[rprospero]

I’m forty, been eating pizza my whole life, and I think I’ve only seen people order the preset pizza half the time.

When I’m at a decent pizza place, it’s spinach, Stilton, bacon, and red potato. Possibly with broccoli or a vodka base, if I’m in the mood.

At a more generic chain place, it’s pepperoni, feta, and pineapple.

Never seen those on the menu at any pizzeria.

[wingerlang]

Probably depends on country. For reference I am talking about Sweden, where I'd say 90% of the pizza eaten is from smaller independent joints, something in-between fast food and a restaurant.

The menus usually has 50~80 different pizzas listed, so there's usually something for everyone without major changes.

[ineedasername]

>decent pizza place, it’s spinach, Stilton, bacon, and red potato. Possibly with broccoli or a vodka base, if I’m in the mood.

This sounds like the type of pizza common on the west coast, maybe California in particular? Possibly other parts of the world, but I'm less familiar with regional pizza varieties outside the US. In a traditional Italian pizzeria on the east coast those are simply not part of the regional variety. "Stilton" would get you a strange look. "red potato" would probably be met with "we can put fries on it". Bacon is very common. Broccoli and vodka sauce are a lot less common, but I see the options sometimes. A plain pie (crust, mozzarella, red tomato sauce) is the most common though maybe about tied with the most common topping, pepperoni. "Detroit" pizza is seen as an abomination by many pizza afficionados on the east coast, west coast, and Chicago, but I'm no pizza snob, and have been looking for the opportunity to try it, but have only seen the option from one of the big 3 chains and they're.never the same as the authentic regional varieties.

[rprospero]

I actually picked up the spinach, Stilton, and potato habit in the American Midwest, but I can completely see how it would come off as Californian.

Also, if you’re ever in the French Alps, I highly recommend getting the raviolis on you pizza. Never seen that offered anywhere else.