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Reminds me a little of the hot-dog california rolls I once had at a party. It didn't taste bad at all (though not marinated and pan-fried), but once you knew what it was, a whole lot less appealing.

I love Spam. There, I said it!! They've begun selling slices of Spam in individual packages. They're perfect for people like me, who want just a small portion of it once in a while and not a whole can. I know there are Spam festivals out there and if any of them show up locally, I'm so there.

spam musubi is the most common way of eating spam sushi and has its origins from hawaii. it looks more like nigiri than the maki above but musubi should be made with a box press that helps form a very tight rectangular form.

never tried it, but can't imagine that salty savoury meat over rice would not be tasty.

This does not sound appetizing at all to me. SPAM is pretty gross, no matter what shape it's in.

sarahbest, you've got to try it. spam musubi is big in hawaii and it's delish!

I have to agree with foodiegirl. I moved to Hawaii about a year ago and I held off trying musubi because I thougth SPAM was "gross". But one bite of home made musubi and I was sold, it's onolicious!

Yup, when prepared properly, Spam is a darn delicious treat. A lot of us Americans of asian heritage grew up with Spam as a regular part of our diet because our parents were exposed to the strange meat concoction thanks to American GI's during various wars. It's not more "gross" than American standards like hot dogs, considering they're basically made the same way.

Make your way to a Hawaiian cuisine restaurant if you can't make it over to the islands (which is always preferable)...it's at least worth a try, sarahbest :)

Hooray for spam musubi! Don't be afraid, sarahbest. Once you fry it, it's more like a saltier teriyaki ham. It's also really good with takuan/takuwan (yellow pickled daikon) sandwiched inside. If you're in the right area (mostly west coast), sometimes you'll get lucky and find them at a Japanese American Bon Odori (summer festival) or food bazaar.

I serve this at almost every party. Here's my recipe and how-to, for - Spam musubi.

I'm from Minnesota, where Spam is from, so it's slightly more accepted here. A Minneapolis Japanese restaurant, Midori's Floating World, serves a Spam roll. My husband likes Spam; I don't, though the cans are hilarious--check them out the next time you're at the grocery or in Target. At last year's Minnesota State Fair, one of the new foods was a Spam burger. A local food critic recommended it. I was skeptical--it was just grilled spam with melted cheese on a soft white bun. And even though I don't like Spam, it was delicious. I'm looking forward to getting one this year.

I grew up not knowing that Spam is supposed to be gross, and now that I understand why people don't like it, I still love it :) Just can't think too much .. just eat and enjoy.

i'm from hawaii and grew up eating this (known as spam musubi) ALL the time. its one of the local favorites and they sell it everywhere.. even 7-11!!

its a must try!

i normally hate spam musubi. however, a fellow Hawaii transplant in NY recently made homemade teriyaki sauce marinated spam with furikake (sesame and seaweed flakes) wrapped in nori for the Hawaii picnic (where transplanted Hawaiians in the city get together once a year). everyone ate it up. Woohoo! God, that was good. time to go eat lunch!

If you're ever in Minnesota, be sure and check out the SPAM museum in Austin. It's great fun and the gift shop is great. You can even buy the hard-to-find SPAMs there.