Fredagstacoen

This afternoon I was casually perusing the grocery store, like you do when you have no where else to be, and I noticed an abundance of Tex-Mex items on prominent display. This triggered a memory from the University of Bergen (UiB)'s introductory meetings held earlier in the week. One of the topics of the meetings had been Norwegian culture, and in this presentation it was proudly announced that Friday Night in Norway is Taco Night. Well, naturally I felt I must participate, and my flatmate agreed. We intend to repeat this tradition as often as possible on Friday nights.

I tried to find some more information about Taco Night online, but although the internet recognizes this as a phenomenon, there were not many additional details. The term, "Fredagstacoen" was mentioned by the author of the book Planet Taco, Jeffery M. Plicher, but no one online (in English anyway) seems to describe the origin of this charming custom.

In lieu of a fascinating description of how this came to be a Norwegian Tradition, please accept a couple photos of myself and my flatmate's hobo-ish attempt at Fredagstacoen. (One of these photos is especially blurry as I didn't position my fish eye correctly - sorry!)