All Roads Lead… to Fork ‘n Nice

Swakopmund is where my waistline goes to die.

Serious about its fresh fish, superb sushi and exceptional eats, it ‘s also the place where I can be smacking my lips after boatloads of seafood but still find it within the black hole I call a stomach to request a trip to Fork ‘n Nice food truck.

The incitement?

A wall post from local actress Lynn Strydom who enthuses zealously on my Facebook: “Just remembered that absolutely divine Cuban sandwich I had at Fork ‘n Nice the past weekend and thought that if you ‘re still in Swakop, you should so go have one (if you haven ‘t already *wink emoticon* and even if you have, have another *grin emoticon* oh yummmmm!) My mond water!”

Peculiarly, an image of the drooling ‘100 Bucks ‘ actress is all the encouragement I need and before we set out to face probable death on the road back to Windhoek, my sister Mel, Rob and I pull up to a bright yellow food truck, green surfboard menu and a scattering of wooden tables bearing cheerful witness to the undulating Atlantic astride Swakopmund ‘s Strand Street.

Here we meet Bill Ackermann.

The merry food truck owner and cook whose mischievous face and easy smile reflect the food truck ‘s tongue-in-cheek name and confirm Lynn ‘s recommendation as a hot tip and a best seller.

So one Cuban sandwich it is… as Mel and Rob look on, stomach ‘s Kwashiorkor ‘esque from the lunch we had 10 minutes ago but who still peer greedily at the two South Africans whose fish and chips arrive in a back issue of Republikein smelling like beer batter and nostalgia.

Maggi, Bill ‘s wife, says that ‘s the other sure thing.

Sold steadily and to satisfaction, the fish and chips is cooked as fresh as the Cuban sandwich. A delicious thing of slow-cooked pork baked in barbeque sauce for six hours before being slapped on a sauce of a German Gouda stuck to a Portugese roll with real butter quot;for some crunch quot;

Brand new to the strip as of last November as well as an invigorating walk down from the town ‘s main hub of seaside restaurants, Fork ‘n Nice is a picturesque new addition to Swakopmund ‘s sparkling culinary scene serving inexpensive pulled pork and chicken wraps, calamari and chips, assorted sandwiches, hotdogs and ice cream.

Easy, fresh, friendly and on-the-go, for those who love their eats al fresco, artisanal and lickety-split, this mobile street food business is a must and an inspiration to entrepreneurs in the capital who watch harassed lunch break people walking into supermarkets to stand in queues to buy brötchens rather grabbing something great on the fly.

Head here for a little something modern but retro, simple but scenic, delicious but easy on the bank loans.

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