Memories of Portland`s Food Pods

At the beginning of the summer, CharK and I spent a week in Portland, Oregon USA. Looking back on our trip, the food pods was one of my favourite memories of the city. There were pockets of food stalls located across Portland`s downtown and also some food trucks that were driving around the area. The food pods were a delicious and cheap lunch option. On average most items ranged from 3 to 7 USD. But the best part of the food pods, is the wide range of ethnic foods that were available. At one spot I was able to try a pork talmales, Korean tacos, baklava, bratwursts, and a schnitzel sandwich.

One of the few food pods in Portland's downtown (Photo: CathC)

Koi Fusion's kalbi taco with kimchi was CharK's favourite (CharK)

It actually reads "Powered by Kimichi" on Koi Fusion's truck ( Photo: CharK)

My favourite was "Portland's Wurst Food Cart" where you can make your own bratwurst from different toppings and mustards. I tried mine with peppers, pickels, sauerkraut, and deli mustard. The spicy and sour toppings went really well with the bratwurst--delicious!

A friendly and delicious lunch option (Photo: CharK)

This huge bratwurst was only 4.5 USD (Photo: CathC)

Many of the customers seem to be those working in the offices and shops nearby, which isn't surprising since these food pods are a quick and economic option for lunch.

The only unfortunate part about the food pods is that most are only open for the lunch break and close around 3 pm. So the was a day when we wanted to grab a bunch of different street food for dinner, but most stalls had already closed/sold out for the day.

More food photos to come in next week's post about Portland's famous Vodoo Donut shop...