Cook up treats with a twist at home this No TV weekend, or chase down your neighbourhood food truck for some chimichangas, choriz pav or crab burritos
Go on a culinary adventure this No TV Day weekend — by creating fresh salads and coolers together at home, or trying some of the quirkiest delights on our food truck trail.
“Cooking together is a great way to bond as a family,” says food blogger Amrita Rana, 29. “If you don’t do it often, pick a summery salad. They’re easy, healthy and everyone can pitch in.”
If you’re more the eating kind, you could head out together and go mobile, trying treats with a twist at the growing number of food trucks across the city.
From chicken tostadas and chimichangas to Goan chorizo pao and bacon-wrapped chicken lollipops, these trucks serve up an array of delights and can be found across the city, from the business district of BKC to Dahisar, Vasai and Navi Mumbai.
“There’s a sense of excitement at eating at a food truck because it’s a concept that until recently we had only seen on television,” says Vishal Ashara, 31, a graphic designer from Borivli who visits the FoGo food truck at Dahisar regularly. “Plus, the food is always made in front of you and it’s nice watching how your meal is turned out.”
Another advantage with the food trucks is the variety of locations. The Bombay Food Truck Company in Bandra is tucked away in a little lane behind St Andrew’s Church, in front of an old bungalow, with a cool sea breeze blowing and peppy English music streaming from speakers in the front of the truck.
This menu is heavily non-vegetarian and changes every two weeks. “We don’t do gourmet, but we aim to serve food that is not readily available on the street,” says founder Roysten Misquitta, 31.
They also have a truck in Amboli. “You can get a burger and fries anywhere but this food truck serve up a constantly revolving menu,” says Yvette Rodrigues, 30, a homemaker from Parel who travels to Bandra frequently because her daughter Tia, 5, loves the food, “especially the New York style hot dog”.
“One week there will be ribs, another week wings – there is something different to try every time we go there,” she adds.
Move down the suburban line to Vasai to sample some chicken tostadas and chimichangas, Jamaican jerk chicken, fish fillet burgers or a crab burrito at the Big Bite Burrito food truck. “We wanted to do food that is similar in taste to Indian food with spicy and tangy flavours hence we have a lot of Mexican food,” says hospitality student and co-founder Nived Rawool, 27.