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A pizza topping that divides the world
Pizza is an Italian-origin dish consisting of a flattened disk of bread dough topped with cheese, olive oil, and/or sauce. It is usually topped with other ingredients, such as tomatoes, olives, anchovies, meat, or ham. In North America, just like sandwiches, unique toppings have become popular, such as spicy chicken, ground beef, bacon, chorizo, and pineapple. Why pineapple? It is distinctly sweet and sour. Interestingly, the sweetness of pineapple seems to go well with salty ham, just like salted caramel. Also, the characteristic of pineapple’s sweetness changes depending on how hot and how long it is baked. Some say such sweetness spoils the taste and flavor of the pizza crust and cheese. Others say it makes the pizza tastier. It seems that there are two kinds of pizza in North America. One is the Italian style that is made with Italian standards. The other is the American style that uses any popular foods for topping.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about this magic topping on pizza.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220818-why-is-ham-and-pineapple-pizza-so-controversial
A pizza topping that divides the world
Pizza is an Italian-origin dish consisting of a flattened disk of bread dough topped with cheese, olive oil, and/or sauce. It is usually topped with other ingredients, such as tomatoes, olives, anchovies, meat, or ham. In North America, just like sandwiches, unique toppings have become popular, such as spicy chicken, ground beef, bacon, chorizo, and pineapple. Why pineapple? It is distinctly sweet and sour. Interestingly, the sweetness of pineapple seems to go well with salty ham, just like salted caramel. Also, the characteristic of pineapple’s sweetness changes depending on how hot and how long it is baked. Some say such sweetness spoils the taste and flavor of the pizza crust and cheese. Others say it makes the pizza tastier. It seems that there are two kinds of pizza in North America. One is the Italian style that is made with Italian standards. The other is the American style that uses any popular foods for topping.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about this magic topping on pizza.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220818-why-is-ham-and-pineapple-pizza-so-controversial
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