
Spam, Mom would fry it up so it was crispy on top and bottom, put a fried egg on top, place between 2 slices of Wonder Bread with Mayo and a slice of red onion on top. This was my school favorite bag lunch with some potato chips.
When I moved to Hawaii I was amazed at all the different ways they cook Spam, Fried spam with a pineapple slice with hot mustard--really, or Fried spam, pineapple, cottage cheese and some avocado.
I prefer Spam fried and have had some interesting meals using it. I even had a tex-mex pinto bean side dish with fried spam instead of ham.
As long as Spam is fried I can substitute it for ham in most any dish.---Spam burgers, fried Spam on the grill and all the usual hamburger fixings with toasted rolls are great.