Waldy Cabral
Writing For The Social Sciences
Nathan Fetherolf
November 18, 2024
There are countless debates that people encounter and side with. Some people may disagree with the other side because of their personal beliefs or what they go based off others’ experiences or opinions. One superficial debate that most people choose sides between is “Does pineapple belong on pizza?” This debate has led to many arguments with friends and families worldwide, and we still wonder if pineapple does belong on pizza.
I believe that pineapple does not belong on pizza because I keep my fruits separate from my dairy, vegetables, carbs, and meats. Most people love the pair of this sweet and savory combination, however, I oppose it. This combination is mainly popular in North America, however, a Greek immigrant named “Sam Panopoulos” moved to Canada in 1954 and opened up his restaurant “Satelite”. “Today you can go to a Chinese place and have a chicken salad, Thai place they give you something else. But in those days there was no way you could mix flavours,” says Panopoulos. “When you told someone to try pineapple on their pizza they looked at you like, ‘Are you crazy?’” Panopoulous’ success created a major impact worldwide that also led to many people to debate whether this fruit belongs on this food. (Scoble and Ramos)
People that argue that pineapple belongs on pizza feel this way because of the mix of flavors that they taste when they take the first bite of their pizza slice. This combination may bring them nostalgia and comfort from their childhood and past experiences since it often on menus across all pizza shops. In addition, the pineapple on pizza combination gives many people the ability to enjoy the freshness of the fruit on the hearty and toasty pizza slice and opens doors for these people to try new toppings. However, people who argue that pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza believe this argument because of the way the sweet fruit may throw the person off from enjoying a hot and cheesy slice. Additionally, the pineapple may overpower the slice, unlike other toppings like ham and pepperoni.
Pineapple on pizza would be better if there weren’t any other salty ingredients that don’t throw the person off from the pineapple being too sweet or the cheese and ham being too salty. However, the opposing claim of people who believe that pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza would be better if they added more toppings to mix with the fruit itself. One pragmatic solution for both of these claims would be a way restaurants can personalize the way they serve these pizza’s by having an equal balance on the way they put this topping on the pizza to not throw off the customers taste buds
Work CitedScoble, Devon, and Krizia Ramos. “The History Of Hawaiian Pizza.” Flavour Network, 3 October 2024, https://www.flavournetwork.ca/article/the-history-of-hawaiian-pizza/. Accessed 18 November 2024.
