In 2008, Kogi BBQ Taco Truck took the new concept of Twitter and the unheard of food fusion of traditional Korean flavours between a Mexican taco and blew minds across Los Angeles. Now an icon of LA street food, Kogi BBQ serves up the kind of deliciousness you wish you could permanently hook up to your veins – tacos, burritos, dogs, quesadillas and sliders of short rib, spicy pork, chicken and tofu. The Short Rib Taco sees double-caramelised Korean barbecue ribs with salsa roja, coriander-onion-lime relish with Nappa Romaine coleslaw tossed in a chilli-soy vinaigrette and nestled between two crisply griddled homemade corn tortillas. The Kogi family also runs food truck and sit-down restaurant Chego in downtown LA. In this short interview, creator Roy Choi talks about how this revolutionary moment in LA food culture all started.

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