Aussies feel the pineapple is just as at home in a fruit salad, as it is a burger or scattered over pizza.
Hawaiian pizza is a pizza originating in Canada, and is traditionally topped with pineapple, tomato sauce, cheese, and either ham or bacon.
They found in 2018 alone, some 5.7 million Hawaiian pizzas were ordered, making it in the top 4 of pizza choices in Australia. A massive 2.2 million Aussies requested MORE pineapple toppings be added to their pizza, while only 184,494 people requested they be removed.
The traditional Aussie pie features standard tomato sauce and mozzarella, but the toppings are morning favorites including bacon, ham, and egg. Barbecue sauce is also often used in place of tomato sauce in pizza shops in Australia.
The origin of the Hawaiian
And despite the name, it did not come from the US island state of Hawaii either. The pizza was actually created in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant called Sam Panopoulos. Panopoulos, along with his brothers, owned a restaurant in the province of Ontario.
Primarily regarded as the first pizza ever created, the tried-and-tested margherita pizza was created in 1899 and continues to dominate as Australia's most popular pizza takeaway choice.
Have you ever asked yourself, who in their right mind would chuck pineapple slices onto a pizza? Well, to answer your question, his name is Sam Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant who moved to Canada in 1954. He created the first Hawaiian pizza at his restaurant, Satellite, located in Chatham, Canada.
Pepperoni
It is hard to beat our Pepperoni Burst pizza, with its stringy mozzarella cheese and crispy meat, all stacked on a tomato sauce base.
The Aussie variety is a pizza that is usually topped with a base of barbecue sauce, mozzarella cheese, bits of chopped bacon, often ham, and a few eggs. The pie can sometimes be enriched by the addition of onions, garlic, mushrooms, or hot peppers.
Hawaiian pizza was first created in the city of London in Ontario, Canada. And while it's technically a Canadian invention, Hawaiian pizza is truly a product of cuisine internationalism. As Greek immigrants to Canada, Sam and his brothers brought with them the cultural influence of Mediterranean cuisine.
Brazilians are the biggest pineapple consumers worldwide. Around 11% of the worldwide volume is consumed in this South American country.
Pineapple is a scorching topic of debate: while a third believe it doesn't belong on pizza, 44% insisted that it actually does.
In Italy, the concept of putting pineapple on a pizza is unheard of. Try ordering a Hawaiian pizza and you'll be greeted with a look of sheer horror by a flabbergasted waiter. Take care when ordering a pepperoni pizza too. You may end up with capsicum peppers (peperoni) instead of salami.
Besides, there are many nutritional bonuses to putting pineapple on your pizza. It's an excellent source of fibre and vitamin C along with a compound called bromelain, which aids in digestion. Therefore, you're doing yourself a favour by sprucing up your lunch or dinner with this sweet and juicy pizza-enhancer.
They named it Hawaiian pizza after the brand of canned pineapple used on the pie.
The nation's least favorite pizza topping is anchovies: 29% say it's their least favorite. You could say anchovies are polarizing but people lean hard to one pole: Only 1% name them as their favorite topping. Jalapeños (8%), pineapple (6%), eggplant (6%), broccoli (5%), and mushrooms (5%) follow — far behind.
For the YouGov.com poll, 61% of respondents said they disliked anchovies, while nearly half of those surveyed said eggplant was not a good topping on pizza. Artichoke had a disapproval rating of 44%, followed by Broccoli at 39% and pineapple with 35% disapproval.
According to the FoodSwitch: State of the Fast Food Supply report, which assessed the healthiness of Australian fast food products in 2019, Red Rooster's Bacon and Cheese Rippa roll "combo" packs the most energy of quick-service chain meals with 7730 kilojoules per serving, or 89 per cent of the recommended average ...
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Farmed salmon. American farm-raised salmon is fed astaxanthin to give it its signature coral color. Salmon containing this petrochemical is banned for consumption in Australia and New Zealand.
The company found that 57% of the US is all for Hawaiian-style pizza.
Sweet and salty
Paired perfectly with salty, crispy, strips of ham, pineapple helps lift the overall flavour profile of a pizza – using its sweetness to cut through the salt and create a heavenly taste sensation. Quite frankly put, who doesn't love a sweet and salty combo?
Classic Hawaiian Pizza combines pizza sauce, cheese, cooked ham, and pineapple. This crowd-pleasing pizza recipe starts with my homemade pizza crust and is finished with a sprinkle of crispy bacon. It's salty, sweet, cheesy, and undeniably delicious! Hawaiian pizza is underrated.