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So, a Greek guy in Canada made an Italian staple into something that he thought would represent a Hawaiian cuisine (even though it was just the can, many people naively believe it truly is a Hawaiian dish)

Once someone told me they thought that's how they ate their pizza over there. Lol.

Nevertheless, if I were in Canada at that time, I would have visited his restaurant and ordered one of the originals. It's not the best pizza topping but it is also not the worst. (I hate anchovies, fish of any kind or mushrooms on my pizza. Mushrooms are good in other dishes.)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I first tried pineapple on pizza earlier this year, and discovered I actually like it, it adds a little bit of a different flavour profile to the pizza.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's my favorite topping. I doubt most people who hate it have even tried it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't tried it, but I have had warm/hot pineapple in other situations and I know I don't like it.

Similarly, I don't have to have a banana split to know I won't like it since I already hate bananas.

Also, the traditional Hawaiian pizza also has ham on it, which I also don't like. You don't necessarily have to try a dish to know you won't like it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

See that's a valid excuse. Similarly I don't eat seafood so I know in advance I'm not gonna like anything with oysters in it. It's different when someone doesn't have those restrictions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Similarly I don’t eat seafood

As a representative of the sea, we thank you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I am not a fan of seafood at all, but I LOVE sushi. So I guess it turns out that I don't like the taste of cooked seafood.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I haven't tried poutine or broccoli on pizza.

It would be like putting salsa on Cajun food. There's a conflict there that's readily apparent.

You could just sweeten the sauce and increase the acidity to get a similar result as pineapple.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh no the best pineapple pizzas are the ones without sauce/with white sauce. The pizza oven cuts the acidity of the pineapple and makes it delicately sweet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I would try poutine on pizza without a second thought. Living in the vicinity of the pizza mecca of the world, you'd be surprised by what some places come up with out of sheer boredom. And it's usually not that bad. I've seen fucking vodka rigatoni pizza. Yes, that is pasta ON pizza.

I have had broccoli and chicken white pizza, and it's fucking great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I ordered pineapple on pizza as a joke at a party. My buddy said to order 10 pizzas for the party and only gave me a list of 7 toppings. The other three he probably assumed would just be plain. Wrong. Pineapple! I had never tried it before that or after. It was a prank that went wrong though because we liked it a bit more than we should have. I ended up eating a whole pizza. he had his own and the other was eaten by some of the other guests. He now likes it and gets it a lot. Never had the actual Hawaiian with ham. I don't eat ham, but I eat other pork products like bacon and pepperoni.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm kind of curious about the logic behind eating pepperoni (super processed pork) but not eating ham (unprocessed pork)...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ham is cured, which is considered processed.

Not OP, but it could be a taste thing:

In the US it's frequently wet cured to save money. At the deli there are a lot of varieties of ham that mostly just taste sweet, with no noticeable ham flavor or saltiness. This is what usually ends up on Hawaiian pizza.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't think ham had to be cured necessarily... Like when they cook a pig over a fire, are you not eating ham at some point (I assume it depends on what part of the pig?)? I don't know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I am not picky, I would still eat it but I never order it or purposely get it. It is a taste thing. It has nothing to do with health or any aversion to pork. Ham isn't as appealing but here is a kicker: I like Canadian Bacon which is closer to straight up Easter ham than pepperoni. Also pepperoni doesn't even taste like other pork products except salami. I used to frequent capicola. Bacon is the same way, but I have now heard of beef bacon I am hoping to try.