Strolling in the Mission during Sunday Streets, I was inspired to try mamakSF's "pedal-powered food cart serving Malaysian inspired food."
The current menu includes three items sourced locally, and organically: http://www.mamaksf.com/menu.html
- The Rojak
- The Fauxjak
- Toadie
In a nutshell, these are Asian salads with pea shoots, bean sprouts, granny smith apples, scallions, mango, jicama, pineapple, crushed peanuts (optional), and sweet-sour-spicy dressing. The difference in the two salads is the Rojak has shrimp paste in the dressing, and Fauxjak doesn't.
I had the Rojak and loved the myriad of complimentary flavors and textures. At $5 for the salad, it's definitely a bargain. I also couldn't resist trying a Toadie (don't worry, they aren't the green kind), it's a spicy curry banana fritter. I enjoyed its savory-sweet round house kick of flavors (note, it's quite spicy).
If you come across his cart, I highly recommend trying it. It feels good to support a business that is environmental and health conscious, + the creator is a talented and all around good guy. Thumbs up! read more