Unless you’ve been living under a turnip, you’ve probably heard how food trucks are all trendy nowadays. And not the “roach coach” type that’s been around forever, but the long-lines, gotta-hunt-it-down, twittering, gourmet, fusion food type of truck.
I have yet to actually track one of these trucks down. Obviously, I live and work in the wrong neighborhood. So that got me to thinking, if Chow Vegan was a food truck, what would it serve?
Asian fusion, of course. Inspired by the duck taco at Kung Fu Tacos (a San Francisco based food truck), I made a vegan version of the street-style soft taco – veggie duck, hoisin sauce, and mango salsa on a whole grain corn tortilla, all locally sourced for the most part.
The veggie duck is very similar to Mock Chicken, made out of fresh yuba sheets only without the filling, folded and flattened into layers instead of rolled. Just like mock chicken doesn’t actually taste like chicken, veggie duck doesn’t really taste like duck. The small (5″ diameter), home-made style tortillas are manufactured in Sonoma County by La Tortilla Factory and the mango, a California Green Keitt.
Savory, sweet, and spicy all in one bite. A range of textures too, from soft to chewy. A little messy to eat though. But so good.
Street-Style Veggie Duck Taco with Mango Salsa
Making veggie duck tacos couldn’t be easier, especially if you can find a package of veggie duck in the refrigerated section of the Asian supermarket. Or something similar, the one that I used wasn’t even called veggie duck, it was labeled Mixed Bean Curd.
Just heat up the veggie duck and tortillas. Slice the veggie duck into bite-size pieces. Smear a bit of hoisin sauce on a tortilla, add the sliced pieces of veggie duck. Top generously with the mango salsa. Serve immediately.
Mango Salsa
1 ripe mango, diced
2 green onion stalks, chopped
1 medium jalapeño, minced
A few sprigs of cilantro, chopped
1/2 lime, juiced
Salt and pepper to taste
In a bowl, combine the ingredients, season to taste, and gently mix together. Chill until ready to serve.
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I must work in the wrong neighborhood too, no fancy food truck by me. :-( Your tacos sure do look good though.
The only veggie duck I’ve ever had was from a can and really disgusting, but “mixed bean curd” doesn’t sound too bad :)
looks amazing!
Amy – Now that I’ve made my own street tacos, I don’t feel like I have to chase down a food truck as much. :-)
Erin – I’ve tried the veggie duck in the can before too. It’s not the same, the can stuff is made from wheat gluten. I like the fresh yuba skin kind of veggie duck a lot better.
K – Thanks!
If Chow Vegan were a food truck, I’d be there right now ordering veggie duck tacos. I love yuba, but I’ve never seen it at the grocery fresh — only dried. There’s a vegan Chinese restaurant near us that makes a hot pot filled with little yuba rolls, and I’m addicted to it.
a great spectrum of flavors to go along with varying textures a little messy to eat sounds fun and like something i’d looooooove! i’d fo ‘sho be down for your veggie duck tacos – they look ridiculously good and sound just as awesome!
Okay, if you had a food truck, I would move to where ever you were driving it! Sounds like one awesome offering to me, and I can only imagine what other goodies you’d think up. ;)
I have a can of that Mock Duck, but I guess I shouldn’t bother with it? Oh well, I can donate it to a food bank.
Looks awesome!!
Wow! What a great looking recipe!
Thanks everybody for your comments!
Fat Fudge – I still have a can of mock duck too. I haven’t decided what to do with it yet. I’m hoping to figure something out so it’s tasty. :-)
these look amazing. i added them to:http://fuckyeahvegantacos.tumblr.com/post/17222466132/street-style-veggie-duck-taco-with-mango-salsa
xotaco!