Keep It Real With Spamtastic Spamburger™ Hamburgers

Burger recipes for National Burger Day
21 August 2025

If you’re looking for new and interesting ways to liven up burgers this summer, why not try iconic meat SPAM® Chopped Pork and Ham and keep it real in the kitchen, on the bbq or on a family camping trip.

The versatile SPAMBURGER™ can be enjoyed with many different ingredients, from cheese and bacon, to kimchi and halloumi. A unique blend of shoulder pork and leg ham, SPAM® Brand keeps it  real – a reminder that the most versatile and tasty ingredients can often be found in the cupboard.

Whether it’s the succulent Juicy Lucy SPAMBURGER™ HAMBURGER™, or SPAMBURGER with an Asian or Middle Eastern twist, there’s a burger to please every meat eater. One 340g can of SPAM® Chopped Pork and Ham comfortably feeds up to six people, so excellent value for money too!

It’s time to heat up the grill and impress your bbq guests with one of these SPAMBURGER™ recipes:

Juicy Lucy SPAMBURGER™ (serves 4)

Think of the juiciest, tastiest burger you can. Now think about the same burger, but with glorious grilled SPAM® slices covered in layers of melted Cheddar cheese. Who wouldn’t want to wrap their chops around this?

 Ingredients

1 x 340g can SPAM Chopped Pork and Ham, sliced
4 x bread buns, lightly toasted
8 x cheese slices

Method

1. Grill SPAM® slices, until golden
2. Top one SPAM® slice with cheese slice and then the remaining SPAM® slice
3. Assemble the burger with the grilled SPAM® and cheese slices and top with desired toppings e.g. grilled mushrooms, gherkin, peppers

Gyros SPAMBURGER™  (Serves 4)

Featuring cucumber, olives, tzatziki sauce and crumbled feta, this Gyro SPAMBURGER™ will bring a taste of Greece to your home.

Ingredients

1 x 340g can SPAM® Chopped Pork and Ham (sliced)
4 x hamburger buns, split
Toppings: tomato slices, red onion slices, cucumber slices, kalamata olives, yellow peppers, crumbled feta

Method

1. Prepare the grill or BBQ. Cut SPAM® into 4 slices. Grill, turning once for 5 to 7 minutes or until heated thoroughly
2. Fill each bun with SPAM® slices and suggested toppings

SPAM® Korean BBQ Flavoured Burger  (Serves 4)

Take your taste buds on a quick Asian journey with this comfort food favourite, upgrade with Korean barbeque sauce, kimchi and Sriracha mayo.

Ingredients

1 x 340g can SPAM® Chopped Pork and Ham (sliced)
120g Korean barbeque sauce
4 x hamburger buns
70g shredded cabbage
45g chopped kimchi
1 x teaspoon rice vinegar
Sriracha mayo

Method

1. Prepare grill. Cut SPAM® Chopped Pork and Ham into 4 slices. Grill SPAM® slices turning once for 5 to 7 minutes or until heated thoroughly. Brush with Korean barbeque sauce
2. In bowl, stir together cabbage, kimchi and vinegar. Spread Sriracha mayo on cut sides of buns. Fill each bun with SPAM® slices and cabbage mixture

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