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i don't eat at food trucks, i like to pack my own snacks or lunches` so i have the kind of control over my carbs, sugars that I want.... plus at least in my area, they seem awfully expensive!!!!
i don't eat at food trucks, i like to pack my own snacks or lunches` so i have the kind of control over my carbs, sugars that I want.... plus at least in my area, they seem awfully expensive!!!!
The Mexican ones here are very cheap ($1.25-$1.75/taco depending on the type.)
As for the ingredients they use, they're fairly simple. Most meats are marinated in citrus juice, salt, and various types of peppers. Garnish it with chopped onions and cilantro and done. Not much to it, but so delicious, and cheap, and, quite frankly, not really unhealthy.
Near here are mostly taco trucks, very Mexico City style I'm told, really good... if the meat is fresh.
When I worked in Manhattan I regularly bought "Halal Chicken" for lunch/dinner from halal carts, I don't know if that's a local thing here, basically a lot of shredded chicken (or lamb) is cooked on a flat-top griddle with "middle eastern" seasonings, some of the carts are quite fiery in their recipe, & served on top of a rice pilaf & a bit of "salad" (some shreds of lettuce) & doused with "white sauce" - I suspect it is mayo heavy with some mild spices - & hot sauce similar to Sriracha.
We live in a very small rural town and yet food trucks are more prevalent then what we had when we lived in the big city. Typically we get tacos/quesadillas from the taco bus. There's a burger truck that makes juicy, hamburgers and great onion rings. We have multiple BBQ trucks, a teryaki truck, and a breakfast bus. Only sad part is that they are seasonal. As soon as the snow starts to fly and/or the temperature goes below freezing they are gone.
Near here are mostly taco trucks, very Mexico City style I'm told, really good... if the meat is fresh.
When I worked in Manhattan I regularly bought "Halal Chicken" for lunch/dinner from halal carts, I don't know if that's a local thing here, basically a lot of shredded chicken (or lamb) is cooked on a flat-top griddle with "middle eastern" seasonings, some of the carts are quite fiery in their recipe, & served on top of a rice pilaf & a bit of "salad" (some shreds of lettuce) & doused with "white sauce" - I suspect it is mayo heavy with some mild spices - & hot sauce similar to Sriracha.
I always wondered what the white sauce was, too (I work in Manhattan and know about halal trucks), so I looked it up after I read your post. Here ya go:
I have always been underwhelmed by the food trucks that I have tried in the Tucson area. The prices are high, the portions small, and the quality usually does not justify the price.
Personally, there are better options in small restaurants nearby.
I don’t really go places where the food trucks go, but if I did I would go for anything out of the ordinary.
We have a little Latin restaurant nearby, which is the mother ship for their 3 food trucks. My Puerto Rican DIL enjoys going there, and it’s very popular with the lunch crowd.
I don't. I go to real restaurants. I'm not a Portlander so I've never felt the need to go to roach coaches, unless there's absolutely nothing else around (rare).
Here, they're more an expensive image stereotype for the hipsters that have been told they love them than anything else.
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