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Food Trucks in Spain
I was thinking back to my spring in Lloret de Mar, Spain and wanted to let you know about an event that I stumbled upon in the main square: food trucks in Spain! Throughout the summer the Catalonia Tourist board and the Lloret de Mar Tourist Board hosted a series of Food Truck and Caravan festivals.
The season began in Lloret de Mar (a beautiful seaside town) that was host to the TBEX Conference for travel bloggers. The conference was held for the second time in Costa Brava and I have to say I was so pleased that I did not miss it this time. It was a great way to meet travel bloggers and they use this as a way to meet in one place and catch up.
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The town square is a wonderful place to host this event as there was plenty of space for all of the caravans, a stage was also set up where there was live entertainment (see the video for that) and there was also plenty of seating.
As you entered the square there was an old-fashion working carousel. This seaside town is known for being a party, resort town but on this weekend in particular, there was a Food Truck Festival. The most unique thing to me was that all of the food trucks in Spain were not in trucks at all in fact they were in converted caravans. If you think back to the 1960s and 70s when you had trailers that were small and round and were pulled by a car or truck, you can easily envision what I saw. I have a few pictures for you to see how lovely these food trucks were and how functional they have become.
A close up of the large Carousel that was in the square.
Look for this sign: The Happy Food Trucks Tour to find the food festival.
Sweet Delights
You could get everything from crepes to delicious cupcakes. It was hard to resist many of these trucks because the food all looked so good. The entertainment helped with a singer that played ballads and classic rock tunes. Many of the songs were popular and even though they sang in English, it was nice to hear some traditional singing also.
This Food Truck Festival is not to be missed. Make sure to keep your eyes out for different cities within Catalonia.
“Egg-cellent Choices
Salvador Dali was obsessed with eggs. He often had them in his paintings sculptures and on top of his Theatre Museum. When we were in Figures, this was one of our favourite adventures. So it stands to reason that there would be a food truck that it is dedicated to all things EGGS and it was named after the famous artist.
This Food Truck also served wine and beer (something you would not find in a Canadian Food Truck). On a side note, I have to say, I fell in love with eggs, even more, when I was in Spain. They were always fresh with large orange yolks and the flavour was unbelievable (see this great Instagram picture from our trip). I wish we had eggs that fresh in my supermarket. I can only assume that getting them fresh from the farm would be the way to get them.
Their menu had eggs with Ham Iberico (akin to prosciutto but better 
) , eggs with asparagus and goat’s cheese and eggs seasoned with truffle oil.
As I said, many of these caravans were from the late 60s and this one even had a plaque that stated it was made in 1970. That means this has been around for 45 years. That’s a long time to be in service. Considering many are retro-fitted to be food trucks. I have to say, that made the charm of visiting each one more appealing as they were easy to see into.
Canned goods are a delicacy in Spain. Many tapas are a combination of olives, sardines and other pickled crudities.
This caravan specialized in tapas that were preserved in tins. We went to a restaurant in Blanes that was called Can Flores which had
made its fame for serving tapas from canned goods. It is more delicious than it sounds. Trust me on this.
Croquettas are a deep fried dumpling filled with a variety of flavours. Since we are by the sea, this vendor had seafood choices that were delicious.
There was no need to have a large caravan. This cart with the wonderful decor around it was enough to attract customers.
The Carousel was a fun and lively fixture in the Plaza
A Colombian Comfort Food
I was amazed that I had to come to Spain to find a Colombian Food Truck. Being from Colombia, there are many comfort foods that would make a great Food Truck fair. They took two standards and embellished them. The first was the plantain. It is a savoury banana that is deep fried, flattened and then deep fried again. This version was smothered with beef, salad, guacamole, cheese and yoghurt dressing.
Below are the two items that I savoured: the empanadas (meat and potato corn patties that are deep fried and served with lemon or aji). These were delicious!
The box contained a huge arepa (a maiz flour tortilla that is thicker than the Mexican version) it was stuffed with shredded beef, lettuce, onions, guacamole and yoghurt dressing
It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. All that was missing was a bottle of Colombian (a pop similar in flavour to a cream soda).
A simple menu but there were always people here. Like true Colombians, their food truck was full of colour, music and food!
Festive Music
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Everything really does look great. I’m really admiring that carousel. I like the old ones.
It was nice to see that children, still, love carousels. Still charming.
We have always wanted to visit several food trucks. Of course, we haven’t done it yet. 🙂
You can find food trucks at markets and summer festivals and fall fairs. Keep an eye out. They are super fun!
Have never been in Spain yet but it looks beautiful! I love enpanadas we make those in the Philippines as well.
You must put Spain on your Bucket List. It is so wonderful. I’ve only seen one small area and hope to go back to see more!
I love food trucks, and that carousel looks super cute and fun too!
It really had a nice family atmosphere so it was good fun for everyone.
I’ve been to food trucks a few times, especially during festivals like the fall festival. However, it would be a fun experience to go to one while at a place like Spain. 🙂
I did not expect to come across this so it was a nice surprise. I do love fall festivals also. With all the fall harvest there is always good food to have.
This is such a great and tasty event that you found! I love finding things like that by accident – it just seems to add some extra flavor to the whole experience.
I’m a planner so to have such a pleasant surprise was very nice indeed.
I love old carousals. And I love food trucks. Is there like, a site than you can find them?! I know they’re probably more popular in bigger cities but I always hope we’ll randomly find one.
I’m not sure that there is a site to find old carousels but I’m sure some blogger has put together a list. There was also one at the base of the Eiffel Tower (actually at the base of Place Trocadero). That was fun too!
How fun. I’ve never eaten at a food truck before, but think I’d love to. The food looks fabulous!
You have to try food trucks. You need to avoid those traditional burger and fries trucks and try ones that have interesting food choices. If you go to any big city, you can always find an assortment of food trucks!
Wow what a fun event! All of the food trucks in one place sounds awesome! I bet you had a lot of fun!
I have to say, I was a bit hesitant to walk down to the square by myself but it was Lloret de Mar was so safe and there were always lots of people (including families) around.
A food truck festival would be so much fun to go to. I will have to see if there will be one near me in the future.
You know there is something called the Streetfoodapp and they will list the food trucks in your area. I checked it out and there were 11 in Ottawa! Go find one and try them out. You will love it!
My family love trying out food truck offers. Everything here looks delicious. I can’t wait for the next food truck festival here.
I know in Montreal that they have wonderful (and unique food trucks). Have you ever tried any on your travels? Let me know…
I’d love to be there and experience this myself. I love food trucks and of course, the food they serve is absolutely delicious!
Annemarie, I know you were in Italy recently, are there any food truck festivals there? You need to go to Spain, it was so lovely!
I always want to visit Spain and I love Food Truck! Empanada is one of my favorite snacks!
I know, right? Empanadas are the perfect snack. I wish I had the patience to make them. These ones were delicious.
I didn’t know that about canned foods. It would really cool to try some homemade canned foods like that tapas.
I know that in North America canned foods sound (and some taste awful) but these were more like preserves. It all goes back to when there was trading and they would be bring coffee and chocolate from central and south America and send canned goods back to the new world.
Yep now I am hungry! I bet some of these vendors have the best food, how did you not pop!
I have to admit, I was travelling with a bit of a budget so it was easy to stop myself from spending a fortune! It was fun though!
These places look awesome! I love food trucks. They usually have the best food. Great pictures too!
Lisa, I wish I had my big camera with me but I’m always so conscious of the weight so a phone camera was all I had. Some turned out great others not so much. Glad you like the post!
SOOO many good reasons to travel, but this is probably #1 for me! I love trying food from all over the world! I wish was there to try all this! It looks like a lot of fun.
I know! I’m a foodie and I think the best part of travel is the food and the culture. It was just ironic that I had to go to Spain for great Colombian food. But that, is half the fun!
Wow those are some awesome looking food trucks. I would love to visit them. x
I love food trucks. They’re so great when you’re out and about and you need some nom noms. I’d love to try a food truck in another country. They must have some great stuff.
Yes, there were interesting items that I had never seen back home. Who does eggs with truffle oil? Not here. Cupcakes you see but not that. It was fun.
Oh my goodness this post just made me hungry. The empanadas look like they are to die for!
They were awesome but the stuff arepa were the best. So delicious. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment!
I love sea-side towns and that carousel looks pretty. Looks like there was a lot of tasty food to enjoy!
Lloret de Mar and Costa Brava as a whole is lovely. If you’ve never gone to Spain put it on your bucket list!
I love the food from food trucks. Whenever I am traveling, I try to eat from them as much as possible.
I know, right? I love to search them out. Always a good cheap option. Not in Euros but it is still fun to do that in a completely different country.