Oahu Musubis
Musubis have always been a favorite, but none were able to top the Spam Musubi. Spam Musubis on the island of Oahu became a popular items to eat on the go with most of its variations appearing after the war. There are many stories on where the Spam musubi had come from and it is hard to say who exactly was the first to make one, however there were triangle musubi's previous to the war. It was really starting to become popular in the 1980's on Oahu as it did on many other islands as well for peoples enjoyment of canned spam. In 1941 Japanese had attack Oahu’s Pearl Harbor, with many of Japanese ancestry living on the mainland, about 120,000 people were imprisoned on the West Coast and even temporarily in parts of the islands. The United States had their Japanese internment camps in many states during World War II and would have had eaten spam. It is said that some would eat it from a shared dish or baking pan and eat it as a sort of strange pan sushi of its time previously to its form wrapped in seaweed we see today. Mitsuko Kaneshiro The origins in 1980s, comes from Mitsuko Kaneshiro of the Kaneshiro family who would be said to be the first in making the spam musubi as its inventor. She would take the spam and cook it and then place it on top of shaped rice and wrap it up in the middle with nori as a large snack. She would first make it for her children and as it became a family favorite she would begin selling it at the local drug store in Honolulu. Many had heard of this story as it was how spam became popularized through word of mouth (aka. Coconut Wireless). With a seemingly endless assortment of Spam Musubis it may seem difficult to navigate what had come from where. So explaining some of the varieties that have been seen at pot lucks have been arranged in a sort of variety list. A common aspect of the developments of spam musubi's on the island of Oahu happens to be the use of marinades that are used for the spam itself as well as having a nori that exposes both the rice and spam, unlike other types of Hawaii musubis. In modern days it is common to spread furikake seasoning underneath spam and have a shoyu packet handy in case there is a need for extra saltiness. Honolulu Spam Musubi Honolulu Spam Musubi, would start off as the typical spam musubi that is one of the most iconic dishes of the state of Hawaii. As it is the most common form of spam musubi it is quite plain and simple with a portable shape that is easily stored. The transportation of many musubis to sports events or going off with the family is a big part of what makes it so enjoyable as the snack can be taken anywhere. Convenience stores took advantage of the popularity of spam musubi and would create: Breakfast Spam Musubi (Spam Egg). Pearl City Teri Spam Musubi Pearl City Teri Spam Musubi, had come from multiple homes that each had their own marinade for Teriyaki. This would be from the many Japanese families that had remained in the area after the days of residential housing construcution. It was quite common to marinade a variety of meats for the hibachi like burgers, steaks, vienna sausage, and you guessed it spam! What makes a pearl city spam musubi is the marinage as well as the texture of a crisp exterior of the meat from a grill or a pan. It was popular amongst the Japanese families and military visitors who would would arrive by PanAm Hawaii Clipper. Waipahu Portuguese Sausage Musubi Waipahu is home of many makers of sausage and the sort of sausage they are known for is portuguese sausage and its delicious wars of Rodondos, Purity, Hawaiian Sausage Co, and Gouveas. In the case of a musubi in the 2013 breakfast musubis were pretty popular to eat for breakfast and a what was sold at the time was portuguese sausage shaped like spam slices. These would be called by the name of Pocho Breakfast Musubi when people added shaped egg on top of the sausage. The fat from the cooked portuguese sausage would be mixed with the rice before shaping. Kaneohe Charsiu Spam Musubi Kaneohe Charsiu Spam Musubi, originally had been made as a sort of fundraiser food and always had furikake mayonnaise. It was between a piece of char siu marinate spam and white rice. Sometimes this same recipe would be altered at fund raisers for Charsiu chicken as well to give more variety of items to help raise funds for things like little league sports. It was said that it got its name from a local family that was explaining what they were eating to another family while they were on the go near the Byodo-In Temple. Waianae Fish Musubi Waianae Fish Musubi comes from making use of old poke. There is a no waste for local families and if something like poke fish needs to be cooked a quick way to eat it is in a musubi. The fish patty has a nice texture as it has more eggs, marinated fish meat from left over poke, and is a good way to eat left over poke that could be getting old. It was a favorite for those who would enjoy going out with their friends spear fishing for octopus "tako" to take on the boat along with a few spam musubis.
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