La Chaparra Taco Truck in the Morgan Hill Area

[Melanie Wong]

This summer I made several stops at Andy’s Orchard to purchase the phenomenal stone fruit. On the short route there from the freeway exit, one time an itinerant taco truck was parked by the side of the road by a field of chile peppers. In this photo of the truck, you can see the pickers in the background.

La Chaparra taco truck in the field:
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Tacos were $1.50 apiece and good size here. Very fresh onions and cilantro, and both the red and green salsas were killer with complexity and spicy heat. I liked the addition of a slice of avocado on top. Carnitas was a little dry. Cabeza and lengua were very good.

Trio of tacos:
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I asked the route and hours of the truck and was only told that it roams around the Morgan Hill area, wherever the workers might be. If you spot La Chaparra, it’s worth a stop.