TIL from a guy at the Portland food cart pod that you can ask for a sample scoop before committing to a full bowl
Was at a cart pod on SE Division last Saturday and heard this guy next to me order a full bowl of some fermented black bean noodle thing I'd never seen before. I asked him how he knew he'd like it and he said he just asks the server for a tiny taste first, almost every cart will do it if you ask nice. I tried it with a cricket taco place that night and got a free bite before dropping $9 on two of them, which saved me from a bad dinner. Been doing it at 4 spots since and only one said no. Anybody else got a move like this for trying stuff without wasting cash?