In Norway, taco is consumed every single Friday by pretty much everyone. We’re crazy about it. I eat it all the time.
It’s almost impossible to find good Mexican food though. Rumour has it a good shop has popped up in Oslo recently.
Our “taco” is a bastardization of tex-mex, which arrived in Norway in the 1980s and has lived a life of its own since. It is delicious, but calling it Mexican would be more than generous.
As an American, I like White People Tacos, and I’m not ashamed of it. I’ve had proper tacos, too, and they are amazing, but it’s a lot easier to do White People Taco Night.
Even in more traditional Mexican restaurants in the US where the staff obviously grew up in Mexico, if you ask right (in Spanish!) the staff will admit they don’t eat there because it isn’t authentic.
Not really many mexican immigrants here so mexican food isn’t that big either. mexican food here is something you do at home for weekdays and it is often wheat tortillas with ground beef spiced with a ready made spice packet, salsa from a jar, perhaps also fake quacamole from a jar, cheese, french cream or often a local similar lower fat diary product i don’t know the name of in english, onion tomato and lettuce, sometimes also ketchup. Living in finland in my city there are taco bells(never tried and never will) and like 1 decent mexican restaurant(not authentic mexican but still actually good)
Not a lot of fake Mexican food fans in Europe I guess lol
They don’t have many real Mexican food restaurants either
i’m not gonna vouch for authenticity but mexican and texmex is pretty standard fare in pretty much any medium sized town (in Germany)
In Norway, taco is consumed every single Friday by pretty much everyone. We’re crazy about it. I eat it all the time.
It’s almost impossible to find good Mexican food though. Rumour has it a good shop has popped up in Oslo recently.
Our “taco” is a bastardization of tex-mex, which arrived in Norway in the 1980s and has lived a life of its own since. It is delicious, but calling it Mexican would be more than generous.
oh i know about the scandinavification of texmex.
my fave is my partner’s “tacopaj”. Absurd and absurdly delicious.
Holy shit - it seems like the Swedes are getting the upper hand! I have never heard of this monstrosity before. I am in awe.
we also have taco gratin, which is equally tasty
As an American, I like White People Tacos, and I’m not ashamed of it. I’ve had proper tacos, too, and they are amazing, but it’s a lot easier to do White People Taco Night.
I’m going to say that’s not true for Germany, at least not in the north.
Hm might depend on size? Maybe its too spicy for the northerners :)
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Depending on your definition of “Mexican” food.
Taco Bell is definitely not real Mexican food! That’s why I specified “fake” lol
Reading comprehension seems to be lacking for me today.
For some reason I missed the „fake“ too lol
Even in more traditional Mexican restaurants in the US where the staff obviously grew up in Mexico, if you ask right (in Spanish!) the staff will admit they don’t eat there because it isn’t authentic.
Sweden does fake mexican well enough by itself. In fact, it’d be hard to be any faker.
Not really many mexican immigrants here so mexican food isn’t that big either. mexican food here is something you do at home for weekdays and it is often wheat tortillas with ground beef spiced with a ready made spice packet, salsa from a jar, perhaps also fake quacamole from a jar, cheese, french cream or often a local similar lower fat diary product i don’t know the name of in english, onion tomato and lettuce, sometimes also ketchup. Living in finland in my city there are taco bells(never tried and never will) and like 1 decent mexican restaurant(not authentic mexican but still actually good)
That’s why they had to re-film the taco Bell scene in demolition man for the European release
What was changed?
It was replaced with Pizza Hut - we had those back in the 90s
Humm. I only ever saw them in Taco bell. I’m in the UK though
We have Turkish kebab/döner, which fills the similar slot than Mexican food.