Hawaiian Pizza: Blessing or Blasphemy?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

😋

[bearsfootball516]

1. Ham is fine, pineapple does not belong on pizza!

[Kali]

6. exactly!

or BBQ chicken!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

19. 😢One of my favorites is

bacon, goat cheese, red onion, and,.......BBQ chicken! 😋

[Kali]

44. bacon, onion YES

goat cheese - meh
bbq chicken

[Floyd R. Turbo]

18. 😢

[BlueJac]

52. So true!

[CatMor]

2. I have never had it....

I wonder if it tastes better than it looks.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

20. Delicious! 😋

[Adsos Letter]

3. Life cannot be sustained without it.

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

21. Amen! 😋

[hlthe2b]

4. To each his own... My fav from childhood was a shrimp pizza w black olives, mushrooms from Shakey's

thin crust.... Anyone remember Shakey's? Sort of the era of the old Shrimp Boats (yup, that was a thing) during a time Taco bells were just getting introduced (and still felt they had to offer a "bun taco" as an option)..LOL

That pizza was great though...

[Angry Dragon]

15. I remember Shakey's

[Floyd R. Turbo]

22. I do remember Shakeys!

That pizza sounds awesome! 😋

[Beartracks]

25. I remember Shakey's. But...

... I don't recall Taco Bell's "bun taco" - what was it?

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[hlthe2b]

26. Taco Bell's old "bun taco"--just as it sounds, bun with taco meat and cheese on it

from a time when not all Americans had acquired a "taste" for so-called tacos and burritos. It stayed on the menu for at least a decade, though. Tasted more sloppy joe than taco, but....


On edit, I think some franchises called it a "bell beefer" but they were as I described

[Kali]

45. oh yeah I remember those - El Taco had them and the steamed "cheese crisp"/quesadilla thing

junk food of my youth

I remember Shakey's too.

[Callmecrazy]

59. It was called the Bellburger...

And it was a taco on a hamburger bun. It was the only thing I would eat from Taco Bell when I was a little kid.

[LisaM]

33. I remember Shakey's; our softball team used to hit it after games.

But I still stuck to the holy grail of pizza, double cheese and pepperoni.

[geardaddy]

47. I remember Shakey's

They also had fried chicken at the one we went to.

[sdfernando]

56. I remember Shakey's

but I don't think I ever actually went to one.

[Mr.Bill]

117. I lived in a Hispanic neighborhood and we had a Shakey's.

They had a pizza called the Bullfighter Special. It was Chorizo and Jalapeno peppers. Always one of my favorites and I make one for myself sometimes.

As far as Hawaiian pizza, They're okay, but shouldn't a Hawaiian pizza have Spam on it?

[dameatball]

5. Hawaiian pizza is great!!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

23. Indeed it is! 😋

[Ohiogal]

7. I just can't wrap my mind around pineapple on pizza, sorry.

[northoftheborder]

12. No pineapple, no jalapeno peppers, no onions please

[Floyd R. Turbo]

24. Try it! 😋

[Kali]

8. abomination

because unlike black olives, you can't even pick the pineapple off - it contaminates the whole pie

[janterry]

27. I'm from NY

Pineapple does not belong on a pizza.

Clearly an abomination

[Floyd R. Turbo]

53. One persons contamination is anothers enhancement! 😋

[Kali]

54. LOL

we can go halves, the contamination isn't too bad that way.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

66. Okay! Hawaiian on one side and

crust on the bottom!

[Kali]

68. !

[AncientGeezer]

102. best post..black olives are the seed of Satan but pinapple on pizza..

a special place in hell... I'm not sure black olive taste can be removed from pizza either. I also hate mushrooms...pepperoni and sausage

[TexasProgresive]

9. Considering that the original pizza had few of the topping people think as traditional

I say put on your pizza whatever suits you. I can't stand anchovies so I don't want them on my pie no matter how traditional. Hawaiian pizza is fine as every culture has modified the tomato pie to suit their taste. There are even Tex-Mex pizzas. But if you want to be a purist stick to the Sicilian pie, from Wiki:

Traditional Sicilian pizza is often thick crusted and rectangular, but also round and similar to the Neapolitan pizza. It is often topped with onions, anchovies, tomatoes, herbs and strong cheese such as caciocavallo and toma.[1] Other versions do not include cheese.[5][6] The Sicilian methods of making pizza are linked to local culture and country traditions,[7] so there are differences in preparing pizza even among the Sicilian regions of Palermo, Catania, Siracusa and Messina.

The sfincione[8] (or sfinciuni in Sicilian language) is a very common variety of pizza that originated in the province of Palermo. Unlike the more familiar Neapolitan pizza, it is typically rectangular, with more dough, sauce and cheese. An authentic recipe often calls for herbs, onion, tomato sauce, strong cheese and anchovies.[1] The sauce is sometimes placed on top of the toppings to prevent it from soaking into the thick dough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_pizza

[Floyd R. Turbo]

67. Right on! ✌🏻

[Glamrock]

10. Blessing!

It's awesome!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

91. Amen! 👍🏻

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Ick.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

92. 😢

[Cirque du So-What]

13. Trade the pineapple for anchovies and we're 👍

Speaking of which, fewer pizza places offer anchovies any longer.

[geardaddy]

48. I love anchovies on pizza

but you're right, it's hard to find places that put them on pizza.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

93. Why not have both?😋

[Cirque du So-What]

99. I'm open to new taste combinations

but my brain says 'nope' before the ingredients are even assenbled.

[Little Star]

14. I'll have it like this please......

https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/05/bacon-caramelized-pineapple-pizza/

[Floyd R. Turbo]

94. Delish! 😋

[Angry Dragon]

16. It is fine

[Floyd R. Turbo]

95. 👍🏻

[Fla Dem]

17. Nope not for me.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

97. 😢

[democratisphere]

28. Hawaiian Pizza is great!

Easy on the poi.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

98. Well now you have given me an idea 💡!

[Shrike47]

29. It is just fine. Yum!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

104. 😋

[randr]

30. Throw on a handfull of jalapenos

Perfection

[Floyd R. Turbo]

105. 😋😓

[marble falls]

31. Fucking abomination.....

but I will admit the loaded cheeseburger pizza with catsup and mustard I had in Nebraska was the bomb.

[geardaddy]

50. I'd love to try that one.

We have a place that does a bacon cheeseburger pizza with pickles. But no ketchup or mustard. The pickles really make that pizza.

[marble falls]

55. I'm telling you: catsup & mustard. The bomb. It doesn't seem right, but really makes a great pizza.

NO lettuce. Bacon is good. Almost want to go back to Nebraska.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

106. I have made that! Browned ground beef with chopped onions in cheez whiz for the sauce,

when baked I top it with diced tomatoes and dill pickles! 😋

[marble falls]

113. Good stuff, don't forget the bacon bits.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

114. In my next one! 😋

[LisaM]

32. I always make sure of three F's on pizza....

No Fish.
No Fruit (including olives).
No Fungus.

[CTyankee]

39. clam pizza is a specialty here in New Haven (a pizza heaven -- ask any Yalie).

[LisaM]

42. Well, I can't take fish or seafood.

It makes me physically ill. I hesitate to say "allergic" because I don't go into shock, but my body rejects it.

Anyway, double cheese and pepperoni for me, thin crust, and a nice spicy sauce.

[CTyankee]

57. They're all good (except for pineapple, ugh) but a white clam and garlic laced pizza is my heaven.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

107. 😢

[CentralMass]

34. I'm not normally a fan of the sweetness of the pineapple but I will try it with the added

jalapenos.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

108. 😋

[Wwcd]

35. So blessed to indulge on Hawaiian Pizza..I want that pizza!!

Wonder how many Hawaiian Pizzas I've eaten in my whol life!

Blessing indeed

[Floyd R. Turbo]

109. Amen!😋

[PoorMonger]

36. Im good with it.

Not my fave , but when it’s done well it can be very good. I need to have jalapeños on it though. Balance that sweet with some spicy. Of course I’ve seldom turned down a pizza!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

110. As someone said in a thread a few months ago,

“Pizza is like sex, it’s all good some is just better!”

[Historic NY]

37. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks, when I'm there.

has to be spam right.

[roscoeroscoe]

40. Right brah

What ya hav gainst Hawaiian pizza, haoli?!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

111. Spam works! 😋

[Bayard]

38. One of my faves!

Along with chicken, mushroom, and artichoke.

[rurallib]

41. Awesome. But even better is the

sauerkraut and Canadian bacon - it's to die for

[Aristus]

43. My thing is: eat whatever you want on your pizza.

Pizza is not holy scripture.

Eat what you love; love what you eat.

If I don't like what you order on a pizza, I'll order my own.

[geardaddy]

46. Just say no to pineapple on pizza.

[Doreen]

49. Pineapple and pizza is perfect.

[HopeAgain]

51. Ehh...edible

But why waste a Pizza on pineapple when you could have anchovies!

[PJMcK]

58. To each his own

However, don't you dare try bringing that shit into my house!

[ProfessorPlum]

60. I don't know how it is possible, but somehow the interaction of the pineapple

with the tomato sauce is transformative. Something you'd never predict beforehand.

It is SO delicious.

[NotASurfer]

61. With or without the cauliflower crust?

speaking of something that sounds like a true abomination, that is...Hawaiian pizza itself is sufficiently edible to pass muster

[aikoaiko]

62. To each their own, but yeah, blasphemy.

Really it’s an abomination.

[ThoughtCriminal]

63. Okay you can have anything you want on your pizza...

but quit giving me grief about ordering a sausage pizza.

Seriously, all those people who say "ewww!", I always catch then sneaking a slice if I can persuade the gang to at least one. It is always the first to get eaten.

Admit it people! Sausage is really your favorite.

[smirkymonkey]

64. Ugh! Blasphemy!

No way would I eat that.

[ashling]

65. Does it really have to be one or the other?

Let's just say it's a major waste of everyone's time and be done with it.

[jmowreader]

69. Hawaiian pizza is fine.

This pizza, OTOH, is blasphemy:

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[hack89]

70. Blessing. nt

[cemaphonic]

71. I'm still holding a grudge over pineapple on pizza

At my old job, every once in awhile our boss would take us to the pizza place next door. One jackass always insisted on getting half of a Hawaiian pizza. Then he would take one slice, and then start eating the pizzas that everyone else wanted. So we always ended up with not enough actually edible pizza, and a virtually untouched pineapple pizza. And like others have said, you can't even pick it off because the juice gets everywhere. So fuck that guy and fuck Hawaiian pizza.

[GoneOffShore]

72. Not pizza - no how, no way.

[BlueTsunami2018]

73. I personally find it repulsive.

But I also find anchovies and mushrooms to be repulsive.

As long as I don’t have to eat it, do what you want.

[Sancho]

74. I like it...

[Mosby]

75. No.

[TexasTowelie]

76. I like it

and have it at least a few times during the year.

[wryter2000]

77. Neither

Just yuck

[DFW]

78. I was told (in Hawaii, no less)

I was told never to heat pineapple with melted cheese, as the combination released some kind of unhealthy mix of enzymes or enzyme destroyers, or something of the sort.

I didn't have to be told twice. I hate fruit on pizza to begin with.

[Canoe52]

79. Nobody has mentioned Shrimp and Pineapple!

Best combo in the world!

[grantcart]

80. Is it gastronomically kitchy? Yes but sometimes gastronomically kitchy tastes damn good. Love it.

There is a whole class of food that is absolutely kitchy and tastes good.

I give you the "Sloppy Joe", remember when mom used to make them and you ate 3 at one sitting?

[radical noodle]

81. I love it

and the pineapple is the best part.

[honest.abe]

82. Freaked me out first time but..

Now its my favorite!

[TlalocW]

83. Every year on Facebook, my alma mater asks what advice alumni have for incoming students

Mine is always the same - learn to like Hawaiian pizza. I cannot tell you how many people tried to mooch a slice off of me before seeing it and deciding otherwise because they thought pineapple on pizza was gross.

TlalocW

[tirebiter]

84. Hawaiian?

It should have spam and cabbage to be called Hawaiian

[pansypoo53219]

85. i prefer it w/ pineapple and onions. my great aunt loved that combo too.

canned better than fresh.

[IronLionZion]

86. Blasphemy, but do whatever makes you happy

I like anchovies. A lot of people don't. I know, I grew up with TV telling me it's nasty and that no one likes it. I tried it recently and it's great on a veggie pizza. I hate the meats for pizza like pepperoni, sausage, etc.

I wouldn't want pineapple on pizza but some folks might like it.

[Wounded Bear]

87. It's pizza, don't overthink it...

[MissMillie]

88. I like it, but....

I order it w/ jalapenos on it.

[Oneironaut]

89. I both hate and love it.

But love trumps hate, so I’ll have a slice anytime!

[lastlib]

90. It is felonious to put vegetables on pizza in my state.

(pizza sauce/tomato paste is exempted.....)

This also covers fruit.

[OriginalGeek]

96. Yep, I love it

I like it with just ham and pineapple but I'd add pepperoni if I could.

[VOX]

100. If I were a condemned prisoner, Hawaiian pizza would be my last meal.

As it is, it may very well turn out to be my last meal anyway.

[Snackshack]

101. IMO...

This is one of the biggest problems facing humanity today.

Pineapple has no business on Pizza and I am pretty sure (based on anonymous sources) that Ham/ Pepperoni/ Sausage are offended by the encroachment of Pineapple into what has traditionally been their domain.


🙂

[Throckmorton]

103. I lack clear guidance in this area

His noodliness, the FSM, (peace and sauce be upon his name), does not mention this combination in the "Pasta Giditha", therefore I will not consume it.

[Brother Buzz]

112. Neither, it's OK though

I embrace it occasionally for a change. I don't go out of my way to get it, but I won't say no to it either. That being said, the crust is the deal breaker, and when it's right, Hawaiian Pizza can be a real treat.

[Duppers]

115. Loved it...

When I was still eating red meat.

[yewberry]

116. Vegetarian, lactose-intolant & allergic to pineapple.

If I tried to eat that, I think the results would be pretty spectacular.