Not uncommon. I grew up on the east coast and then lived most of my adult life on the west coast. There was a noticeable difference in the sauces between the coasts for me. I assume it was the influence of the southwest as the sauces I encountered on the west coast was far more heavily spiced, almost a Mexican red sauce. Because of this, most pizza didn't taste as I expected. I was used to a tomato sauce that had a tomato flavor, not a hot sauce flavor. Even chains like Pizza Hut altered their sauces for the region in which they are located.
On the other hand, friends from the west coast thought the east coast sauces were bland compared to what they were used to.
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