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This new food truck puts a pure Cork twist on the taco

By Katie Mythen-Lynch June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

Breakfast on the beach just got a whole lot spicier in Rosscarbery.

Cork’s most exciting new food truck has taken to parking up on Sunday mornings, with a Mexican-inspired menu that will blow your socks off.

Sharon McSweeney’s Soul Fix is where Mexico meets Macroom.

 

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A post shared by SOUL FIX (@soul_fix) on Jun 16, 2019 at 2:01am PDT

The star of the pulled pork taco is Caherbeg Free Range Pork, fresh from Rosscarbery in West Cork. Topped with pickled red onion, guacamole, sour cream and a squeeze of fresh lime, it’s served in authentic Blanco Niño corn tortilla.

Leave room for a corn taco filled with Johnny Lynch’s buffalo halloumi, produced in Macroom using the milk of Ireland’s first and only herd of milking water buffalo.

Soul Fix add a smoked tomato salsa, a dollop of guac and a spoon of sour cream to create a bite so special you’ll want to take some home.

They also serve the halloumi with watermelon, mint and lime on the canape list, alongside a crunchy nacho topped with Rosscarbery chorizo and a mixed cheese and jalapeno quesadilla.

“I started working with food at a young age, trained as a chef and always dreamed of having my own place or restaurant – the food truck was never at the top of the list, I saw them as fast food and West Cork was well covered in that regard.” the chef revealed.

McSweeney is well known in West Cork food circles; she worked in Deasy’s Seafood in Clonakilty for a decade, chipping in at various local farmer’s markets too over the years.

“I was always dreaming of bringing all these local people and produce together.” she told Yay Cork.

“After a couple of years of soul searching and learning about the connection between our gut health and mental health, I grew the confidence to give it a go. I bought a funky truck, gathered all my favourite West Cork produce and put a Mexican theme on it.”

After just four weeks of road testing, Soul Fix is already booked for a wedding and a flurry of summer parties.

In between, Sharon will be setting up at at Warren Beach in Rosscarbery once again this weekend on Sunday (9am-1pm) for breakfast.

All future stops will be announced on the Soul Fix Instagram feed so make sure you’re following here.

Main image: Flavour.ie 
Tags: beaches, chef, entrepreneur, food truck, Mexican food, Rosscarbery, start-ups
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