On 3/7/2010 12:19 AM, Omelet wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
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>> On 3/5/2010 3:23 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In >,
>>> > wrote:
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>>>> It's really pretty good, don't knock it until you try it... anyone
>>>> who'll eat a tube steak can't complain about Spam.
>>>
>>> I can, too! The SPAM is incredibly salty to me -- too much so.
>>>
>>
>> The saltiness of Spam is the reason that it works so well in a Spam
>> musubi. In it's simplest form, this is a thin slice of Spam laid atop a
>> block of rice. A Spam musubi makes a ham sandwich look like a
>> complicated affair and is more portable, satisfying, and tastier than a
>> sandwich. Remarkably, one can make a meal with these two components and
>> a can of soda. One of these days, the Spam musubi could become as common
>> a picnic or snack item on the mainland as it is here. Hormel will
>> probably crap in their pants with joy when that day comes. :-)
>
> Very likely. ;-) I'll have to get a Musubi mold next time I hit the
> asian market...

Shaping a musubi is kinda interesting. The first step is to place your
hands under running cold water. Typically we'll then sprinkle salt on
the wet hands and then pile on a mound of hot rice directly onto the
hands and shape it. The traditional shape is triangular and I can spot a
person that has a lot of experience making musubi by the gracefulness
and aesthetics of the shape. The amazing part is that we're able to put
a pile of hot rice into our hands without causing injury. It's all in
the handling of the rice.

Of course, the rice should be shaped differently for Spam musubi and I'd
forget about sprinkling salt on the hands as it isn't needed. The musubi
molds work well although it's not as fun and the sharp edges on the
rectangular molds are not very pleasing to the eyes.