Meaning of musubi | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Unlike sushi, musubi is neither vinegared nor sweetened.”

“Even the fact that it can be carved is endearing because it makes Spam easy to shape for sushi and musubi.”

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