Offering choices from ice cream to bratwurst and everything in between, food trucks have grown in popularity and are now as much of a dining concept as family-style restaurants and fast-food joints.
Selling food street-side is not a new idea…it dates back to the late 17th Century when living conditions were cramped and people didn’t have the resources to cook their own meals. Vendors would sell food from small carts, or street kitchens – starting the craze that has taken the world by storm.
Roy Choi became one of the leaders in the food truck industry when he opened Kogi in Los Angeles in 2008. Serving Korean barbeque, it is considered to be one of the first gourmet food trucks in the United States.
Back Down Under, we are also spoilt for choice when it comes to grabbing a tasty meal from your favourite food truck – here are five we think you should try:
Pouring a love of barbeque into every cook they do, follow tantalising aromas around Brisbane to find Flamin Grillas Low & Slow BBQ food truck for all your meat fantasies in one place.
This family-owned and operated eatery has a passion for American BBQ with flavours to make your taste buds sing; think plates like sliced brisket, pulled pork, chicken nibbles, jalapeño and cheese Kransky, sweet Memphis slaw, dill pickles and smoked hickory BBQ sauce.
Bringing the taste of Spain to Sydney and the Illawarra, expect to find authentic cuisine at Mojo Picon Takeaway at Chatswood Mall Market weekly and various other markets and festivals around the region.
This food stall operator has been dishing up the flavours and tastes of the Canary Islands to foodies for more than 16 years; perhaps wrap your mouth around a garlic prawn and chorizo freshly baked bread roll, sprinkled with parsley.
For the most authentic Mexican fare you can find in Mackay, amigos head along Bourke Street to find Jac’s Place. This food truck cantina nestles in a permanent location at the Big 4 Caravan Park in Bucasia, offering visitors and locals alike a little slice of Mexico without leaving Queensland; expect handmade white or blue corn tortillas, burgers in custom-made Italian rolls and the best coffee in town.
Say hola to a pulled pork taco with Mexican cheese, chilli jam, avocado and sour cream; chow down on a chipotle chicken, avocado and cheese burger, or grilled prawn, avocado, slaw, jalapeño and chilli jam.
Bringing the brews to you, drop by Bussy McBusface at Mount Martha North Foreshore Carpark on the Mornington Peninsula for everyday coffee for everyday people. This mobile artisan food truck and coffee bus has been serving the finest coffee to the Mornington community for more than four years and now they are hitting the road to deliver your fix to any major event, private function or emergency caffeination crisis.
Appease your sweet tooth with a decadent slice of carrot cake, or delicious muffin; while gourmet toasties such as smashed avo, feta and seeds on sourdough are the ideal accompaniment to your brew of choice such as a reviving green tea.
Blend the best things in life – beer and burgers - at Boozy Burgers on Cavendish Street in Mittagong. This food truck lives at Eden Brewery and delivers beer burger fusion to foodies stopping in for a cold one; at every step in the burger-making process, the infusion of your favourite frothy beverage has been considered.
Think outside the glass as you peruse a menu full of classic burgers, along with speakeasy specials – be tempted by a Firebird fried chicken sandwich, with buffalo sauce, onion and iceberg slaw; or beef brisket cheeseburger with beer pickles.
