Portuguese food does not enjoy the high profile of more well known European cuisines but that is more of a reflection on the Portuguese people than their food. They are understated, simple even but just under the surface they are fiery and passionate.

And the same can be said for many countries around the world, take a close look at how they prepare their cuisine,...

We heard rumblings when we first started in the Gold Coast food truck scene that the first three months were “do or die”. And we admit, they were rough but we survived. And now having traded for a full year, we have paused to look back at what was an amazing first year of Barraca.  

Having been in the food sector for most of our...

Our little guys are our 'WHY" and less than a week separates their birthdays. We decided to surprise them for their birthday this year with a holiday! Both kids had Fiji on their Dream boards so that's where our adventure took us!! Kids had no idea and we worked hard to fool them with a pretend fight & a pretend catch up with some...

Whilst most people are very excited about the prospect of having a Portuguese food truck roaming the streets of the Gold Coast, not many can actually say they know what Portuguese food is. Modern Portuguese food is best described as Afro European with a lick of Asian. It has been influenced by its ex-colonies Mozambique and Angola in Africa, Brazil in South America, Goa in Southern India and...

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