FOOD & DRINKS
Truckin’ the world Utah’s Food Trucks Dish Up Global Cuisines By Ted Scheffler
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tah restaurants span international cuisines ranging from Latin America and Europe, to Asia, Africa and even Australia. But did you know that you can also explore global cuisines via Utah’s food trucks? Yep. If it’s international fare you’re hankering for, it’s time to get truckin’. Let’s start with Europe. The Brugesmobile and Bruges Waffle Bus are the mobile outposts of the brick and mortar Bruges Belgian Bistro, which serves up authentic Belgian-style waffles, frites, and crowd favorites like the Machine Gun Sandwich. For German fare on the go, look no further than Weller’s Döner Wagon, the home of the original German döner kebab. In addition to scrumptious döner sandwiches and kebabs, Jan Weller’s food truck dishes up schnitzel, falafel, currywurst, pommes, brats, curry frikadelle, desserts and more. And for Neapolitan-style pizza that an Italian would adore, grab a slice or entire pie from Fire and Slice Wood-Fired Pizza, which appears regularly at Wheeler Farm Sunday Market. Fresh savory and sweet crêpes are the modus operandi for Chef Maxime Ambeza’s Monsieur Crêpes, which has vegan
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and vegetarian crêpe options in addition to menu items like the Versailles, with French brie, prosciutto, tomato, spinach and herbs de Provence. For the flavors of West Africa, head to Ibou Fall’s Balabé food truck where you’ll discover Senagalese cuisine and menu items that range from a rich peanut butter stew of veggies and tubers called mafé or tiep jenn — fish with fried rice and vegetables — to a classic Senegalese curry named thiou, and lamb with fried rice known as jolof. Namesh Swahili Cuisine is a truck and catering service where Chef Najati serves foods like tuna or veggie sambusa, chickpea bhajia, rice cooked with beef or goat called pilau, chicken curry, biryani, and other delish dishes. South America is well-represented by trucks like The Llama Truck with a menu featuring lomo saltado, salchipapas, parillda Peruvian-style barbecue, ceviche, chicharron sandwiches, and drinks such as chicha morada. The Made in Brazil food truck dishes up — you guessed it — tantalizing Brazilian cuisine ranging from the national dish feijoada (savory black bean stew with beef
