Culinary Discoveries: Hawaii - Loco Moco

This blog series will feature discoveries that I have made in my travels - near and far - that I have incorporated into my cooking repertoire.  This discovery was made on a trip I took with my sister, Holly, to Hawaii several years ago.  The trip was one of those "free" trips if you listen to the timeshare presentation.  Although resisting the hard sale on one of the days of the trip was tough, the trip was wonderful.  Here a just a few pictures from the trip. 

Although I tried several new dishes on the trip - including attending a church pot luck that included included some traditional dishes like poke' - the dish that I loved and have repeated at home is "loco moco."  I had it the first day as we drove around looking for something to eat and stopped in a shopping center at a placed that looked like typical chain restaurant.  I saw a dish on the menu that intrigued me.  It was a series of bowls called - loco moco.  Each featured white rice, a freshly cooked hamburger pattie, and some type of gravy or in my choice - chili.  All of them also featured a fried egg or two on top.  Once you cut open the egg and mixed all of the ingredients together - it became a very satisfying meal.  One that I realized I could easily recreate at home.  On many occasions since - especially if I have leftover rice and/or make a pot of chili - I make this dish.  Since my first one was with chili I mostly make that version - but can imagine that the one with gravy is equally delicious.  

I don't have a picture of the one that I had in Hawaii or ones that I have made since, but here are a few pictures I found that represent the dish.

Do you have any culinary discoveries that you have repeated once returning from a trip?  If so, feel free to share.