Regional eating custom
Pizzasallad served with every Swedish pizza
Swedish pizzerias serve a free cold shredded-cabbage salad in vinegar dressing with every pizza. It is effectively compulsory rather than optional, is unknown outside the Nordic countries, and is one of the clearest examples of a receiving culture adding a component the source tradition never had.
What kind of claim this is
Local variation
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Where: Sweden
Related
Evidence
Generally accepted- Swedish Banana Curry Pizza and Swedish Kebab Pizza (Kebabpizza) — The Nordic Dish
- How Banana-and-Curry Pizza Became a Staple in This Nordic Country — PMQ Pizza Magazine