This food truck has been on my list for way too long. Tulsa is in dire need for African restaurants. Thankfully Smooth Flavors is holding down the fort. It used to be located on 71st but moved to this location about 7 months ago. There's plenty of parking next to it and the like green truck is easy to spot. There's a couple of picnic tables as well if you choose to eat there.
The food is specifically from Liberia on the west African coast. I had never tried Liberian food so I was super excited and asked for recommendations. They even offered to allow me to taste their soups to make a decision. It was super nice and extremely helpful.
We ended up ordering the bell pepper meat stew with rice, jollof rice with fried chicken, and the banga (palm butter) soup with fufu. Despite it being quite a bit of food, it all came out in like 10 minutes.
The stew was super flavorful and the meat was nice and tender. The white rice along with us was pretty plain but it made a good combo with the stew. The jollof rice was rich and had a slightly smoky taste. I usually like for it to have a stronger tomato taste, but it was still good. The fried chicken with it was my favorite, it was cooked to perfection.
The highlight was trying fufu for the very first time. I had only seen pictures of it and I was so indicted. The owner educated me on its use as a pairing to their soups. It's hard to describe but it's texture is doughy and it's made of cassava, yams or plantains. It reminded me a bit of mashed potatoes but thicker. You're supposed to pinch a little bit off, shape it into a ball and dip it in the soup. It has a very mild and subtle taste, which went perfectly with the palm butter soup which was extra rich and meaty. I had to skim off some of the excess oil from the soup, but besides that, it was great. An experience for sure! Will be back to try other dishes. read more