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just like pizza with pineapple, people do occasionally give out downright bad advice. I really don't understand this pineapple on pizza meme. I think it's deli

• szszrk 5y ago
  Tried pineapple pizza on multiple occasions and it never gave me a bad advice!
• going_ham 5y ago
  I think that pineapple topping on the pizza meme is designed by pizza elitist to fool normal people from trying it out. Once you try pizza with pineapple toppings, it gives this extraordinary taste. Sweet, sour and salty. All at same time!
  • bryanlarsen 5y ago
    Just like a good salad, a pizza has 6 things: salt, crunch, fat (cheese), acid (tomatoes), sweet (pineapple/mango/fig or a stewed sweet tomato sauce) and umami (Parmigiano Reggiano/Grana Padano/etc or anchovy). But not all 6 in every bite. Most Americans use a fairly sweet pizza sauce. Adding pineapple to that makes it too sweet. But I like my sauce with more tomato acid, so a little bit of fig or pineapple complements the flavours. The nice thing about pineapple is that you don't get it in every bite like you do with a sweet sauce. Edit: and now I sound like the pizza snob. :) It should be 7 -- good pizza has both crisp and chew.
    • lvass 5y ago
      Most americans use a fairly sweet everything. God even their barbecue is full of sugar. I have the impression the whole country is sugar addicted. I'm from a culture where mixing salty and sweet stuff is considered abhorrent (south america), I could not find a single food I liked in the time I spent in the US (except desserts), and was soon forced to cook myself or I'd barely eat at all.
      • Fwirt 5y ago
        It gets added to pretty much every prepared food here whether you like it or not. Even "staples" like bread have sugar added even to the "healthy" brands. It's easy to get addicted when it's difficult to avoid unless you cook every meal at home from scratch. (And even then you have to be careful because some ingredients have sugar added to them.) There are many of us that don't like the situation but once you're addicted your tastes change and when everything around you keeps sneaking it in it's hard to eliminate from your diet.
• toyg 5y ago
  It's because it was not a thing in Italy, so accepting it was seen as the sign of being out of touch with "real pizza" traditions. Sadly, a natural reaction of disgusted rejection by Italians has been adopted by snobs all over the world. Nowadays you'll find it even in Italy, because tourists demand it and they pay hard cash, so fuck it all anyway.
  • prussian 5y ago
    >It's because it was not a thing in Italy I'm pretty sure even Tomatoes weren't. I hope this isn't the reason for the disdain.
    • _jal 5y ago
      I'm fine with disdain. If pizza were French, there'd be legislation about it.
      • ycombinete 5y ago
        “Of course it’s not real pizza, that’d have to be imported from the Pizza region in Italy”
        • Bayart 5y ago
          That sentence works if you replace pizza with parmesan, or any of the Italian protected origin foods.
          • ska 5y ago
            It's easy to poke fun, but DOP isn't just about region and it does matter, at least for many things. I don't know that "you can't call it X" is the right approach, but there should be some really clear to consumers way of saying "X was made to a particular standard" vs "all bets are off with Y" - then let them decide.
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• black6 5y ago
  OT: mango is another good topping.
• Koshkin 5y ago
  As is emacs without the menu, the toolbar, and the scrollbar!
  • convolvatron 5y ago
    I agree. when they added those things I immediately turned them off and never looked back. the author argues that they are just a couple lines..but they are a couple lines of useless noise
    • Jtsummers 5y ago
      > but they are a couple lines of useless noise for people who know the system. The menubar is useful for discovery if you're new to the system, which seems to be the audience they're writing for.
• bananamerica 5y ago
  This meme is so popular because the overwhelming majority of people thinks pineapple on pizza is a disgusting abomination. I empathize with you, it's tough being the contrarian sometimes. I say that as someone who likes the Star Wars prequels :P
  • asciimov 5y ago
    There is definitely a silent majority of people who love pineapple on their pizza. My local pizza guy tells me Hawaiian is one of his top selling pizzas. Those that like pineapple on their pizza just don't speak up because they don't feel the need to be harassed over their pizza choices.
• simiones 5y ago
  Most people in Europe especially, and especially in Southern Europe (Eastern Europe as well, but that's less relevant to pizza), tend to dislike sweet-and-salty combinations, with some limited exceptions (such as carrots or peas).
• euroderf 5y ago
  But are you quite prepared for tuna on pizza ?
• Naga 5y ago
  Hawaiian pizza (cheese, ham and pineapple) is normalized here in Canada. I'm not personally a fan, but I have always had a hard time finding it unusual.
  • esclerofilo 5y ago
    Despite the name, it originated in Canada, you'd expect it to be normal there.
    • pantulis 5y ago
      Pretty normal in Spain as well. In fact it's my go-to choice when ordering.
• mickeyp 5y ago
  OP here. I just like funny quips; it's just there to break up my rambling monologuing :-)
• siver_john 5y ago
  To be fair when I push the meme I do it because I personally dislike Pineapple, I sincerely don't care what people put on their personal pizza, just don't put it on mine. Counter, I have enjoyed Brussel Sprouts on pizza and I feel that is a much bigger sin.
  • retzkek 5y ago
    Shaved Brussels sprouts, fried (or roasted), with a balsamic glaze? Sounds good to me!
• memling 5y ago
  > I really don't understand this pineapple on pizza meme. I think it's delicious! Arnold has an opinion.[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKV74qkokmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKV74qkokmk
• C4stor 5y ago
  If think the joke is that author himself don't side with the (mostly pointless) debate about pizza and pineapple, so whatever your own opinion, you can see his point.