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26 n e w h a v e n B I Z | N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 8 n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m FOOD TRUCKS FOOD TRUCKS Long Wharf Lingo T he food trucks at New Haven's Long Wharf venture far beyond your typical Americanized Lat- in-restaurant menu. Here you'll find popular street foods from all over Latin America – portable, filling and flavorful. e trucks also supply sauces and condiments to elevate your meal. Sincronizadas are light Mexican street-food snacks, here made with corn tortillas, chicken and a bit of cheese. Alambres - Grilled beef with toppings, usually served with a tortilla. Bacalaito - Fried codfish fritter. Cemita - Sandwich on a sesame- seed bun. Mofongo - Mashed plantain, the signature dish of Puerto Rico. Pincho - Meat kabob with toast or fried plantains. Sincronizada - Tortilla-based sandwich with meat and cheese. Taco Arabe - Lamb wrapped in pita bread, "Arab" style. Tacos Placeros - Rice, meat and and half a jalapeño on a tortilla Torta - A meat sandwich on a fluffy roll with lots of toppings. Tripleta - Puerto Rican sandwich with three types of meats and topped with potato sticks. Here's a guide to some of the dishes typically on offer. injera, a flatbread made from the Ethiopian staple grain, teff. Tessema herself goes out to staff one of the carts on some days. "You have to," she says. "You want to talk to the customers. You want to explain to them the food." Now, Tessema's patrons call her at the restaurant if they don't see the carts outside. Due to a paper- work mixup, the Lalibela cart on Cedar was MIA for most of the summer. As a result, some of the vegetarians and vegans who are the eatery's most ardent patrons hiked more than mile to visit the Lalibela outpost near Ingalls Rink. "ey would call us and say what time are you coming out?" Tessema recounts. At least a dozen brick-and-mor- tar restaurants from across the area Continued from previous page