Does Pineapple belong on Pizza?

Of course! It’s delicious!

Generally I don't like it, but if done right it works well.

Pineapple is great with pepperoni, Canadian bacon and Barbecue.

I don't like the stereotypical Hawaii pizza--canadian bacon and pineapple--but I have had some good pizzas with pineapple on them.

There was a BBQ chicken pizza I had that was good. BBQ sauce, grilled chicken, cheese, red onion, pineapple, and a sprinkle of cilantro after it comes out of the oven.

There was a hot honey-pineapple pizza I had too. Forgot what all was on it, but it was that hot-honey (I think it's like chili oil and honey mixed together), pineapple, jalapenos, cheese, and some other stuff. It was good.

So yeah, pineapple is OK on pizza. Just not Hawaiian.

Add some jalapenos on there, good combo. Like you said, sweet, savory, and spicy.

No sir. No. It’s blasphemy.

If life thought me something is that anything can go on a pizza.

I would not put any fruit on my pizza.

Not even tomatoes?! Peppers?

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Aw you got me good! :P

I always put pineapple on pizza, and if I offend someone in the process, even better.

I imagine you sitting there at a table, pizza in front of you and company.

No pineapple on it! Everyone is relieved. One even makes a snarky comment: "good, no pineapple. A real pizza". Another agrees: "Yeah, what kind of psychopath puts pineapple on pizza?" They both laugh harder than is warranted.

Your eyebrow twitches. That comment does not sit well with you. No sir, not at all. You menacingly reach in your jacket and produce a can opener and place it on the table with an ominous *thunk*. Black and polished stainless steel, with sturdy rubber grips and an oversized handle. The tool of a professional.

You hear murmurs from around the table. "Is that a can opener?" says one. "Is he...no....wait, what?..." ponders another.

And then, making eye contact with the people across from you, you again reach into your pocket and produce a can. You place it on the table with reverence; slowly, delicately...as if this can holds all the precious and delicate things in the world. You make sure the label is facing away from you so everyone can see what it is.

It reads: Dole Pineapple chunks.

Everyone goes silent as you reach for the can opener.

You snap the can opener into place with a pleasing, soft, metallic crunch. It feels good in your hands, a sign of what's to come.

One turn. The silence continues. Nay! The silence becomes even more silent. Suddenly the entire universe consists of only this table and the people and things around it.

Two turns. It feels like eons have passed as you open the pineapple. No bother, you enjoy this part.

Three turns. The sharp, citrusy aroma of pineapple wafts across the table, overpowering even the savory smells of the pizza.

After a few more turns, the lid is finally opened and hangs askew; you carefully reach in with a finger and pry the lid out of the can and throw it across the room like a ninja star. It sticks into wall, and you can hear the thrum of the lid going "twangang-ang-ang-ang" from afar.

Then, with grubby paws, you dive in and produce a heaping handful of pineapple chunks, crushing and scattering them across the once pristine pizza.

Screams. Shouts. The people at the table all at once express their shock and bewilderment. One cries for his mother. Another retches. Someone even prays to the All Mighty, begging that He punishes thee.

But it's too late. Your work is done. You look out across the 16-inch battleground, pineapple scattered across a terrain of cheese and toppings within a border of crust. A warm feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment overwhelms you, a combination of endorphins and the knowledge you did the right thing.

All is right in the world now.

Not on my pizza.

Cheese and pineapple is a no go, but if it's on a meat-lovers pizza with some jalapenos and has a little drizzle of honey on top, chefs kiss.

@mrbojangles25: The pineapple debate always cracks me up, but that was really well written and thought out :p

Made my day man, kudos!

I wouldn't call it blasphemy, but as a pizza topping, pineapple is one of the weaker choices.

Pineapple is a great pizza topping in the right company.

Same for tacos.

All about the flavor profile you're trying to cultivate.

When you realize pizza is just bread with some shit on it, you unlock your mind to the true potential of pizza.

No, but I eat it anyway

I don't like it. I generally don't care for sweet warm food, and I always eat my pizza hot/warm. I suppose if I had to eat cold pizza, I wouldn't mind.

@R4gn4r0k: working graveyard, sleep deprived, and maybe a little drunk...good sources of inspiration.

Sleep deprivity only leads to two kinds of people: grumpy people or sick people (lessened immunity). I fall into the latter category.

I've a feeling you don't fit in any category? What's keeping you up?

Yes and it's amazing

I don't know what a dog turd tastes like but it can't taste worse than pineapple on pizza.

Yeah, I absolutely love it. My sister is known to top an enchilada with pineapple. It works, especially with seafood.

@mrbojangles25: We need a Chapter 2 thru 50, and then sequels.... You done got me hooked.

@fenriz275: Gonna drop a little truth bomb on you; thats false. You don't wanna know how I know that......

@speeny: She single ? Asking for a friend...

Yeah I'm working on it, using the old trick of starting at the end.

It's going to involve a multi-planetary pineapple conglomerate, the anti-pineapple-on-pizza illuminati, and a recently resurrected Betty White.

I dont get the love of pineapple on pizza. If you like pineapple you should like other fruits as well like cherrys and strawberrys on pizza as well. Just a weird topping to go with tomatoes sauce, cheese and bread.

Not really. Pineapple doesn't have the same taste as cherries and strawberries. You can do salsa with pineapple. You can have pineapple in many asian foods, like green/red/yellow curry. It fits quite well in foods. Like mango.

Personally don't like it on a pizza though.

@Litchie:

I can't. Sweets on meat and pizza I never do. Pineapple to me is too sweet, but I know there are 'people' that like it.

No it doesn't belong there.

ham, mushroom and pineapple with copious amounts of mozarella and bit of garlic on the base is exquisite. once i tried them on a hot and spicy. pepperoni, green chillies, red chillies, jalapenos and pineapple. against all odds even that turned out delicious. pineapples...

It's to each his own. It's not my cup of tea, but I can understand why some like it. I don't want to be dogmatic about something that's entirely opinion based.

I like it on Hawaiian pizzas with ham or Canadian bacon, but I think that's about the extent of it. I'm not normally big on pineapple.

If humans ever got extinct i will take solace in knowing that creating pineapple Pizza as a species made us all unworthy of Life.

Don’t really care for it on pizza. I do like it as a fruit, though.