Let's Eat! Yo, Miss Maples spices up, expands it flavour profile

1 / 1 Not your average poutine with noodles. Miss Maple's food truck is now serving the AKA 47 poutine that fuses standard french fries with instant noodles, gravy and a blend of about 40 different spices. Miss Maple's regularly lands in the top three on the Best Rated Food Truck site and is known for its poutines.Supplied Advertisement The international menu continues to expand at Miss Maples food truck and the neighbouring Yo Momos, paving the way for a new hot and spicy, culturally inspired poutine that hit the menu about two weeks ago. Miss Maples is now serving what's being called the AKA 47 poutine that fuses standard french fries with instant noodles, gravy and a blend of about 40 different spices. Since opening in 2017, Miss Maples has expanded to include Yo Momo's, a neighbouring food truck on the same that features Asian-themed dishes like traditional steamed dumplings (or momos) that customers have grown to love. Eric Blais and Rachelle Cote own the West End food trucks at the corner of Regent and Douglas Streets. Blais said there is a huge appetite for flavourful experimentation thanks to one staff member who wanted to bring dishes from his home to the menu. "One day, our employee from Nepal made us dinner and introduced us to momos among other dishes. We figured it would be a great addition to the menu," he said. He said the dishes served at Yo Momo's became so popular a separate food truck was added to the site so feature dishes like the Maggi Tandoori burger, Maggi noodles and samosas had a dedicated window to be served from. The Yo Momo's menu also features spring rolls, spicy dragon noodles and more. "We've added some authentic Nepalese sauces to the menu as well that customers crave, especially the dragon line that uses dragon syrup," Blais said. Dragon syrup uses maple syrup from Blais' own syrup farm that is boiled and blended with 40 spices. It's then added to items like the Dragon Sweet Fries, the Dragon tenders and the Dragon Chicken Poutine. Visit one of these food trucks on the leased lot at Douglas and Regent streets and you will know that it has a lot going on and tries to cater to everyone. "We are in a bit of a food desert here," Blais said. "So we have fun and try to do it all." For one thing, it is one of the only food trucks in Sudbury that doesn't close up shop each winter. And that's not business' only innovation. Last spring, they installed their own FM radio transmitter with songs tailored to the customers who are waiting for their order. "We've grown from a couple songs to more than 400 songs featured on the channel," Blais said. "I used to work in a band so I am fairly technologically inclined." Miss Maples also has a hotdog cart that serves barbequed boneless pork rib called the "riblet" sandwich and a soft-serve ice cream bar, serving about 60 flavours with some exotic concoctions like the Tequila Rose or the Rum and Coke. And while ice cream doesn't just have to be served in the summer months, Blais is thrilled spring is on its way. "This winter in particular has been extremely challenging based on the shovelling alone but the flow of customers always improves when spring is on the horizon," he said with hope and optimism that the melt is coming soon. Miss Maples and the other carts on site at 302 Douglas St. serve customers Monday to Wednesday, 3-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday hours are extended to midnight. Saturday hours are 4 p.m. to midnight and Sunday hours are 4-10 p.m. Follow Miss Maples on Facebook, Instagram and Uber Eats. Anastasia Rioux is a writer in Greater Sudbury. Let's Eat! is made possible by our Community Leaders Program.