A food truck in Texas, known for serving up hot Korean food, has been blocked.
The San Antonio Express-News reported that Port San Antonio, an industrial complex and aerospace facility in San Antonio, Tex., has banned the food truck because of its name: CockAsian.
Owner Candie Yoder originally planned to debut her Asian cuisine at Port San Antonio on Thursday, but officials kept her from settling at the 1,900-acre site. Port San Antonio spokesman Paco Fellici told Fox 29, that the name could be offensive to others.
"We ask SAFTA to find an optional truck because perhaps the patrons would find the name objectionable," Felici said; adding that pornographic images showed up when the name was searched for online.
Yoder, who purchased the food truck in November, said that she had no right to be banned from the site, which serves 12,000. The 40-year-old owner said that title is a spin on the truck's popular Korean Fried Chicken dish.
"I am surprised. I thought it would get a little bit of cajoling, but nothing like this," Yoder said.
The controversy surrounding the truck's name has helped spread the word about her business on social media. Yoder also shared the sad news on the truck's Facebook page.
"Unfortunately our name was deemed too risque for Port SA so we will not be there on Thursday. It makes me sad that the spoken and written word are the most censored forms of art. CockAsian to us is word that has boundless meanings none of which are sexual or a racial slur. If any of you has any contacts at the Port you might want to let them know that you would like to see us there and I would be more than happy to discuss the basis for our name with them."
Yoder instead will introduce her cuisine on Sunday at the Point Park and Eats on Boerne Stage Road. Yoder stated in another Facebook post: "It makes me sad that the spoken and written word are the most censored forms of art."
"My Korean is based more on what they would get served in Korea, so it's spicy!" Yoder said, according to The San Antonio Express-News.
