Thousands of tourists from all walks of life are travelling to Okinawa to get their hands on the Japanese island's famous pork and egg 'sandwiches'. The Pork Tamago Onigiri restaurant sells more than ...

It might seem bizarre, but this week celebrates 75 years since the sale of the first can of Spam ('spiced pork and ham'), in 1937. The canned meat rose in popularity during the 1940s as a convenient ...

How do you know when a sushi restaurant has Hawaiian roots? Well, in the case of Island Sushi & Grill, the “island” in the name would be a good indication, although that could refer to any island, ...

When people think of sushi, sticky rice, crab meat and seaweed wrappers might come to mind. But Spam? This meat-in-a-can is a sushi staple for Hawaiian cookbook author Muriel Miura. In fact, Miura ...

MAKING our children's lunchboxes is the last thing on our to-do list every day - so let's just say it's a minor miracle if they get anything fancier than a ham sandwich, a packet of whatever crisps we ...