Fry Bread Tacos from a Native American Food Truck - Cooking in America

[@andrewmudd]

Off the Rez catered my wedding in 2012! They're such good folks, and their food is delicious. Super stoked to see them on here!

[@brandonsnow5109]

H*ll Yeah

[@nilimajhakitchen]

yeeeeaahhh

[@eileenjake9041]

Hell Yeah!!

[@jaydude7165]

Navajo here from the Diné tribe. Just want to say thank you for the recognition of the Native Americans here in the U.S. And this video was informative and made me hungry asf. Hahah.

[@dscrappygolani7981]

Not an American. Sorry about all that was done to your people. Tragic.

[@kingspank_9five933]

Canadian here 😤

[@hiddengem4293]

@Jay Dude - John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Mark 1:15 - “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

[@organicmagic8822]

@@hiddengem4293 That garbage religion separated Indigenous families and assisted in the murder of millions…. Bloody, gutty religion

[@organicmagic8822]

Although fry bread has been around awhile, it is not Native food. They were rations of flour so “generously” given to the Natives by their colonizers

[@GoalGloryyeditz]

Cherokee from the Mcraw tribe here, as the Navajo dude here said, thanks for the recognition here! Looks amazing! 🪶 🦅 (Fun fact: eagle is the spiritual animal of the Mcraw tribe!

[@audybharksuwana2041]

More on the Native American community would be great!

[@julianmeguinis8885]

Agreed

[@brettgibson8558]

Back in 2009 a group of my friends from the UK visited Seattle and the reservations around Olympic peninsula; we visited with the Makah, Quileute, Jamestown S’Klallam and Suquamish Nations. I was introduced to fry bread on the Makah Reservation, when we had a cookout on the beach and some of the community cooked for us. I had my first Indian Taco whilst attending the Tribal Canoe Journey on Suquamish Reservation. They tasted awesome. And don’t get me started on huckleberries... the jam is soooo good. On my last visit to Seattle last year I brought some home. I didn’t bring enough!

[@chrisbeatty9280]

I am half Native American, and fry bread is a must! We never lived on the tribe’s reservation, but when we do go back one of my aunts already has the dough ready to fry some bread because she knows we want some. We try to make it at home, but it isn’t the same like my aunt does it. It does something to you when you eat it. It is like it connects to your soul, and we eat it up. As far as I can remember, I have been eating fry bread. From the time a baby can eat solid food, fry bread is given to a Native American child. Fry bread is a part of Native American culture, and it just makes you remember all the good times you had sitting and enjoying being with each other. Some have passed on, but you just remember. I love being Native American!!

[@LMChavez980]

Okay, some of the Hungarians in the comments who can’t seem to grasp the concept of different cultures having similar foods, we get it you have a version of fried bread too.

[@sztewe]

Nice! That's my opinion too. If a food is easy to make and delicious than all cultures have a name for it. And who cares if Americans named Lángos to Fried Bread. So what? Even Gulash is present in many countrys menus. But the Hungarian Gulash, is the Hungarian Gulash, so the Hungarian fried bread are Lángos. (Man i'm hungry i think i'll get some Fried Bread i mean Lángos in the morning :D) And i'm hungarian, and i'm not butthurt (like the other Hungarian commenters in here :D ) if another country make a similar food than the ones in my country. :D Peace!

[@sorntrash]

True, fry bread is a staple in NZ too.

[@sorntrash]

Eros Delorenzi 😘👌🏽All around the world deliciousness.

[@ultimateblong]

Yeah i hate that mentality of "We made it first" but rather the idea that cultures can inadvertently be shared is somehow ignored for sake of competition.

[@beverly693]

Yea youtiao in Chinese lol

[@NewfieLawNerd]

Great to see Native American food getting a platform.

[@macktruk13]

Sheldon you are so awesome, positive and sincere. You are great!

[@ncredbird3998]

Good to see my heritage used in good services. I've always find it sad that our history of food has been ignored and erased instead of shared and celebrated.

[@JaywayWong]

fry bread - a necessity food item born out of rations of flour and lard

[@JudiChristopher]

EXACTLY... I know it well when we lived in Oklahoma... loved it.

[@irishmarine3]

When I worked out on the street in Seattle a few years back doing ticket sales the guys from this truck used to hook me up with fry bread all the time - some seriously cool dudes!

[@brewski118sempire]

Growing up in Montana, this really makes me miss it. Thanks for sharing their story.

[@Parii27]

bruh all their stuff looks so freaking good

[@revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252]

yessir

[@Sonny1065LV]

Off The Rez is amazing!!! I recommend it to everyone that's in Sea. They were stationed in the parking lot of my job for about 2 weeks and I ate it everyday 😂

[@travissomething3341]

Fry bread is amazing. First had it at the Alabama Coushatta reservation in Texas’s Great Piney Woods. Instantly fell in love with it. All the better with good venison sausage

[@amandaacunia5456]

Congratulations on taking a risk. I always thought of a food truck with native food. Someone always beats me to what I'm thinking about. I hope you continue to serve the people and native people. Best wishes.

[@Pharein]

Used to have fry bread all the time as a kid in New Zealand. I loved them hot with butter and Golden Syrup.

[@aquaticlife9251]

This is amazing. The tribes must love this slice of home. Need the whole menu to go, please.

[@sundawg911]

I love fry bread native tacos. The best. So good.

[@davidortega357]

First I had native tacos at a pow wow in Turlock CA super fry bread is yummy

[@davidortega357]

I made some fry bread tacos at home came out like a bomb I put taco seasoning in beef roserita refried beans lettuce cheese tomatoes salsa jalapenos side dish Mexican fried rice

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

We also fry bread like that in Galicia. Seeing those tacos reminds me of what I do with my bread when I feel fancy but I mostly like it simple. If I ever visit Seattle I'll try to try this!

[@Koldeman]

I'm full-blooded, I'm half Shoshoni-Bannock, half Blackfeet. I'm so proud to see your biz thrive. WELL DONE!

[@ieatguacamole]

the conversation they had at the end was one of the best ever had on an eater video.

[@PrettyBoyKii]

Frybread is a labor intensive dish, which is why a lot of time it's done for special events or pow wow season. A spot on the Grand Ronde rez used to have the Skookum Burger. Which was a HUGE burger made with huge frybread buns. It was one of those challenge burgers. Skookum is a word from my coastal tribe that means the equivalent of demon.

[@danuschild]

I work for a private non profit club in AZ. Your food looks amazing and I hope to incorporate a few of your ideas in a charity event. Thank you and have a prosperous year!

[@lilykep]

I have these every time I go back to Oklahoma. The ones we have are as big as a plate.

[@brodyhill1449]

That'a how big they should be and round with no friggin holes! No wheat flour; no milk, sugar, any oil and lard in dough mix. Just AP flour, salt, baking powder and salt. Only fry in lard, no oils and no Crisco. Navajo Taco toppings: boiled pinto beans with bacon., browned ground beef (seasoned or taco mix optional), shredded lettuce, diced fresh tomatos, shredded Colby/Jack cheese, chopped white onion. roasted & diced Hatch NM green chile or Hot Pace Picante sauce. Optional: Black olives. sour cream and guacamole.

[@maribenzo9881]

I live in Oklahoma and I would love to know where you get the from and what part of Oklahoma if you don’t mind me asking

[@lilykep]

@@maribenzo9881 I lived a mile or so from the Choctaw Nation capital in Tuskahoma, they serve Fry Bread Tacos (usually called Indian Tacos) at the Labor Day festival on the Choctaw Capital grounds. I also get them home made at my friend's house.

[@BabyLetsCruise]

I agree and that's how we make ours. Just flour, salt, and baking powder. No holes! We live in Oklahoma but we're San carlos Apache. ​@@brodyhill1449

[@tosht2515]

I'm surprised that this is the only fry bread joint in Seattle. It's all over Portland. And visit any national park and the nearby cities in the U.S. west and you'll likely find fry bread and/or "Navajo" tacos. I've seen them in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Not my first choice but fry bread is quite tasty indeed. Another cool Sheldon episode. 👍

[@sundarpichai940]

Right, and it took forever to come to Seattle too. In the elementary schools out there, the kids have fry bread every year during the Native American celebrations, but once you leave the sixth grade, there is seemingly no place to get it. All of the Native American restaurants in the area seem to snub their nose to the food and instead focus on things like salmon.

[@markf7405]

I'm from Portland and I've only had the hyped food trucks and the ones that used to be on MLK. Any recommendations?

[@tosht2515]

+Mark F As a local you would know best. I do a lot of food research before I visit a city/country and noticed a few years ago that fry bread was a big thing in your city. But since Portland is over the top with outstanding restos, I never got around to it. Sorry, mate.

[@DeeCee365]

us Natives don't call it "navajo tacos " 😂 them navajo's think they invented everythang 😂💀 we just call them Frybread or Popovers on the rez.

[@tosht2515]

+DeeCee I know that. That is precisely why I put Navajo in quotes.

[@biofreak96]

As a traditional Navajo One of my things to master is making dough and the fry bread

[@letzgo7631]

Great show 👍🏽 I think every indigenous culture has a version of fry bread. We have our own here in New Zealand 🇳🇿.

[@shyanmarie4405]

Dzz NuttZz Every US Tribe has their own version as well. It's a globally loved bread for sure lol.

[@darlenegreywolf7330]

I am Cree/ Mohawk/ Arcadian and I love Navajo fry bread plain! I make it often!

[@pappi3]

They are amazing. I hope they are doing ok in this pandemic.

[@mandiisanger5143]

Broo the "pow wow burger" is called a bannock burger in Canada

[@lamardavis4653]

Lol where I’m from we all call it bannock lmao nobody where I’m from call it frybread

[@amstevens23]

Its an Apache burger in San Carlos, AZ 🙂

[@amstevens23]

@@lamardavis4653 its only bannock in Canada in America its frybread.

[@officiallion9288]

@@amstevens23 we have fried bannock too, which is same thing as frybread.

[@buzzymm]

@@amstevens23 it goes by both in any pow wow ive been to in quebec and ontario

[@dreadwing01]

This looks amazing I love how he covers the culture of each restaurant or food truck.

[@TheLizziemiller]

The tacos are to die for! A Washington classic!

[@laylaromero8057]

Just had some Indian tacos Lastnight 😋😋

[@YourFavoriateJewelrylady]

My grandmother use to make me this bread all the time as a kid just like this. And we are Puerto Rican.

[@Sakja]

Most cultures have some kind of fried bread.

[@lhamilt]

Same for dumplings, lots of cultural spins!

[@YourFavoriateJewelrylady]

lhamilt yes we make something called “guanimes” it’s basically what other cultures call cornmeal dumpling we eat it boiled or fried. Boiled with some type of stewed protein such as bacalao guisado aka stew cod fish or fried version dipped in sugar in the morning with coffee 😋😋😋😋

[@lhamilt]

Melinda Rivera yummm!!!

[@justinortiz9714]

I'm Puerto Rican 2 does your Nana make payaya?

[@JudiChristopher]

EXCELLENT VIDEO... Najavo Taco... same bread.. just make a TACO shell out of it... We call it "Puffy Taco" here in New Mexico ...

[@wendywesley9220]

Awesome to see you doing this! Im going to make fry bread topped with cinnamon sugar to go with a morning coffee. I live on a reservation in NW British Columbia Canada. Im going to open a pop up coffee shop this summer. Congratulations again 🎉👏. Yay for the First Nation

[@flighttherapybullisticfpv133]

I Love this host... Munchies take note! this is how you do a food show!

[@braxtonmccauley6766]

On our Rez in Nebraska we cut the fry bread in half for our INDIAN tacos

[@marzsit9833]

the hungarian langos is like the italian pizza, it was born out of a way to use up leftover bread dough. native american frybread is different in that it was never intended to be baked in an oven so it is fresh dough intended to be fried, not leftover old dough. the hungarian dough also frequently contained potatoes, something native american frybread never has.

[@ProfessionalBob]

Basically the same as Langos from Hungary. When I was in Budapest I had it with sour cream, cheese and chives as well as a burger. Now I know if I'm ever in Seattle to try the taco and huckleberry jam styles.

[@Atcraftcity]

I appreciate Native Americans!! I grew up in North Dakota close to Montana border. Williston. I'm going to make some fry bread today!

[@teachercarli]

Browning, Montana? Blackfeet reservation? How awesome! Thanks to Off the Rez and Eater for representing Montana so well!

[@maizecharley358]

Not all natives wanna b called INDIAN or AMERICAN INDIAN. We were mistakenly labeled INDIAN or AMERICAN INDIAN. We are Natives of this Country before America. I prefer Native or Indigenous. Thank you.

[@emmaj3781]

I learned how to make fry bread from my Ojibwa grandmother as well

[@ortem000]

Oh my gods... This looks so good! Sheldon always finds the best spots.

[@plvnetmvrs5324]

I'm native myself and it always comes as a surprise to mr seeing people have interest in our culture, mostly people talk about other races and not about native americans often.

[@cherylmedeiros6287]

In Hawaii when they have the Pow Wows they sell that. Either fry bread tacos or with honey. The tacos are bomb!

[@kayanel7982]

That huckleberry fry bread looks so good!!

[@martymarr8307]

Wow this is crazy I've been trying to start the same thing up in my city. I love this.

[@JedWellsAZ]

There needs to be more fry bread food trucks. Stat!

[@jessedalupang7523]

They should franchise this place. I would start one up here in Canada. It looks dang good.

[@mattkevlarlarock5469]

was sitting here trying to come up with a special tomorrow for the restaurant. got it! thanks, guys. this food looks amazing.

[@stevenaffiz]

We need to see a video with the the deadly trio ; sheldon,lucas and matt 😂

[@jonlivington9179]

Correction: Sheldon, Lucas and NICK.

[@Queijo566]

nick's tha man, man

[@chuchuchuchia]

Wait who's Matt? Sheldon and Lucas are the goats I know that

[@paulsmith9341]

These look killer. I use to always get Fry bread tacos at every powwow I went to when I lived in Las Vegas. I'll be going to Potowatami powwows this spring!

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Well this was a type of food that was introduced pretty late, as when they where on the rez, because this was the food rations they where given by the government. Back then it was probably less tasty, and fancy looking. I love how you take something so universal (many cultures have them) and simple as fry bread, and make it so tasty, and fresh. I make this maybe twice a year.

[@at0mly]

Oh man, I love everything about this.

[@kaylaa3762]

bomb AF. making frybread & chili tonightt!!

[@jaydude7165]

This just inspires me to start a food truck to share our Navajo culture with the different ethical backgrouds of amerca through food. Here on the Navajo reservation I can only think of 2 restraunts that specialize in Native American cuisine. Besides that the only other place to get native food is at a local swapmeet.

[@eziiikwe9961]

Oh lord, what did I do to be blessed with this video? I never knew there were so many variations. I only thought about traditional Indian tacos, Wojapi sauce, and dipping it in soup soup soup. My mom would use bread for burgers, prairie dogs, and ham sandwiches and that was it. Now I'm going to ask her to experiment more and more. ^^

[@BigSam63]

Fry bread tacos are amazing

[@petepete8862]

I want to learn how to make fry bread this looks bomb AF

[@xaosaltd]

Same fried bread in Bulgaria too, delicious either sweet or salty.

[@chrisquackarmbars]

Made from scratch, looks bomb 😁

[@chellybutcher]

In Mexico we called this buñuelos with sugar and cinnamon or maple!😋👍🏼

[@HandlingItAll]

Those are one of the best forms of tacos/tostada but own thing ever.

[@tahlealabyrd4313]

Omg I live on the Rez in its one of the thing that is my comfort food

[@ncw307ify]

OMG>>>yummmm! Well now I know where to go whenever I'm ever in Seattle! (And yep, you can tell he's Blackfeet...he's got that Browning accent! hehe)

[@wantsumbread9586]

I think fried bread is a commonwealth country thing. We have it here in Fiji, New Zealand

[@r-drenelson6276]

I came across this channel and watching it....interesting because every natives frybread are different....and some are wheat/ blue corn frybread!!! Awesome..

[@thejompi]

Fry bread are bakes in Trinidad n Tobago. Bake n Shark in Maracas beach: pepper sauce , garlic sauce, tambrand chutney, mango chow with a Shandy.

[@JayJayFromAZ]

As a Navajo that bread looks pretty good. Great Vid.

[@woolfel]

oh man fried bread sounds soooooooo good right about now. watching the show doesn't help with loosing winter weight.

[@ChelzLovesPeanut]

I know he said it’s neat that it’s true American food but really, our people were given rations by the government and fry bread came out of that. Takin lemons and turning into lemonade kinda thing. 😊

[@cactusroadrunner5277]

I'm from the enchantment land of NM on the Navajo reservation this isn't authentic Navajo cuisine but it's craftsmenship of add on is pure genius!!! Your fry bread is so delicious looking...now THAT looks juicy!!! Thank you for sharing the story! Keep up the injun cooking! Walk in blessings.

[@twenty2082]

It's authentic Montana cuisine

[@Indigenous_Talk]

We're the second to start a food truck here in yakima county for ndn tacos and burgers as well stuffed frybread ect so happy they started 1st just ate at their Cafe last week and we as well have a restaurant now in Toppenish Wa A&B Native American cuisine

[@aliciaseecharan]

This is a much better food truck than the one in the More Than Frybread (2011) Movie. Great video :)

[@osirisasar2392]

My friends are from that rez lmao. I'm black, family are Gullah who joined Seminoles. Fry bread is delicious. Definitely made some yesterday.

[@tomeverett2212]

I first had fry bread at the Hopi Cultural Center years ago. I've been a fan ever since

[@PatriciaIrvin-k8x]

I totally miss the Navajo Tacos. Lived in NM for 22 years. Home state is PA.

[@angelvaldez8048]

New Mexico is known for their "stuffed sopaipilla" dish which is also similar to "Navajo tacos" which is all a version of fried bread! =)

[@ganksupreme7510]

Actually there is a very similar dish in bavaria germany. In this region people are used to eat this as a dessert at traditional festivities!

[@tristanl9894]

I run a food truck called The bannock Mobile in Alberta Calgary, dope to see you guys doing it up.

[@cliffordjasway6817]

U forgot to aaaaa

[@charkay192]

Yummm!! Awesome video, love the history share as well..great work

[@softrovioli7391]

Mmmmmmmmm.... Frybead I love Frybead ♥ Where I'm from they are called Navajo tacos

[@marmareido]

and now me, over at least five different seas over, salivating for these 😧😩 no way i can get these anywhere near, thanks

[@cliffordjasway6817]

Learn the recipe and make and sell them

[@tamatoa8261]

Braddah Sheldon, always love your videos. You proudly rep da 808 and neva forget wea you come from. Stay ha'aha"a 🤙

[@natureboy5518]

only the devil himself could dislike Sheldon

[@ericmorreo1614]

The Youngwolf naw the devil can't even dislike him

[@angelanatasha4418]

Yesss a frybread taco truck!! 😭💕

[@conniebearking3433]

You Rock! Thanks for Representing...

[@racquelmendoza4257]

I love it I have a food trailer called End of the trail I sell Apache dogs I am so happy , hope to see more native American out there

[@jonathanmulondo9206]

I never knew about certain native American food like this before watching this video

[@Unnamed1990]

The American sopes looks great.

[@edwardssistershands]

aww man, they need a monte cristo with that fry bread and huckleberry jam.

[@thatcoldsweataftershtbutth3025]

Edward's Sisters'Hands what's Monte cristo

[@edwardssistershands]

A Monte Cristo is a fried ham and cheese sandwich, a variation of the French croque-monsieur. In the 1930s-1960s, American cookbooks had recipes for this sandwich under such names as "French Sandwich", "Toasted Ham Sandwich", and "French Toasted Cheese Sandwich".[1] Swiss cheese is typically used.

[@thatcoldsweataftershtbutth3025]

Edward's Sisters'Hands ty

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

Oasis 47 on highway 447 in Nevada! My favorite Indian taco stop on the way back from burning man!

[@scythescythe884]

My dietary needs say no, but my heart says YES!

[@theelderscrollsfreak]

I had this at a place right beside the Little Bighorn National Monument. This video is giving me cravings now.

[@Gqspeed13]

This food truck guy is High AF!!!

[@Gqspeed13]

Good Lord!