A new fried chicken van sold out after opening its hatch for the first time at Orford Castle.

Run by Richard Mayhew and Chloe Haynes, Suffolk Fried Chicken offered up wings, burgers and more on the coast last weekend, and will be returning to the castle on a regular basis.

Mr Mayhew said: "Both me and Chloe love Suffolk and desire to showcase the county's best produce."

East Anglian Daily Times: Suffolk Fried Chicken will be setting up at Orford Castle on SaturdaySuffolk Fried Chicken will be setting up at Orford Castle on Saturday (Image: Archant)

"I have a background in the kitchen, while Chloe has lots of experience in front of house and hospitality. Being together, we thought it would be nice to do something together we can work together on.

"From a family member, we were offered a horsebox trailer, which was lying derelict in a field in Laxfield.

"Chloe's mum's partner, Tom Knox has had this horsebox lying in the field. It's been in his family for years. Tom's done so much work for us, he put it all together."

Richard continued: "It has been a real family effort. What really spurred in on was our love for food."

East Anglian Daily Times: The menu at Suffolk Fried ChickenThe menu at Suffolk Fried Chicken (Image: Suffolk Fried Chicken)

He added: "We wanted to put a big emphasis on the produce too. The chickens are from Sutton Hoo so they have had a good life and are slowly grown— we've also got brioche rolls coming from Pump Street Bakery, just down the road, which are delicious."

"Chloe and I are both very business orientated—this food truck has been something that allows us both to keep our day jobs— he's a visual merchandiser for Snape Maltings while I'm a butcher and product developer at Wild Meat company.

"This is a safe introduction to business as such— we're only young, I'm 21, and she's 18, so we're a very young couple but we have a hunger for business.

"I've always wanted to have a food truck, to an extent every chef's dream is to have a food truck because you can cook whatever you want."

Suffolk Fried Chicken will be at the Harleston Cap on Friday, Orford on Saturday and are excited to announce they will be heading to Woodbridge for the Jubilee celebrations, cooking at Kingston field on Friday 3 and Whisstocks, Deben Warf on Saturday 4.