zeogold: When I said a "pizza" I was thinking more like bacon and garlic, not Eldritch Supreme.
tinyE: There is a stereotype about Californians and how "far out" their cuisine is, and it's bullshit. :P People around my parts wouldn't hesitate to dig into that pizza but I show it to you and my brother and it's "no way".
Meanwhile he tries to impress me by telling me he eats "calamari" and trying to explain what it is to me. I said, "I know what squid is butthead, they serve it as an appetizer at the bar down the street."
Beer batter fried squid. Not bad actually.
To be fair, we do have some weird toppings here, but it's more of the "artisanal" stuff. At my local farmers' market, for example, there's this dude who sells wood-fired pizza. The "market special' he sells is topped with figs, balsamic, blue cheese, walnuts, and I think prosciutto, although I'm unsure about this bit.