Portland's quintessential food truck
If in the fifties it was the ice cream truck and in the sixties hotdogs and hamburgers , now the chefs add the sophistication of the networks to the stoves on four wheels. What are you craving? Choose, because there is something for all tastes. Foie gras on chips, kimchi quesadillas, lobster tacos, architectural ice creams, Viking pancakes... the offer is extensive.
The food trucks of the West Coast, from Portland to San Diego, they have internationally renowned teachers who shamelessly become street vendors.
The history of modern food trucks goes back to the years after the American Civil War, when dozens of volunteers arrived by train car at serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to the hungry men of the plains . Those trains later evolved into kitchen wagons where the food that fed the workers from different areas was prepared. The specialization of these wagons is the ancestor of modern trucks, the famous “food trucks”.
Soul food on four wheels
A city on the West Coast, birthplace of the street food revolution, it's portland . This mecca houses 700 truck licenses that operate in semi-permanent private car parks and are the daily destination for residents looking for cheap lunches , of tourists hunting photos or hungry nocturnal souls at midnight. **Nong's Khao Man Gai** is the favorite truck in the city. food for the soul , as simple and comforting as the rice with chicken . You have to try it to understand it.
Try their pork tenderloin sandwich with horseradish sauce
Another of the stars of this metropolis of Oregon it is tabor , thanks to its breaded pork tenderloin sandwich with horseradish sauce. For those who prefer food without gluten stroll the mobile restaurant **Thrive Pacific Food Cart** with a varied vegetarian menu and the opportunity to choose: chicken, tempeh or beef.
Gluten Free in Portland
In Seattle the offer of food trucks is spectacular, in fact the Good Morning America television program awarded the truck Marination Mobile's as the best in the country . His commitment to Hawaiian-Korean cuisine marina four courses: spicy pork, kalbi beef, ginger chicken and sexy tofu.
The best food truck in Seattle?
vancouver , the western Canadian city, is also joining this trend and four years ago it debuted with seventeen trucks . Today more than two hundred walk its streets offering gourmet quality such as Japadog, which offers sixteen types of hot-dogs with a Japanese accent.
canadian hotdogs
In Santa Monica , On the banks of Peaceful , the city's food trucks meet every week, what has become an outdoor tasting festival and where many come by bicycle to savor a good melted cheese sandwich in The Grilled Cheese Truck , the favorite of teenage surfers.
The Grilled Cheese Truck: the grilled cheese of Santa Monica
The success of the truck Kogi BBQ has led its owners to open a permanent truck in the Los Angeles Airport, at the American Airlines terminal. Kogi BBQ, founded by chef Roy Choi, offers delicious tacos beef, kimchi quesadillas and barbecued ribs.
Kogi BBQ in Los Angeles
And I can't say goodbye without mentioning the architectural ice cream sandwich by Coolhaus , homemade ice cream with homemade cookies. Perhaps the most curious thing about Coolhaus is that they have created a fan club who, in addition to ice cream, joins his passion for art. The "coolhaus" are architects, designers, chefs, actors, writers, musicians and people who walk through life with an interest in art. Curious about the gastro experience of eating on the street in the company of other Coolhaus and all united by an App . What are you saying? Do you dare? The most used applications are Food Truck Fiesta, Eat St and Roaming Hunger for Iphone and Android.
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