Loco Moco is a local Hawaiian dish. We enjoyed it on our visit to the Big Island. It consists of steamed rice, fried egg and a protein of some sort. Traditionally, a hamburger patty is topped with gravy as the protein. Nowadays, a variety of different proteins are used. Spam and Portuguese sausage are popular versions of this dish on the Big Island. I like to add some lettuce on top to round off the dish. Feel free to substitute with any veggie, cooked or fresh. Feel free to substitute leftover dinners for the protein. Teriyaki pork works well as well. I have also used boiled egg instead of fried egg. I use Loco Moco often on our hiking lunches. They're easy to make ahead, hearty, simple and tasty. It's one of only a few portable lunches everyone in my house can agree on.
Bringing Home Loco Moco
Recipes
Easy Loco Moco
One of the things I love about vacations is the different foods and different meal ideas we encounter. Loco Moco is one such idea. Simple and hearty, it is one that serves a very useful purpose for us. We hike often and are usually in the middle of mountains or trees, where there is no food truck or lunch cafe close by. Lucky for us, we just need to stop under the shade of a tree, and pull out Loco Moco to satisfy our hunger.