BEST-EVER SPAM MUSUBI | Hawaiian family recipe for the iconic local-style snack!

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Whether you're in Hawaii or on the mainland, my mom - who was born & raised in Honolulu - makes the BEST Homemade Spam Musubi, & this is her recipe.
In our opinion, there are 2 key secrets to making the best spam musubi:
1. Nail the ratio of spam & rice: These 2 components need the perfect balance, & we'll walk you through exactly what we do to create it.
2. Make an awesome spam musubi sauce: Mom’s is a simple teriyaki-style sauce made with a couple of pantry ingredients. When you pan-fry it with spam, it turns into a gloriously glossy & thick glaze.
While nothing beats a warm spam musubi on a beach in Hawaii, I think Mom’s spam musubi is the next best thing. I hope you love it as much as my family does! ♡
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▶ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:10 What is SPAM musubi & why it's popular in Hawaii
1:46 Our special guest! 🌺
2:16 How to cook rice for SPAM musubi (Calrose rice in a rice pot)
3:29 Preparing SPAM for musubi
4:54 The BEST SPAM musubi sauce (brown sugar, shoyu, mirin, sesame oil)
5:50 Pan-frying SPAM in musubi sauce
7:07 SPAM musubi assembly
10:05 Slicing & serving
12:24 🤪
#spamrecipe #musubi #spammusubi #hawaiifood

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@sourcow56 8 ай бұрын

Yummy. 1/3 cup sugar. 3 tablespoons soy sauce. 2 tablespoon mirin. 1 tsp sesame oil. Thank you!!!!!!!❤

@rainierward3520 9 ай бұрын

The way you look at your mama is so beautiful! were so lucky to have deep connections to our elders. It's a great day to be Indigenous!

@oygeeringh7547 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! That look of Love, Pride, and Proud of her Mother touched my Heart to the Moon! That's the bestest meal any child could ever receive.

@zoieroberts4244 3 ай бұрын

I'm. Not indigenous but your comment was very lovely

@tilepusher Жыл бұрын

I remember my dad made it slightly differently, by lightly toasting the nori on the oven burner(this was especially essential in Hawaii if the nori packing was already opened/used previously), then brushing one side of the toasted nori with a light coat of shoyu. Later with the influence of our Korean neighbors, he added a little sesame seed oil to the shoyu. Modern Hawaii, really is a mixing pot of so many different cuisines coming together.. So Ono!

@henrytenden 11 ай бұрын

Im not sure about adding the shoyu ( soy sauce). The nori by itself is already salty, the furikake is also salty and don't tell me how much salt is on the spam.... And now you're gonna add shoyu on top of it?? Yikes!!

@tilepusher 11 ай бұрын

@@henrytenden HA! Like anyone who eats Spam, worries about Salt! What I did post is: "brushing one side of the toasted nori with a light coat of shoyu." A brushed light coat of anything is minimal. If you prefer to cut down on Salt, skip most Hawaiian style foods & let people who like this kind of thing, enjoy it. You aren't sure about this, because you didn't grow up eating like this. I did. I am sure that I'm going to die, just not today. Please live a long happy life any way you choose!

@henrytenden 11 ай бұрын

@@tilepusher Hey man if high blood pressure and heart diseases is your thing and that somehow makes you "Hawaiian", then by all means go for it...!! 🤣🤣🤣

@tilepusher 11 ай бұрын

@@henrytenden HA! Thank you for your blessing. I am not made "Hawaiian" by what I eat, nor am I hiding behind claiming that I am Hawaiian. I go for everything, but thank you for advising me to live my life this way. I am not claiming to know you. It seems like you think you know me & are angry about it. I am so glad that you care enough about me, to give me free, unasked for advice. Chill man, it raises your blood pressure. There is no way that any food that has Spam in it is going to be healthy. The added Nitrites alone are insane. Yet, here we are, you trying to make a Spam Musubi, healthier? It's never going to be good for you. No one is ever going to save anyone's life by commenting on a snack/cooking video. To help you know more about me, so you can use that for your hate, I'm 97 years old, my heart & blood pressure is surprisingly great... so it's not my salt intake that is killing me... it's my smoking. I often think if adding MSG or Angel Dust would make my cigs taste better? I have so many things I need to quit to be healthier & eating unhealthy Spam Musubi's is so low on that list. You be you & I will wait for your hate. Peace Out.

@henrytenden 11 ай бұрын

@@tilepusher You are really something else... When I said adding more sodium is not good for you, your reply is that you didn't ask for my advice, that I didn't know what I was talking about, that I shouldn't make a comment about it because that's how the Hawaiian eat their food and I didn't grow up eating like that. So I gave up and said do whatever you like then if that's your thing and now you said "I hate you" ...... So I guess, congratulations??? You've won no matter what.. 🤷🤷🤣

@rolandaustria7926 10 ай бұрын

Wife and I live in Japan, and sometimes we see this sold in convenience stores. We make our own version at home every Friday mornings, which we then eat at the nearby lake park for breakfast. Our version doesn't have sauce or furikake, but we use Kewpie mayo and tamago-yaki.

@smooshjen Ай бұрын

I love the subtle but super useful tips your Mom has for cooking musubi. She is expert level!

@playswellwithbutter Ай бұрын

Completely agree! 🥰

@per-olamjomark7452 Жыл бұрын

I live in Scandinavia so Hawaiian food is not that prevalent in the local restaurant scene apart from poke bowls. Luckily, I stumbled upon a recipe for spam musubi a few years ago and loved it. It's easy to make and tasty at the same time. Thanks for an awesome video that made me yearn for this dish again. I guess the algorithms did their job right this time around. Mahalo!

@xiavang7258 11 ай бұрын

Your mom is so good at explaining this step-by-step! Definitely trying it!

@davidmcfarland2531 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been making spam musubi for over 30 years. It’s great to see new ways to make it. My mom, Japanese, would call the shiny side, the guest side.

@patwilliams9730 Жыл бұрын

Went to Hawaii in September and fell in love with the island and food. Love you did this video with your Mom!

@WizOWash 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Really love how you and your mom made this.

@shih-weiwu67 Жыл бұрын

omg!! Your mom is adorable! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

@Seariders4eva 11 ай бұрын

I love this video it reminds me of times I cooked with my mom. So happy I found your channel

@cocacolafiesta Жыл бұрын

Great grandmother here that has never had this but I love spam and the seasonings you put on it so I’m giving it a try. Thank to both of you for sharing your family recipe!

@stevelehman7637 Жыл бұрын

My family loves spam. I have never had this, but can't wait to try your recipe. Thank you for sharing with us. It looks delicious.

@jmer3536 Жыл бұрын

I love your mom and her demeaner! Great recipe for me to try next

@501badgirl501 11 ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel, and this is my first video I saw. The way you looked at your Mom as she was preparing this was so precious. I am a new sub now, and can’t wait to see more videos. Thank you ❤

@kingexpoo1 10 ай бұрын

I just Love the way you look at Mom❤❤❤... Respect for both of you

@coldspacemusic Жыл бұрын

Wow 🎉 this looks awesome! I just tried one of these for the first time and I’m in love 😍 Great video!

@NatureLover-ss4ef Жыл бұрын

Both of you are the cutest. I love the way the daughter looks at her mom admiringly. Love this video.

@tanyavaldez7706 Жыл бұрын

Your mom is so adorable and is a pro at explaining how to do it. I followed this recipe and it came out perfectly! My entire family loved it. Thank you for this video and send a big thank you to your mom for sharing! ❤❤❤

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

Ah, that warms my heart! Thank you for trying, & so, so happy to hear your entire family enjoyed. 💜

@tanyavaldez7706 Жыл бұрын

@@playswellwithbutter I can’t thank you and your mom enough. This will definitely be our go-to recipe and enjoyed many times. When I see how happy my family is when I make something for them that they love, I get excited to make it. This will be a regular plate at our house.

@tanyavaldez7706 5 ай бұрын

I still use this recipe every time I make musubi or a musubi bake. I’m making it as we speak and wanted to pop in and say hi. Everyone needs to try this recipe. I got musubi from a Poke place and it didn’t compare to this one. ❤❤❤

@davidh.2477 4 ай бұрын

So adorable, and you two are so cute together. I love the way you watch her as she’s speaking; you may be an adult but she’s still your Mama ❤

@mekkio77 Жыл бұрын

Mom is so utterly cute! I was smiling throughout the whole video. Plus, those musubi look delicious. I am going to try this recipe. Thanks!

@emmsue Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I loved the tip about scooping the rice from the top, and not squishing the rice in the mould!

@iamsamjackson Жыл бұрын

The Musubi video the people have been waiting for! Thanks for this

@joannwall6333 9 ай бұрын

You two are adorable! Thank you for sharing this recipe ❤

@AkChica81 Жыл бұрын

That was epic, i can't wait to make these for my fam this Sat :) Thanks for sharing!!

@nataliemcfee4649 Жыл бұрын

I made this recipe and it’s fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

@AnaMillsaps Жыл бұрын

I just made these for my grown grandkids and they absolutely loved them!!! they said they taste just like the ones they ate when they were in Hawaii. Thank you, so much!!!

@marikoarrigoni8855 9 ай бұрын

Oh, how I miss living in Hawaii!! Bringing back some good memories 🥰! Here on the mainland - no one really eats spam, lol. I didn't realize they have a mold; makes life easier. Thank you both for bringing a smile to my face and now will make for my son.

@pantus Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the best recipe. I was taught this version while stationed in Hawaii. Aloha

@Carlosflores-ip5pc Жыл бұрын

Your mom is a sweetheart. I noticed you looking at her with so much love in your eyes. The musubi looks delicious! I can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

@romana0162 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Looks so delicious I’ve never tried to make myself but I’m going to try.

@jamraco Жыл бұрын

Looks phenomenal and I can't wait to make it. I loved seeing how much you love your mom!

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

Ah, thank you, I'm glad that came through - she's really the best. 🥰 Hope you're able to try our musubi soon!

@anewhair 7 ай бұрын

Seriously, the addition of sesame oil and mirin in the sauce is GENIUS! Thanks for the recipe. Delicious!

@olgachasco 9 ай бұрын

Oh thank you so much for showing us how to make this recipe!!! Mahalo!!!😘👍🏻

@daryllivingston564 8 ай бұрын

It's so beautiful to see you and your mother enjoying yourself together like a mother and daughter should I appreciate you showing me this I definitely will be making it enjoy your life together you look happy😊

@makana63 6 ай бұрын

You were looking at your Mom as if you were living in the moment and just enjoying it. You know you can never get back to that place in time. Much aloha and I am going to enjoy making this now that I know the secret recipe for the sauce. Mahalo

@PersonalIzzy 6 ай бұрын

Thank you I am going to try it exactly how you girls cooked it I am excited

@JayDelaCruz3 6 ай бұрын

You all are awesome for this! So good🤙🏼🤤🔥

@UniquelyMary 8 ай бұрын

The love that you have in your eyes, and the excitement in your face was so beautiful that was almost the most amazing part of the video. A friend I know sent me this recipe because he went to Hawaii and really liked this. Thank you for sharing the love that you have for this food and for your mom I’m definitely going to make it. Aloha.

@erikroark4 Жыл бұрын

I saw your video in the morning and bought all the things to make it etc. Except for the rice. Anyway I had trouble finding it. But eventually I found it. Thanks. For making this to show us how.

@karenbenavente1124 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Beautiful looks so delicious! Thank you

@Creatively-unearthed 6 ай бұрын

That sauce looks amazing. Gonna make it today!

@_Nanalae Жыл бұрын

As someone who absolutely loves to eat spam, my mind just got blown away by that spam cutting technique... thank you!!

@anthonygarcia6256 6 ай бұрын

The way u look at her, so adorable 🥰

@laratarantini2590 Жыл бұрын

I've made spam musubi before, but this is by far the best recipe! I use low sodium spam and with this recipe, I get the perfect combination of savory sweet umami goodness! Thanks so much for sharing

@Geoduck. 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this recipe. My wife is Filipina she and our boys love spam musubi now I can prepare it at home.

@DagrtOne Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to try this recipe.

@t.m.a.3665 Жыл бұрын

Yummy! I used to live in Honolulu , and my Mom made this it was my favorite! My kids love this too,now for grandkids to try! I miss my Mom & I miss my Islands! 🥰💕👵🏼🥰

@13Voodoobilly69 Жыл бұрын

I love that you guys give a lot of consideration to the SPAM to Rice ratio. I agree 6 or 8 slices matter. I usually do 8 but lower the rice quantity. Of course that makes a bit thinner Musubi but I find that okay.

@J_LOVES_ME Жыл бұрын

Mahalo! Thank you for sharing your recipe, my husband loves this, I think I will surprise him and make it soon.

@tifaimoana4705 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Just moved to the mainland and missing our family favorite musubi. Your mom’s looks ono! Trying this today 🥰

@Eva-212 Жыл бұрын

First video of yours I’ve seen and loved every minute. 🥰 Subscribed.

@vegasgar6454 8 ай бұрын

Love your mom!!!!❤

@michaeltrippe1231 10 ай бұрын

I love SPAM Musubi… I have had it from Koloa Market on Kauai - and this video is fantastic… Your mom is so sweet and yes… the first ‘corner’ bite is always the best. Thank you for sharing.

@BellaAnderson-o11o1o 3 ай бұрын

What an amazing teacher your mom is. She gives great instructions! Bravo!

@playswellwithbutter 3 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more! 🥰 So glad you enjoyed.

@johndonahue4777 Жыл бұрын

Very great. My friend in elementary school had seaweed and rice in his lunch bag. His parents were in Korea as missionaries for the Unitarian church. And they brought this back to Maryland. I tried to trade Fritos for it. And craved it ever since. This Spam thing is right down my alley. Because of the seaweed. Very funny and good memories plus the bad. All mixed up) Yay...

@christopherhumphrey Жыл бұрын

Mama knows what to do. Love it!😊

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

Mom knows best! 🥰 Thanks for watching!

@bumblur 4 ай бұрын

You are both awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@evazavala7504 Жыл бұрын

Made musubi before from other KZfaqrs recipes and my family eats it up, but this is one I have to make. Your mom’s ingredients to sauté the spam looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing. Look forward to more videos!

@Userpqvqyvt 5 ай бұрын

All musubi is tasty whether it's yoshida sauce, or homemade. It's all good.

@chrisholds1 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this fantastic tutorial!

@scottmoore5839 9 ай бұрын

Looks awesome...! Thanks for sharing.

@gshepherd6141 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, looks delicious.

@Kevin-xz4jq Жыл бұрын

i dont know how this ended up on my feed. But this was wholesome and adorable

@frogfoot198 9 ай бұрын

I'm gonna have to try this. It involves two of my favorite foods...spam and rice. And since I love sushi I know beyond a shadow of a doubt I will love this musubi! Thanks.

@Elazul2k Жыл бұрын

This looks really good. I've done this before but never done it with a sauce so going to try this out sometime in the future. Thanks!

@TheDd223 9 ай бұрын

made this the other day for my family here in Texas. Lived in Las Vegas for 6 years and loved this treat. A friend who’s Samoan showed me this recipe with his family. did everything right and it tasted great but didn’t wrap the seaweed as tight as it should. The seaweed broke but on the third try it worked well. Thank you for showing and sharing your recipe.

@devilkazuma909 2 ай бұрын

Wow just made this and my wife loved it thank you very much for sharing 😊

@playswellwithbutter 2 ай бұрын

Soooo glad to hear that! Thank you for being here! xx

@streetsmartnutrition Жыл бұрын

Ahhh love that this is one of the first recipes on your channel! And I'm OBSESSED with that same brand of rice. That's exactly what we buy and cook at home too!

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

it's really the best! I remember buying regular grocery store rice when I first moved to college (this was in the early 2000s) & couldn't believe the difference in flavor & texture. now kokuho rose is the only brand I buy!

@nikkibelmont9199 Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing your recipe

@djehrenreich 8 ай бұрын

Your mom is sooooo adorable 🥰

@HungryKusinero Жыл бұрын

Love the recipe ....Thanks for sharing 🤟😀✌

@Guru_Swami 10 ай бұрын

You had me at Spam Musubi! I’m totally gonna be a kitchen superhero to the kids this weekend. 😉

@eric7069 Жыл бұрын

Im going to be making this , youre both adorable. Thank you for this

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

ah thank you! 🌺🥰 you'll have to let us know how your musubi turns out!

@waynehoffman456 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!!

@emagee7864 Жыл бұрын

I love it too. So good and satisfies the hunger between meals or when traveling.

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

right! total energy food!

@glennaryan2196 9 ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel, had no idea this would be Hawaiian traditional foods. So excited. Been missing my MIL cooking since moving from San Francisco. Every weekend the families would get together for heart warming feasts. I try my best to copy how she made, of course we never used recipes, I’ll never get it as good as her and our Hawaiian family, but tastes so good. I am looking for a homemade pastilles, like Mamas Pastilles in Honolulu, been 20 years, so far the few restaurants I’ve found do not come close to sitting in the kitchen or backyard with all the sisters, making hundreds for us all to take home. 😆 looking forward to checking out this channel. Brings back the memories of Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Chinese flavor. Oka Noi

@redcrest5 6 ай бұрын

You guys are so cute~! Thank you for sharing your delicious family recipe!

@stephanieraines1825 5 ай бұрын

I luv luv luv spam musubi. Used to make da kine for my kids every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I usually marinate the spam over night in my mom’s homemade teriyaki marinade. So that is why I only make Thanksgiving and Christmas. Will try out your recipe so can eat more often. It is my go to comfort food along with spam rice and egg. Mahalo

@aaronpotter7025 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I will be trying this.

@shantafuller4861 8 ай бұрын

When I lived in Hawaii, I had my regular day job and I also worked at Ala Moana shopping center at Mont Blanc. There was a place downstairs near the food court that had the most amazing Spam Musubi. They were perfect

@GarysBBQSupplies 8 ай бұрын

1 of my favorite memories of the Islands!

@jiujitsuforall8627 Жыл бұрын

Hapa Power!!! My five kids and their spouses and ten grandkids (all hapas!!!) love Papa's famous Spam Musubis! It's always requested at all our Ohana gatherings! My family likes the spam in the middle, with a layer of rice on top and under the spam. Of course, "sprinkles" is mandatory. I make a dipping sauce with some Best Foods mayo, some of the teri sauce and some siracha-it's feaking ono!!!

@shyamdevadas6099 Жыл бұрын

Your mom is adorable. You must have her back! Nice video.

@StarshipTrooper2050 Ай бұрын

Including your mom in this video is so heart warming… I can tell by the way you look at her while she’s preparing the ingredients that you are very close to her….Life Is Good! 🙏🏻😎

@playswellwithbutter Ай бұрын

She's my favorite! 💜 Thanks for the sweet message.

@charlesrocks 7 ай бұрын

Your mom is so sweet.

@Jkcreswell 3 ай бұрын

OMG I absolutely LOVE the bond you two have! It's exactly how my mom and I are! Your video couldn't have popped up in a more perfect timing! I just purchased that Musubi mold and it arrived a couple days ago! Absolutely LOVE the furikake seasoning! Excited to make this! Thank you!

@playswellwithbutter 3 ай бұрын

Aw that is perfect timing! I hope you love your musubi - let me know how it goes! 💜

@goiwabuchi7810 8 ай бұрын

10/10 recipe, perfect snack!

@omegezues01 Жыл бұрын

I loved this. Thank you for sharing.

@playswellwithbutter Жыл бұрын

my pleasure - so glad you enjoyed!

@novembersky3749 Жыл бұрын

my former mother- in -law often brought me this, your mom reminds me of her. I always wonder how she made them .Will make it for my gkids next visit. Thanks for sharing🤗👌👍🤟🤟 Aloha🤟