[View the story "History of Food Trucks (Illustrated with Memes)" on Storify] History of Food Trucks (Illustrated with Memes) We decided to participate in Eat St’s Food Truck City Challenge for #SocialMediaWeek by tweeting a brief history of the glorious food truck. Of course, we couldn’t resist bringing it alive with the almighty meme. Storified by Food Truck Freak · Fri, Sep 28 2012 09:46:09 Social Media Week: Food Truck Cross City ChallengeThe food truck community is not unlike the tech-forward, social media community and in fact often straddle the two worlds seamlessly. Ama… @EatStTweet Allow us to tell you a story, a story of food trucks. #eatSMWChicago https://yfrog.com/kj70hqojFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet Let’s start at the beginning. Ancient Greeks noshed on fish fried fresh by street vendors. #eatSMWChicago https://yfrog.com/ocl6txtjFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet Though Theophrastus, Artisotle’s successor, was way too cool for street food #eatSMWChicago https://yfrog.com/kgeayszvjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet They even supposedly uncovered remains of street food vendors when uncovering Pompeii #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/nyfgtqdjjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet In ancient Rome, street food was a solution for cheap eats for ppl without ovens #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/ocvhspmjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Chickpea soup was all the rage. #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/odlhhveqjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet In ancient China,mobile food was4the poor (tho servants were known to pull Mrs Doubtfire-style take out swaps) #eatsmwchicagoFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Cairo-nians were known to lay down a hide streetside and nosh on lamb kebobs with rice #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/h7xlvrejFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Turkey followed suit, selling spit-fire lamb and chicken in Ancient days #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/nz17ffnjjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Aztec marketplaces was different, offering 50+ types of tamales, drinks, and insects #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/h4qiotujFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet In the U.S., our street food began to take shape following our civil war #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/o0mi5abjFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet In 1866 Texan Charles Goodnight invented the solution: the chuckwagon #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/kkwrscejFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet Western-bound settlers needed to eat on their long journey. #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/mosdyumjFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet Common menu items included: dried beans, coffee, cornmeal, &anything else that traveled well #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/mnx4cvyjFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet The only meat/fresh food they had was if an animal was injured during trip & had to be killed #eatsmwchicag https://yfrog.com/odsyfozjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet The next step in the evo of US food trucks was the mobile canteen in the 50s, adopted by army #eatsmwchicag https://yfrog.com/h4afocbjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweets So, naturally, the name of the leading food truck brand was called The Owl #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/hsx95laejFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet FFW a couple decades &big cities like Chicago had food trucks that catered to night workers https://bit.ly/QJMZ7i #eatsmwchicagoFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Those evolved into what we call "roach coaches," &were still sustained by business from construction sites #eatsmwchicagoFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet What comes next in the story flipped the idea of the roach coach on its head… #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/ntthtmvjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet The gourmet food truck entered the U.S. mobile food scene in 2008 #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/h029wfmjFood Truck Freak RT @mdw2mnl: RT @mdw2mnl: If you don’t already #FF @FoodTruckFreak you need to tune in now for an awesome history lesson about streetfood.Tessa Auza @eatsttweet @kogibbq in L.A. and @RickshawTruck in NYC were the first on the scene #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/kfmy5elbjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Many say the FT boom happened bc many restaurant workers got laid off due to economic decline #eatsmwchicag https://yfrog.com/es87wwsmjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Food trucks primarily used Twitter to publish their ever-changing location, and still do #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/h35fyuijFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Our gourmet food trucks have a concept that’s carried through from branding to menu #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/obokjpyjFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet Now we find trux in smaller communities like @theflyingstove of Wichita as much as big cities #eatsmwchicag https://yfrog.com/h7wqkxfjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet They offer everything from homestyle cooking to fun fusion,eg sushi burritos @JogasakiBurrito #eatsmwchicag https://yfrog.com/oelw9kpFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet Though food trucks are on a roll, many cities stifle growth of this industry2protect rstrnts #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/oeeyhlpFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet …even tho that’s been deemed unconstitutional by several state supreme courts since the 70s #eatsmwchicag https://yfrog.com/esstqxcnjFood Truck Freak @eatsttweet They keep on truckin’ and hoards of food truck freaks worldwide cheer them on #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/odym5kljFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet Heck there’s even an American-style food truck in France! #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/odtyqarjFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet So here’s to food trucks and the freaks that follow them so loyaly #eatsmwchicago https://yfrog.com/ocxthrgFood Truck Freak @EatStTweet …and also to bacon. 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