool to hear from someone who likes these. They're not big on the east coast.
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