L&L Hawaiian Barbecue celebrates Spam Musubi Day on Aug. 8

Residents are invited to drop by L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in Annandale on Friday, Aug. 8, for a free Spam musubi from noon to 2 p.m.

Aug. 8 is annual SPAM® Musubi Day, a holiday launched by L&L and officially established by the governor of Hawaii in 2021. The date, 8/08, pays homage to Hawaii’s 808 area code.

The restaurant is located at 4363 John Marr Drive in the EastGate Shopping Center.

Spam musubi is a popular Hawaiian snack consisting of seasoned rice and Spam (canned meat) wrapped in nori (seaweed).

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Spam was introduced to Hawaii during World War II for U.S. soldiers and remains popular in the state. Hawaii residents consume approximately 7 million cans of Spam annually.

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue added Spam musubi to the menu in 1999, where it became one of their most popular items along with the traditional plate lunch, according to the company. L&L sells over 6.2 million Spam musubi annually at its over 230 locations across the U.S. and Japan.