Ebook Around the World in 80 Food Trucks Lonely Planet eBook Lonely Planet Food

Product details File Size 175043 KB Print Length 176 pages Publisher Lonely Planet Food; 1 edition (March 1, 2019) Publication Date March 1, 2019 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B07MM8R3PQ

Around the World in 80 Food Trucks Lonely Planet eBook Lonely Planet Food Reviews

• With competition free intent and appreciation, I acknowledge that this purchase of the kindlebook Around the World in 80 Food Trucks by Lonely Planet Food is indirectly/creatively inspired by the influence of my current job and creatively inspired by both positive experiences of eating some food from various food trips before especially with my angelic husband. I am able to already view this kindlebook because of the help of some affiliated employees. Some of the following details in this kindlebook fried poultry recipe from the Mother Clucker food truck of London UK, a pizza recipe with asparagus from London UK, some unique French toast recipe from Belgium, some buttermilk fried poultry sandwiches from Berlin Germany, and more.
• Around the World in 80 Food Trucks is a fascinating look into a worldwide cultural phenomenon. There are food trucks pictured on six continents and in any number of countries. Actually, there are over 160 pages of photos and text with each food truck receiving two pages.
  
  The first impression that we get is that the trucks are everywhere. They do have wheels after all. Many of the vehicles provide food that is exotic to their locations. There are Pad Thai Noodles in the UK, Butter Paneer Masala in Australia, and Pork Souvlaki in New York. There are also many trucks providing local specialties Keema Pav in Mumbai, Sea Bass Ceviche in Seville, and my favorite, the Super Cheddar Burger in Budapest.
  
  Food Trucks presents its subject on several levels. First, there are the trucks in their multicolored varieties. Then there is the most notable culinary delight sold by each of the subject trucks. There is biographical information on the proprietors of the trucks. These people are often pictured with their creations. The payoff is that there is a recipe provided for each of the notable food treats.
  
  This is not really a guide book in the classic sense of Lonely Planet guides. I do not think that Lonely Planet has provided us with the delightful book so that we can travel the planet looking for each truck, although that would be fun. The vehicles can be followed on their Instagram or Twitter accounts. The recipes serve as a substitute for in situ partaking of the trucks' offerings. We can all make these meals at home. On the other hand, three of the featured food trucks can be found in nearby (to me) New York City. That can be a starting point.
• I’ve read this book cover to cover several times now. In a world where there’s so much divisiveness and acrimony one of the things that brings us together is food. A fairly new trend is the food truck and they’re popping up all over the world. They’re informal, fun and affordable. Even some high end chefs are trying their hand with purveying high end street food. It sounds like an oxymoron but it’s here, it’s now and it’s good. Very, very good.
  
  The writers and editors of this Lonely Planet book have somehow traveled the world and talked the recipes out of many truck chefs and are sharing them in this edition. I was so delighted to see the international flair that’s come to be expected from these trucks here in the United States has traveled to all parts of the globe.
  
  • You can find Pad Thai Noodles and Great Balls of Fire Meatballs in the UK
  • Indian Style Poutine in Berlin
  • Hawaiian Shrimp in Japan
  • How about Carolina Pulled Pork in Australia
  • I’ve made The Fonz Toastie recipe from a truck in Melbourne
  • The Peruvian Sacha Taco truck can be found in, well, Peru
  • The recipe that really got my taste buds dreaming is for Polpo alla Griglia served on a Portland truck
  
  The book lists Facebook, Instagram and/or websites of most of these food trucks. If you’re a foodie or know one, this is the book to get. This is a 99 star book but unfortunately I can only give it 5.
• Beautiful book heavily illustrated with photos. The first page I opened to contained a recipe for "Braised Emu." I thought the jig was up! But that's about as wild as the recipes get. Most are for recognizable dishes like tacos, burgers, cheese spreads, cakes and flan. Of course, they all have a twist of some sort. For me, some of the ingredients lists are daunting -- long and containing unusual or expensive items like juniper berries, white truffle oil, tapioca flour, dang myun noodles and minty raita. But many contain ordinary meats, vegetables, spices and pantry items. In fact, that's one of the reasons this cookbook doesn't really interest me. I don't need more recipes for waffles, tacos, burgers, fried chicken and cake. The preparation instructions are actually short and uncomplicated -- I guess you can't mess around too much in a food truck. The stories of the individual food truck owners are mildly interesting. I'm not sure how many or how long food trucks survive, so as a travel guide to food trucks, this book might not be that useful.
• My son has become a huge Food Network fan, watching things from all the Guy's shows to baking championships. We like seeing some of the different things people do, but we still are in a rut for what I make at home.
  
  Being a single father, it's tough finding time to do more than the typical easy stuff we've worked into our "food schedule" even if we'd like variety. So we've been grabbing a few things like this book, to find alternatives and things to pull us out of the rut, and out of my comfort zone some.
  
  Plenty of options in here for things neither of us has ever had or tried. Layout is good, and recipes are detailed.
  
  I wish there were more photos of the FOOD though - plenty of photos of people's trucks and the people, but some of the dishes have no picture of the food at all. For people like us, those photos are critical for us to be able to look through and try to find something that looks like it would appeal to us.