Food trucks go on round-island tour

Food trucks go on round-island tour

2024-08-21

A group of 30 food truck owners is on a mission to bring their delicious fare to every corner of Taiwan. The restaurateurs are on a round-the-island trip, setting up shop at countless rural communities. They even have plans to travel to outlying islands like Kinmen. But while on the road, managing ingredients is not an easy task. Let’s hear from them.

Food truck operator
We look for cold storage facilities at the destination and rent some space. When we reach our destination, we drive up straight to them to put everything in cold storage.

Chen Ting-ying
Event organizer
Our members come from all over Taiwan. Our main goal is to bridge the gap between cities and rural communities. We’re making an effort to reach remote areas, so that locals can enjoy offerings that are on par with the ones at Pier2 Art Center in Kaohsiung or Taipei Expo Park.

Food trucks are perfectly suited for moving around and setting up shop in all kinds of locations. Ahead of each stop on their journey, announcements are posted to social media to attract customers to their destination. For the food truck owners, the round-the-nation tour is a good way to boost exposure while providing rural dwellers with delicacies from afar.

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餐車市集環島擺攤! 快閃偏鄉一次嚐遍全台好料

2024-08-21

一群行動餐車同好，組成餐車聯盟，舉行環島擺攤，常常以快閃的方式，穿梭在台灣各處的偏鄉角落。目前車隊有30輛車左右，得跟著聯盟環島東奔西跑，最遠還曾到金門，也得克服備料問題。

[[餐車業者]]
“我們就會事先去當地找冷藏庫跟冷凍庫把它租起來，我們到當地之後，就直接驅車到冷凍庫那裡，把東西放冷凍"

[[活動發起人陳廷盈]]
“所有的成員都是來自四面八方，全台灣都有。然後我們最主要想要拉近城鄉距離，所以我們盡量能跑偏鄉就偏鄉，能讓偏鄉的大家能吃到跟高雄駁二還是圓山花博一樣水準的市集”

雖然沒有固定的擺攤點，但移動性高是行動餐車的特色之一，到哪擺攤，會事先在社群提前公告，久而久之，餐車品牌增加曝光度，環島餐車巡迴偏鄉出餐，民眾也能共享各地美食。

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