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Pineapple pizza gets a bad reputation because it is usually prepared with absolutely no cognition of food flavor interaction. You cannot just put sweet on top o

Pineapple pizza gets a bad reputation because it is usually prepared with absolutely no cognition of food flavor interaction. You cannot just put sweet on top of sweet on top of sweet and expect to serve it in a sizing as big as a main course without people complaining about it.

watwut 4y ago
Complains about pineapple pizza are not about taste. It tastes good and fair amount of people is ordering it every day. Every pizza place have it, because it gets ordered often. There are way less popular pizzas people complain about less. The complains are that the pineapple does not "belong" there.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  Yes exactly. It's a lot easier to buy a pineapple pizza than an anchovies pizza for instance. They're both shelf-stable in a can so the expense of a pizza shop having some in stock is fairly negligible, but a pizza shop offering anchovies seems like a 50/50 proposition while just about every pizza shop in America sells pineapple pizzas.
  - savoytruffle 4y ago
    I have come to sometimes like anchovies on pizza (or a salad) but I ordered one for delivery about 10 months ago and the place actually called me up and asked if I was sure. Maybe they get complaints!
astura 4y ago
This comment makes no sense. Sweet on top of sweet on top of sweet? The fuck are you talking about? Nobody is doing that. The base is savory and only the pineapple on top is sweet. It's also usually paired with ham, another savory item. Sweet and savory are a pleasant food combination for many (though not all) but I can understand why some don't like pineapple as a topping - it's a really strong flavor and it changes the texture of the pizza. People who have never had it sometimes complain about the concept. Some of those people simply can't stand sweet+savory foods, my husband is one of them, he hates ALL sweet in savory foods. Since this is a very consistent trait in him, I don't knock him for finding the concept off-putting. Same way I won't try peanut butter+anything else sandwich, because I absolutely can't stand the texture of peanut butter on bread. I love it though, it's my go-to.
- avereveard 4y ago
  Dough is not savory per se. That why you salt it. That's like super basic stuff.
  - astura 4y ago
    "Pizza is a savory food" is indeed a super basic fact.
- gscott 4y ago
  Plus when I'm ordering it I'm guaranteed to get as much as I want
  - yamazakiwi 4y ago
    I believe I'm in a greedier boat...my roommate is allergic to pineapple so I order it for the same reason. I don't want to threaten them with chemical burns for eating my pizza but if that's what it takes.
MichaelCollins 4y ago
Pineapple pizza is hated but also loved. Some people really hate it, some people really love it. It seems that whenever many pizzas are being ordered for a large group, at least one of them is always a pineapple pizza. Everybody has a chance to try it and fall into one of those two camps. Personally I think it's a bit odd, but I don't hate it. I don't hate it, but I never order it for myself either. I think pairing the pineapple with ham bridges the savory/sweet gap well enough, but pineapple alone sounds pretty bad.

watwut 4y ago

Complains about pineapple pizza are not about taste. It tastes good and fair amount of people is ordering it every day. Every pizza place have it, because it gets ordered often. There are way less popular pizzas people complain about less. The complains are that the pineapple does not "belong" there.

MichaelCollins 4y ago
Yes exactly. It's a lot easier to buy a pineapple pizza than an anchovies pizza for instance. They're both shelf-stable in a can so the expense of a pizza shop having some in stock is fairly negligible, but a pizza shop offering anchovies seems like a 50/50 proposition while just about every pizza shop in America sells pineapple pizzas.
- savoytruffle 4y ago
  I have come to sometimes like anchovies on pizza (or a salad) but I ordered one for delivery about 10 months ago and the place actually called me up and asked if I was sure. Maybe they get complaints!

astura 4y ago

This comment makes no sense. Sweet on top of sweet on top of sweet? The fuck are you talking about? Nobody is doing that. The base is savory and only the pineapple on top is sweet. It's also usually paired with ham, another savory item. Sweet and savory are a pleasant food combination for many (though not all) but I can understand why some don't like pineapple as a topping - it's a really strong flavor and it changes the texture of the pizza. People who have never had it sometimes complain about the concept. Some of those people simply can't stand sweet+savory foods, my husband is one of them, he hates ALL sweet in savory foods. Since this is a very consistent trait in him, I don't knock him for finding the concept off-putting. Same way I won't try peanut butter+anything else sandwich, because I absolutely can't stand the texture of peanut butter on bread. I love it though, it's my go-to.

avereveard 4y ago
Dough is not savory per se. That why you salt it. That's like super basic stuff.
- astura 4y ago
  "Pizza is a savory food" is indeed a super basic fact.
gscott 4y ago
Plus when I'm ordering it I'm guaranteed to get as much as I want
- yamazakiwi 4y ago
  I believe I'm in a greedier boat...my roommate is allergic to pineapple so I order it for the same reason. I don't want to threaten them with chemical burns for eating my pizza but if that's what it takes.

MichaelCollins 4y ago

Pineapple pizza is hated but also loved. Some people really hate it, some people really love it. It seems that whenever many pizzas are being ordered for a large group, at least one of them is always a pineapple pizza. Everybody has a chance to try it and fall into one of those two camps. Personally I think it's a bit odd, but I don't hate it. I don't hate it, but I never order it for myself either. I think pairing the pineapple with ham bridges the savory/sweet gap well enough, but pineapple alone sounds pretty bad.