[영화권문화] lesson 1. Kitchens on Wheels (1)본

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[영화권문화] lesson 1. Kitchens on Wheels (1)

본문 1 ‒ Kitchens on Wheels

KAKAO : 오답노트 Buying food out of a vehicle is actually a long standing American tradition

Jaya Saxena

A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food Some sell frozen or prepackaged food others have on board kitchens and prepare food from scratch Sandwiches hamburgers fries and other regional fast food dishes are common Food trucks have become a popular business in itself or a stepping stone to something bigger They are also found in TV shows and movies

The food trucks we see today seem quite new and contemporary In fact the history of the food truck is quite long Eating in an indoor restaurant is actually a more recent concept than that of buying food from a temporary setup such as a cart or a truck Americans have always been quite comfortable getting their food on the streets Being nicknamed roach coaches food trucks have been around for years in America Here we take a look at how Texas chuck wagons a keen Korean taco entrepreneur and the gourmet boom helped secure their popularity and prospects

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KAKAO : 오답노트 Origins

The origin of modern American food trucks can be traced to the Texas chuck wagon born during the post Civil War cattle boom In 1886 Charles Goodnight a cattle man remodeled an old U S Army truck with kitchen supplies and easy to store food like coffee sacks of cornmeal bacon and salted beef The need to feed and care for crews of cowhands resulted in the invention of the wagon

Around the same time on the east coast a street vendor named Walter Scott cut windows into a small covered wagon and parked it in front of a local newspaper office in Providence Rhode Island Walter sitting on a box inside journalists and pressmen came and bought sandwiches pies and coffee from the wagon

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KAKAO : 오답노트

A more immediate line can be drawn from ice cream and taco trucks to the gourmet options we see now As a kid growing up in Los Angeles when I thought of food trucks I thought of taco trucks said Phil Shen coauthor of Food Truck Road Trip A Cookbook Some people credit Raul Martinez of King Taco as the first to pioneer the concept Martinez converted an old ice cream truck into a kitchen and began selling tacos out of it in East Los Angeles in 1974 Though there were mobile kitchens selling Mexican food around Martinez s converted ice cream truck is how the taco truck was born

Transition into Street Gourmet

When Mark Manguera and his friend chef Roy Choi opened a Korean BBQ taco truck Kogi in 2008 and hit the streets in L A it forever changed the food climate They came up with the idea of combining Korean style meat with Mexican tacos Portable and affordable the taco was fun accessible and perfectly suited to the customers who were in search of a quick and tasty bite Kogi also proved the food truck was now a place where people could get unique restaurant quality food

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People went crazy for it and did not hesitate to form a block long line even before the truck showed up How did people know the truck would be parked there Kogi pioneered the food truck s symbiotic relationship with social media being one of the first food trucks to utilize SNS to promote their location

Since then food trucks have become a respectable way for aspiring chefs to launch their careers The biggest advantage food trucks have over traditional brick and mortar restaurants is very low costs New chefs who want to share their food with the world use food trucks to gain exposure as a stepping stone to more conventional restaurant work Thanks to the trend food lovers get to eat more and more diverse dishes for a great price Soon it will shock nobody if a person says he got his sophisticated lobster roll or organic quinoa burrito from a guy in a van

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The Future of Food Trucks

Food trucks have grown apart from their mere guerilla roots which comes with several pros and cons On one hand greater acceptance and popularity have led to designated food truck spaces and food truck associations to support the rights of food truck owners On the other hand official inspections have also increased which results in more regulation about where when and how food trucks can operate Though he has been concerned Dennis Lombardi executive vice president at an American food company says food truck owners still have a reason to be optimistic for their future He said The food truck market will continue to grow because food trucks are still a very small fraction of food industry

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A traditional hot dog is a sausage of finely ground pork or beef which is boiled or grilled and served on a hoagie bun of soft white bread topped with a variety of condiments Often sold by mobile vendors at city parks sporting events fairs and zoos it is widely seen as a fun special occasion food Though sausages have been around since at least the 9th century BC it took late 19th century German American immigrants to slap the meat on a bun and call it a hot dog The name no there s no dog in there may have been born from the sausage s resemblance to long skinny dachshund dogs

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KAKAO : 오답노트 British Tea Time

On average British people each drink about two bathtubs worth or 876 cups of tea every year Britain also known as the country of tea has built diverse tea customs through history These rituals can be observed at several tea times each day Breakfast tea is the drink trumpeting the beginning of the day and it sometimes replaces people s breakfast Most British companies offer tea breaks both in the morning and afternoon to help employees relax enhance their health and ultimately increase the company s productivity

Perhaps however the most famous British tea custom might be afternoon tea In the early 1800s Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford conceived the idea of having tea around four or five in the afternoon to ward off the hunger pangs between lunch and dinner During the 1880s upper class women would change into long dresses gloves and hats for their afternoon tea catered for in the drawing room Scones cakes sandwiches and other finger foods were provided with tea

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Even though this custom has not been widely followed since World War II afternoon tea is still the representative tea time of Britain Sometimes you might hear the term high tea which was originally the counterpart of afternoon tea for working and farming communities but now indicates tea time held between 5 6 p m Considering they even have time for tea after dinner it is no exaggeration to say that British people see tea as a vital part of life