ELISHA EATS
This month, Elisha Young explores Cambridge’s thriving food truck scene – and returns with plenty of recommendations MEALS ON WHEELS
I f you think about it, we’re almost jaunty jingle from a passing ice cream van? That childhood excitement never fades, it just changes. My love affair with mobile food moved into a new era when I first started dating my boyfriend – we snuck away during our lunch breaks to order Buffalo Joe’s fried chicken. We sat on a bench to eat it without using cutlery, and ended up completely covered in hot sauce… but it remains some of the best fried chicken I’ve ever had. We ordered the Korean wings and Honey G wings, in case you’re wondering. Cambridge is lucky enough to have a plethora of food vans offering up diverse and lesser-known cuisines, all served in convenient locations and at a very reasonable price point. If you’re interested in trying out food trucks near you, foodPark hosts a weekly rotation of vendors at locations across the city. Check out foodparkcam.com for the full schedule – you can even use the website to pre-order from many of the vans, saving the stress of panic-selecting a menu item at the front of the queue. For those located further afield, it conditioned as children to get excited by food trucks. Who hasn’t felt a nostalgic stirring at the sound of the has a sister business called Off the Beaten Truck that operates in Alconbury Weald, Northstowe, Saffron Walden, Wintringham and Waterbeach. And if you live near Ely, there’s Foodie Friday at the market on the last Friday of each month. More than 20 food vans park up and serve their food from 4pm to 8.30pm, with plenty of benches to sit on and live music to enjoy. For specific recommendations, here are just a few of my favourites… From the east… Guerrilla Kitchen specialises in pillowy-soft bao filled with Asian-inspired flavours.
FILLINGS MUTUAL Manna Seoul (left) and Tibet Flavour (below) can both be found at Ely Market
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