Well, you can make fried rice, see leftover rice into fried rice... or you can make what I call musubi. What is that? Google or wikipedia.org search for musubi and you will come out with results like Spam Musubi, Onigiri or Omusubi... a Japanese cooked rice dish... this isn't sushi, which is mainly uncooked ingredients.

In Hawaii, it is called Spam Musubi since it is with spam (luncheon meat). Instead of spam, you have hotdogs, bbq chicken or even cooked fish. This is a local snack. Cooked rice & meat are wrapped around with died seaweed called nori in Japanese.

Furukake which is mainly a mixture of sesame seed & small chopped seaweed can be mixed with the cooked rice. Local Hawaiians love to eat rice with Furukake. My toddler nephew loves rice with Furukake & his parents shapes them into balls for Harrison to eat it with his hand. They call them rice balls (of course). I call Harrison the Sumo Baby since his had his baby chubby fat. Now his 4 & leaner but still prefers plain rice & Furukake than eating chicken or beef. He'll eaet fish & his veggies... which all kids should.

Leftover rice can be great with this but a bit stickier than usual. Regular rice is better for this one, not Jasmin or Basmati since the aroma will through the musubi off. Invest in a acrylic clear musubi maker. Google search for musubi/sushi mold. It will make it easier to mold the musubi rather than by hand. A local store in Hawaii should sell... another name is musubi maker. I suggest acrylic clear so you can see how thick you want the rice layer to be.

If you travel to Hawaii & get a chance to eat that, best I've eaten is made by me at home. Local 7-11 stores sell these. Or else, find some local Hawaiian resident to make you some Spam Musubi. For sushi lovers, try out the poke. If you love taro & tapioca, try poi. For local Chinese foods, try a dimsum restaurant if you can afford about $40/person... or 7-11 stores sells only one type which is called shumai. It is similar to wonton. You can buy frozen ones to steam cook, microwave or pan fry them. The best & healthier way is to steam cook but will be sticky cleaning, since the wrap will stick to the dishes. '

Another Chinese food is the famous Chinese eggrolls & Crispy wontons. The best crispy wontons made in was at a small lunch restaurant in the industrial area. It was called the NEW Island BBQ owned by Jeannie & her brother. If you are near the Honolulu Airport area & know where Young Laundry is, it is around the corner plus half a block from Young Laundry plant on 150 Mokauea Street, Honolulu, HI 96819-3105 / Phone: (808) 845-1688.

When I worked a block away, every work day, I would ring Jeannie to make my breakfast order on my way to work. their Crispy Wonton was my special order along with my breakfast. Whenever I could, I used to buy extras to share with my coworkers in other departments. It was well loved & always craved for. I became very good friends with Jeannie.

You the reader now, if you know or heard of Sam Choy, he went to New Island BBQ also. I know since I've seen him standing beside Jeannie & her brother in a picture hung up on one wall. Truckers from all over drive there during their lunch to eat as well as local businesses. Hawaii 5-0 is across the street too. I recommend all those who love to eat bbq chicken or local Hawaiian food to try this place out.

For fresh meat for the musubi... marinate them for about 5-6 minutes in Kikoman brand soya sauce (less sodium is better since the meat already has some salty taste). Fry the marinated meat until some parts of the edges get brown or if you prefer crispy burnt like bbq... brings out the taste.

Instead of Kikoman sauce, you can have bbq like honey bbq, Tony Romas bbq sauce or even A1. Don't use the Lee Kum Kee brand soya sauce for it will make it very salty. Be creative with your sauces. You can add almost any type of sauce, just remember the type of meat you're using so to balance the saltiness.

Enjoy... Aloha!

In my family my mom when she makes meat she makes alot and my sister dosent eat that much meat and so we always have some left over and we just worm it up so we don't waist it and my mom will put rice or carrots and gravy with it for more flavor thanks for the idea though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I need to head over to Hawaii. I'm hungry now.

are you going to Hawaii

Left over meat in my house is usually put on to a crusty baguette with pickles or a chutney (usually Spanish red pepper) & if it's leftover ham, a smothering of picalili (don't know if it's available in the US though)?