National SPAM Musubi Day

Grilled Spam, warm rice, and a strip of nori walk into Hawaii.

National Spam Musubi Day honors Hawaii's beloved snack of grilled Spam pressed onto a block of rice and wrapped with a band of nori seaweed. Rooted in Japanese onigiri and shaped by Hawaii's plantation-era food culture, the musubi became an island staple after Spam arrived during World War II. Today