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musubi en · NOUN

Etymology

From Japanese 結び (musubi, “rice ball”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A ball of rice covered with nori (in Japanese cuisine, including in Hawaii), to which meat or salted or fermented vegetables are often added, differing from sushi in that the rice is not vinegared.
   • Unlike sushi, musubi is neither vinegared nor sweetened. 1996, Rachel Laudan, The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage, page 53:
   • Even the fact that it can be carved is endearing because it makes Spam easy to shape for sushi and musubi. 2006, Alan Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food, OUP Oxford, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

spam musubi

Synonyms

onigiri