Loco Moco

Description

Loco moco is Hawaii's popular comfort food, most often consisting of sticky rice at the bottom, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and the thick gravy that is poured on top of the whole combination, although there are numerous variations using bacon, ham, chicken, oysters, and shrimp. It is believed that loco moco was invented in Hilo, Hawaii in the 1940s, when Nancy Inouye, the wife of Lincoln Grill owner, prepared it as a meal that was affordable to the local children. When she put it on the menu, her husband Richard said that the kids are crazy ( loco ), and loco moco was born. Today, the dish is traditionally served on a paper plate, often curing hangovers and satisfying big appetites of numerous Hawaiian surfers.