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We have those here too, though we don't call them food vans.  They are often referred to as "catering trucks" although most of them here in Houston, Texas are "taco trucks" and sell Mexican food.


Edited by wistex - 14 April 2006 at 5:32pm

Most the catering trucks here are quite large and cook your meal while you wait (tacos, quesadillas, etc.), and have a full kitchen (grill, sink, refrigerator, freezer, etc.).  All that wouldn't fit in a small van and is required by law in most counties.

Maybe we don't call them food vans here because they don't use vans, they use trucks instead.

I supposed cold food or specialized ones could use a smaller van (i.e. a hot dogs vendor), but typically the only mobile food vehicle you see here that uses a van is the ice cream man.  And that's what we call him: "the ice cream man."

And here, anything on a truck chassie is called a truck.  A van is called a van, however.  The smaller trucks are called "light trucks" and the really small ones (like the little toyota pickups) are called "toy trucks."


Edited by wistex - 14 April 2006 at 5:47pm

I am now, as I am starving, every time I go to leave though I have another email, or something else crops up.

I think I had better, my dog is now sat by the door waiting for me to leave. He must be hungry as well.

By the way there is an egg hidden in web wiz forums version 8 with a picture of my dog, if anyone can find it.