Thursday, January 31, 2013

Mini Food Cart Crawl: Nong's Khao Man Gai and The People's Pig (Portland, OR)

On my second trip to Portland, a food cart visit was a must, and why not try what is perhaps the most famous of them all: Hainanese chicken and rice at Nong's Khao Man Gai ($6.75)

The order I shared with e*starLA was breast meat. It was tender, but not incredibly special. Instead, the garlicky sauce is really what it's all about! Douse the meat and rice with plenty of it (extra sauce goes for $1).
I don't normally like chicken breast that much, though, and I should've been wiser and ordered like Eat Recklessly did. She asked for dark meat and said yes to the crispy skin! Her plate was 10x better than mine was. I am definitely asking for dark meat and getting the skin next time around.
Asian soft drinks like mangosteen juice are available, and for a fair price.

Nong's Khao Man Gai (Food Cart)
SW 10th and Alder St
Portland, OR 97205
(971) 255-3480
Nong's Khao Man Gai on Urbanspoon

Next we walked over to the next block to check out The People's Pig, recommended to me by LA OC Foodie.
The four of us shared an order of porchetta sandwich with arugula. The porchetta is a boneless pork shoulder seasoned and grilled with garlic, rosemary, fennel pollen, etc. The one they have here is pretty spectacular. It was so juicy and tender and well seasoned, sandwiched between a great bread to boot. 
So glad I took the advice and stopped by to try this porchetta. Despite being full it was tough to stop biting into the sandwich.

These two neighboring food pods are definitely worth a visit when in Portland!

The People's Pig (Food Cart)
SW Alder St
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 347-2357
The People's Pig on Urbanspoon

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