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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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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

You know, if it had been invented by a Hawaiian, it would probably have Spam on it.

Hawaiians love them some Spam.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-hawaiians-are-utterly-obsessed-with-spam/

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Ham and pineapple are an awesome combo. Not quite spam, but fairly close.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

I like fried spam. I really never had it otherwise.

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[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

And it's delicious.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Greeks are expert at trolling the Italians.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Canada, I guess? 🤷

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That would explain why pineapple pizza included Canadian bacon.

[–] annHowe@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I wonder if the just call it bacon up there.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's called back bacon, 🥓 is still just bacon.

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[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago (6 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.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

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

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[–] hark@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Pineapple gets an outsized amount of attention as a pizza topping for how mid it is. I don't hate or love it, I'm simply okay with it.

[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Hawaiian pizza is mid but Jalapeño and Pineapple pizza is S-tier. Spicy and sweet.

[–] BillibusMaximus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not personally a fan of jalapenos, but pineapple and banana pepper is also a really good combo for sweet/tangy.

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

While people hate on it for flavor something, idk, I warn people that pineapple retains heat and to make sure that it cools before eating. Pineapple stays burn the roof of your mouth hot longer than the cheese and sauce!

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[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Pineapple pizza aint bad like people say. It a little weird feeling sweet fruit on my pizza yes,But its pretty good.

[–] NIB@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In Greece, eating watermelon or melon with feta cheese is pretty common. Sweet(fruit) goes nicely with salty(feta).

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[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I love Hawaiian pizza, not my absolute favorite but I order it quite often

Me and my wife remember that when we were kids Hawaiian pizza usually had cherry as well as pineapple but it suddenly disappeared, was that common previously it was that something from our hometown?

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

In Germany, the traditional Toast Hawaii has a cherry on top. It was invented 7 years before the Pizza Hawaii, so it could likely be that the pizzerias back in the day were orienting their recipe more on the original than today.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

When and where was that? I have never seen cherry on pizza before, nor do I remember reading about it.

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[–] Spezi@feddit.org 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pizza Hawaii is actually based on the idea of a German TV cook called Clemens Willenrod, who invented the famous Toast Hawaii in 1955, 7 years prior to the first Pizza Hawaii.

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And on that day, pizza crimes were born.

Meanwhile, OP, please pass me those mushrooms. Nom nom!

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I had pineapple on pizza once. It wasn't as bad as I thought but not on my top ten. I like mushrooms with steak, cheese steak and other dishes and casseroles. I had an anchovy and not a fan. Tried to eat a sardine, was horrible. Fish on pizza is a crime if fruit is.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fun fact: Tomato is considered a fruit.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah but it is used as a vegetable. So is cucumber (but I haven't seen cucumber on pizza, but I have seen pickles on a cheese burger pizza). People don't like sweet/sour fruits on pizza. While tomatoes are often sweet, not as sweet as most fruits. All plants that are edible and come from flower ovaries are fruits: bell peppers, squash, eggplant.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Just a friendly reminder, pollen is plant cum. Enjoy that thought the next time you have a sneezing fit.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Yea and we eat plant reproductive organs. But it doesn't surprise me because we eat "babies" ie chicken eggs. Young animals ie veal. Also, bees vomit the pollen they process in their stomachs onto the honeycomb. Nature is indeed wild, but we are notoriously wilder.

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would never order it, but I'll eat a "Hawaiin" if someone puts it in front of me (well, would have before my gluten issues). Living in Japan taught me that a lot of things work amazingly well on pizza. Roasted corn is one of my favorites. Bulgogi and kimchi is another one that works really nicely.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

I knew about the origin, but always thought it was called Hawaiian because of the combination of pineapple and ham, both of which are known as staples of modern Hawaiian food. TIL!

[–] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's also a "Canadian" pizza which is usually Pepperoni, Bacon and Mushrooms, sometimes made with a Cheddar Cheese/Mozza blend depending on the place

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well I have definitely had pepperoni and bacon on my pizza. Those ingredients would work well on a cheesesteak, I would eat mushrooms on a sandwich. There was a place near me with "stereotypical ethnic" pizzas and sandwiches that had Canadian pizza on it if I remember correctly. They had Chinese, Greek, Mexican etc. they also had celebrity/historian sandwiches that were decent.

[–] Creeoyfred@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I have been to the original hawaiin pizza joint in chatham I didn't order the Hawaiian I don't mind hawaiin pizza but it's not my first pick.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago

Lots of foods have misleading cultural backgrounds. Chicken tikka masala, for instance, was invented in Glasgow.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We also invented hockey and basketball, and 2 out of three ain't bad.

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