I have long been a fan of that famed Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza (sometimes seen in the wild bearing the moniker “Hawaiian”), and for this gustatory leaning, I have taken much social abuse. It seems there is a large sector of our society (indeed, perhaps a majority) which decries the use of fruit on pizza.
Considering only from the top of my head, I cannot think of any other fruit (in the popular rather than the botanical sense) which oft toppings a pizza. Perhaps it is simply this uniqueness exhibited by the pineapple which causes so much petty yet bilious animosity in otherwise convivial gourmands; people may simply fear the singular beauty exampled by the delicious Ananas comosus.
What’s more, this animosity seems to be entirely one-sided; I have heard of none campaigning for any pineapple quota mandate, yet many are highly vocal about its complete removal from all pizza-form comestibles. Is this animosity inherent in pineapple-on-pizza detractors or is their argumentative behavior always brought forth by the opposite side’s “How is it that such an otherwise rational and likable person as yourself can have a distaste for and, further, disparage that most companionable of toppings, the sweet, tart, and generically delectable pineapple?
Having only questions but no answers, I open the floor to spirited debate about the issue.
Resolved: that those who dislike pineapple as a pizza topping should fulfill their heart’s deepest desire and go marry that goat they’ve been dreaming of so longingly. That and that they suck.
I believe the supporters of the pizza-pineapple union are in fact a silent majority, content to order and consume their Hawaiian pizza in peace and to allow the naysayers to order their own pizza (however devoid of gustatory delight those pizzas may be). The outcry against the pineapple pizza union comes from a small yet vociferous minority who, unable to enjoy the pleasures of the pineapple, seek to deny everyone the possibility of ordering their heart’s desire.
The WAG group is a bastion of Hawaiian pizza lovers; recently there was a petition made to excise barbeque chicken pizza from the weekly order list and replace it with more Hawaiian because we always run out.
Comment by Dixie — March 1, 2006 @ 11:33 am
And yet, the BBQ chicken is my favorite (of the stuff we get for group meeting). There’s no doubt that we could stand to order less, but I’d be rather upset if we eliminate it entirely.
Comment by argriffi — March 1, 2006 @ 3:11 pm
Why not excise, say, everything other than Hawaiian and BBQ chicken? That would have my vote. Though admittedly it’s a vote with little weight, since I don’t attend WAG group meetings.
Comment by Paul.za — March 6, 2006 @ 8:17 pm
I’m with Paul.za, anything other than Hawaiian and BBQ chicken should go.
Comment by Thin Crust in Chicago — April 3, 2006 @ 10:14 am
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