Despite the presence of whole tex-mex and pizza aisles in grocery stores, at least the food for local dishes is still a staple and well-stocked in every grocery

Despite the presence of whole tex-mex and pizza aisles in grocery stores, at least the food for local dishes is still a staple and well-stocked in every grocery store. I think, for example, 2/3s of the pre-made options are varieties of Norwegian dishes. This stuff to me, at least, is more exotic than what's popular (I am also an American in Norway), in part of its cultural significance whereas pizza, Chinese food, etc. have lost a bit of its unique charge of exoticism precisely because it has been completely commoditized (and I also grew up in NYC where those two examples feel ubiquitous and that impulse has reached Europe in a big way.)