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13/20

Latif’s Street Foods

The kavurma snack pack with chicken.
1 / 6The kavurma snack pack with chicken.Simon Schluter
Outside the Campbellfield food truck.
2 / 6Outside the Campbellfield food truck.Simon Schluter
The Latif’s specialty: lamb liver roll.
3 / 6The Latif’s specialty: lamb liver roll.Simon Schluter
Grab a snack pack and a roll with a cup of Turkish tea.
4 / 6Grab a snack pack and a roll with a cup of Turkish tea.Simon Schluter
Grilled lamb kofte roll.
5 / 6Grilled lamb kofte roll.Simon Schluter
Beef snack pack with garlic and chilli dip.
6 / 6Beef snack pack with garlic and chilli dip.Simon Schluter
13/20

Latif’s Street Foods

Turkish$

Op-shop car park food truck serving some of the best Turkish snacks in town.

It’s not just the snacks attracting hordes to this Campbellfield food truck: it’s owner Latif Sahin, who’s there cooking, caring and checking in, putting his whole heart and heritage into the project. His specialty is braised lamb liver, served in a crusty roll.

Sahin hand-chops the liver then cooks it for hours with lamb tail fat, onions, peppers and spices. It’s soft, almost creamy, meaty but not minerally, piled juicily into a long roll with red onion, tomato and chilli flakes. Chicken is spiced and grilled; sucuk (spiced beef sausage) is layered with house chilli sauce and grilled halloumi.

Lamb koftes are deftly seasoned and satisfying, and chip snack packs come with either beef or chicken, striped with sauces (Sahin makes a great garlic yoghurt sauce). It all proves a warm welcome and good, honest cooking can come at you from anywhere, including op-shop car parks.

Must order: Kavurma meats over buttered rice: the liver and beef are best.

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