• harl3k1n@feddit.org
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    8 months ago

    Fine, pineapple doesn’t belong on your Pizza. I happen to like pineapple on mine though. See, now we’re all happy.

  • jtlkybncv@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They totally do belong on pizza. The sweetness balances out the savoriness. It’s a great balance

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        8 months ago

        That’s a bit of tough question. I’m not sure if there is a larger reason as to why it’s needed but if something was too savory I might feel like it’s overwhelming. I might feel like something is missing. Beer is a good example, sometimes it’s too bitter, so they balance out the bitter with other things. But it tastes very bad without the balance. A cake that’s way too sweet is bad, but if you adjust the ratio it tastes much better. I think pineapple adds something to pizza and for me it works. Only because it’s not overwhelming and not out of balance

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    God dammit. I see this community name, and think IMMEDIATELY of this debate…and it’s literally the ONLY topic in the community. I was going to make this post!

  • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com
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    8 months ago

    I didn’t like pineapple on pizza for the longest. I changed my mind when I had a local Italian deli’s pizza.

    Attached is a pic of it because it looked so amazingly good.

    Don’t trust any franchise chain for doing justice for pineapple on a pizza. Their ingredient choices are likely to blame.

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      8 months ago

      I think a lot of people who dislike pineapple on pizza first tried it at like a Domino’s or something, where they either make it way too soggy and ruin the pizza or make it way too dry and ruin the pineapple. Pineapple needs a delicate balance of juiciness, and every time I’ve tried it at a mediocre pizza place, they just don’t get it right. I think another component of this too is that pineapple pizza is at its absolute peak when it’s on very thin crust, and I think that might be in part because it’s somehow easier to balance out that juiciness.

      But when they do get it right? Oh my god, it’s amazing.

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Sweet & meat is a classic combo in many cultures

    Hell you have pineapple on a roast ham and ham & cheese is a foundational sandwich

    This all shows you’re categorically wrong

  • Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com
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    8 months ago

    Here is the stupidest opinion you’ve ever heard:

    Pineapple on pizza is a good palate cleanser.

    When it’s really well done, having a single slice of pizza with pineapple on it (not a jumbo slice, but a modestly sized one) can be a good transition. There’s a certain novelty to the taste.

    It works as a one-off mouthful before transitioning to a different flavor.

    I also think if it was treated this way - as in a little $1.50 transitional pastry you just got off to the side of y our meatlover’s that you had before transitioning to a radically different flavor, it could really work.