Las Vegas family shares taste of island flavor with their food truck
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Guam is known for its beautiful views and mouthwatering culinary dishes. Now one local family is sharing their culture and love for food with the Las Vegas community.
“Tunu means to barbecue and Fixx is our last name Flores and all of our kids’ names, first names put together,” Tunu Fixx food truck owner Yolanda Flores said.
So what kind of food can you expect?
“So at Tunu Fixx we have our barbecue chicken plates. They come with red rice, they come with a pickled slaw. They usually come with a hot link and our special sauce. What makes our food different is we do have some Spanish influence and we also have influences from Asia. In our foods, we love savory foods. we say Hafa Adai, which means hello, it’s a greeting. It’s a spirit of welcoming. It’s important to us because we want to show people what our food is all about,” Flores explained.
Flores said the food truck also serves as a way to bring the community together and to share their culture.
“People from Guam come to our food truck and it makes us feel closer to home and when other people come to our food truck that have never been to a Chamorro food establishment, it gives us an opportunity to educate them about the food and the culture,” she said
Flores said cuisine is the best way to connect with one’s culture and she invites everyone to try some island flavor.
“I’m proud to be a Chamorro, proud to be a Pacific Islander and it makes me feel closer to a community that has a lot in common. More and more of our families started moving here. Being around family makes it easier to adjust to living here in the desert. I love it, all my kids are born here so they’re all Vegas born kids and that makes Las Vegas my second home,” Flores added.
Flores told 8 News Now that the food truck helps keep traditions from home alive, all the way in the desert.
“Living so far away from Guam, definitely having this business helps keep us closer to our culture, teach our kids about the culture and to teach people about what Guam has to offer. The more people that come and try it, the more they will understand the importance of us keeping our flavors alive in the community, how to keep these traditions alive and what goes into our foods and how we serve our foods and how we treat people who come into our business is the same way we treat people at home,” she said.
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