The NYT, LAT, and Huffpost have made a big issue of Obama eating spam musubi.

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This is old-style "Asian fusion" cuisine. No soba and ginger, or "squid pasta" here. It's a more plebian collision of Spam and a riceball.

In Los Angeles, you can find this at some of the Japanese markets, especially in the South Bay. Lots of the old Nikkei here are transplants from Hawaii, and they have their own style of food, which is a mix of different Asian and Portugese foods. (In fact, in most communities in SoCal, you will find Hawaiian style fast food restaurants.)

A lot of commenters are saying negative things about the spam musubi, but they should try it out before being so negative. The combination is really good.

Wait until he goes to Chicago and orders a fried kielbasa or greens.

How does the man remain so thin with such a crap diet?