Behold! A taco truck on the streets of Japan.
(Via LA Taco, via streetfoodSF.)
Mexican food in Japan can be a surreal and bizarre experience. This will be either totally awesome or incredibly awkward. Either way I want to eat there badly.
Further googling in-depth research yields us a Japanese foodie web site called ｢Food Event Hunt｣ (translated page here) that covered the ｢フィエスタ メヒカーナ｣, aka ｢Fiesta Mexican｣ where our new favorite taco truck made an appearance.
Best line: このブリー ト、かなりボリュームありました。 (“This burrito had considerable volume.”).
And through some judicious internet translating and stalking, we have discovered the home base of our now world-famous Aguacate Taco Truck. On your next visit to Tokyo, approach slowly and make no sudden movements.
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Here’s a Hot Dog Taco i had out of a Japanese taco truck last year in Japan:
http://tinyurl.com/ydr5mx7
‘This burrito has considerable volume’
Yes, it does – unfortunately, it looks like 85% rice.
We are a bit more fortunate here in SF
- Mike
You’d think there’s be some cultural pressure from maki sushi for thinner and more tightly rolled burritos of reasonable volume.