From the Apps: Pineapple on Pizza

I got a like on the apps today. It doesn't happen very often. Actually, I got two likes. One from a queer woman, who, on first impression, could be fun to have around as a friend. 

The other like came from a fellow who we'll call Marco. 

Marco is allegedly just up the road. 55. Has all his hair. Allegedly doesn't drink, smoke or do the wakky bakky. Has kids but doesn't want any more. In sales. Politically liberal. The politics question on the apps can be misleading - do they mean Liberal as in progressive (like they do in America, where I'm classed as one of those pansy-assed liberals) or do they mean Liberal being one of the troglodyte Dutton fanciers? Needless to say, if we actually meet, that can be discussed. 

(And for the record, I have nothing against small-L Liberal voters, but they are few and far between now). 

Anyway, I did like this question Marco put up on his profile. 

Pineapple on pizza. Discuss. 

This could go two ways. I have a very definite opinion on this. 

And here is my reasoning. 

Do I think pineapple should go on pizza? 

There are two answers to this, and it very much depends on the pizza. 

If it's the 'gourmet' pizza, like the ones you get in a decent Italian joint, with the wood-fired oven and the semolina dust and the thin crust, then no, pineapple does not belong on these pizzas. If you're going to put any fruit on pizza, then maybe a fig, with some blue or goat's cheese and rocket. But not pineapple. Absolutely not. 

However, if you have kids, or a large gathering and you're getting in chain store pizza such as Pizza Hut or Dominos, then pineapple, on a Hawaiian pizza, with the thicker crust, tomato sauce base and lots of cheese on top - and the pineapple comes out of a can, then yes, you can have your Ham and Pineapple pizza. 

Never, ever, don't even think about ordering a ham and pineapple pizza at a restaurant. In your own home, what you do and what you eat is your own business.

(And not that I've had it in years, but I remember as a child when we periodically had pizza, Dad always bought a half Brighton Special, half Hawaiian and that cultivated my love of mushrooms and anchovies, as well as the daggy ham and pineapple pizza, for which I still have a fondness. So, shoot me. I have bogan roots.)

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