Spam musubi, now on the menu
Musubi is new on the menu, and it is the first thing on the board that is not sweet, cold or blended. If you have been to Hawaii you already know it. If you have not, here is the short version.
Spam musubi is a Hawaiian snack: a slice of seared Spam on a block of rice, wrapped with a strip of nori (the dried seaweed used for sushi) so you can hold it in one hand. It is sold everywhere in Hawaii, from convenience stores to lunch counters, as the thing you eat on the way to the beach or after it. It travels well, it is filling, and it takes about four bites.
We make two. Just Spam is the classic, $6. Spam & Baked Scallion Egg adds a layer of egg baked with scallions, $6.50. Both come with a side of our housemade gochujang sesame dipping sauce: gochujang is a Korean fermented chili paste, and with sesame it gives you a little heat and a lot of savory to dip into.
How to eat it: hold it by the nori, dip the end, bite. Do not try to cut it.
Why it works next to açaí and soft serve: it is the salty, savory thing a sweet menu needs. Kids coming out of school want something that is not sugar. People on their way up Mt. Tam want something they can eat in the car. People after a long walk want protein that is not in a cup. A musubi and a Lil' Sis soft serve is a very good lunch for under $12.
If you want something savory and bigger, the Ahi Dae poke bowl ($20, or $18 with tofu) is line-caught wild ahi on organic brown rice and spinach. For something warm, there is chicken or beef bone broth.
Musubi is on the full menu, and you can order it ahead for pickup with the rest of your order.
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