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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

i'm not gonna vouch for authenticity but mexican and texmex is pretty standard fare in pretty much any medium sized town (in Germany)

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

oh i know about the scandinavification of texmex.
my fave is my partner's "tacopaj". Absurd and absurdly delicious.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Holy shit - it seems like the Swedes are getting the upper hand! I have never heard of this monstrosity before. I am in awe.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

we also have taco gratin, which is equally tasty

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm going to say that's not true for Germany, at least not in the north.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Hm might depend on size? Maybe its too spicy for the northerners :)