Food Cart Lunch at Nong's Khao Man Gai
If you stroll around the plethora of Portland food carts, you'll notice a number of carts with a 1 or 2 people in line, and then you'll see one cart with 30 people hovering around it. Ladies and gentleman, you have found Nong's Khao Man Gai. It's a simple 8x8-foot cart where they only offer 1 item on the menu. You guessed it - Khao Man Gai. This Thai rendition of steamed chicken on a bed of white rice, is garnished with cucumber and cilantro, and served with an outstanding pungeon sauce, which is a soy bean puree mixed with garlic, ginger, thai chilies, vinegar and sugar. Simple, delicious, and worth the 5 to 10 minute wait.
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Ryan was raised in a funeral home, and consequently takes everything too seriously. Especially food. He doesn’t shy away from smoking 25 pounds of pork belly, nor from undertaking an intense year of “study” sessions to become a certified sommelier. He writes about charcuterie on Meat Club, and hosts recipes with his venture Foodgeeks.
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