Top 10 Most Controversial Pizza Toppings
It’s no surprise that pizza is the top takeout order across the country. Delivery pizza is cheap, requires little to no clean-up, and is great for a crowd – if you can agree on the toppings, that is! While some delivery pizza toppings such as pepperoni are rarely debated, others are much more likely to start a household feud. Here are the most controversial pizza toppings that you might find on the menu at your local pizza delivery restaurant. Which of these will and won’t be on your next pizza?
10. Potato
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Our number 10 spot goes to a fairly tame contender – the humble potato. While many people might think the potato has no place on a pizza, it’s hard to argue with the yum factor of the ‘double carb’ effect. Definitely more of a ‘gourmet’ pizza option, this can be found at trendier delivery pizza restaurants such as Serious Pie in Seattle.
9. Chicken
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Chicken can be found atop pizza at many local pizza restaurants these days, but ask any Italian and they’ll say that chicken on pizza is a crime against humanity. This explains why you won’t find chicken on the menu at more authentic pizza delivery restaurants in San Francisco such as Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, but fortunately for those culinary criminals among us, there are many American-style pizza delivery restaurants out there with chicken on their list of toppings.
8. Egg
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One of the trendiest new toppings at pizza restaurants around the country is a fried egg. The egg is often added partway through cooking, so the yolk remains runny enough to dip your crust in—a concept that’s appetising for some and disgusting for others. Sizzle Pie in Portland is just one popular pizza restaurant to feature this breakfast pizza on their delivery menu, but we’d bet that you can find it at a pizza delivery restaurant near you.
7. Spinach
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Popeye’s favourite pizza topping might not be as common as some of the other toppings on our list, but it’s still a fairly controversial one as many people think this leafy green belongs in a salad, not on a pizza. While it may or may not be on the menu at your local pizza delivery place, it’s a firm favourite at deep dish pizza restaurants across the nation, including Chicago pizza restaurants such as Lou Malnati’s or Giordanos.
6. Avocado
You’d expect this odd combination to have originated in California, where they put avocado on just about everything, but the first restaurant to add avocado pizza to their menu was actually Kola House in New York City. This trendy spot doesn’t offer delivery, but it can still be a great conversation starter next time you feel like debating with your roommates about whether or not avocado belongs on pizza.
5. Ranch Dressing
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Usually a dip for the crust rather than a topping, ranch dressing still causes debate among delivery pizza lovers. Some local pizza restaurants even refuse to offer ranch dressing on their menu, whereas larger chains such as Domino’s pizza or Papa John’s would likely face huge backlash if they stopped offering ranch dressing as a dip alongside their delivery pizza orders.
4. Anchovies
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This fish may be tiny, but it’s the subject of huge debate in many households. Some people love the salty, briny taste of anchovies on pizza, while others can’t imagine anything worse. You can’t even order anchovies on just half the pizza, because those slippery fish always manage to find their way to the other half. Regardless, anchovies are offered at nearly all pizza restaurants across the country, include the highly popular Antico Pizza Napoletana in Atlanta.
3. Barbecue Sauce
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Nearly every major pizza restaurant in the country offers some kind of barbecue pizza, but what makes this much-debated sauce even more divisive is the fact that it’s often found alongside other controversial pizza toppings such as chicken and (spoiler alert) our number one most debated pizza topping… pineapple.
2. Tuna
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Yes, tuna on pizza is a thing. Whether or not it’s a good thing is extremely debateable, but it’s worth pointing out that tuna is actually an ‘authentic’ pizza topping according to most Italians. If you’re brave enough to try it, it shouldn’t be too hard to find—tuna is a common topping on many local pizza delivery restaurants across the country, including the ever-popular Brooklyn Pizza in Denver.
1. Pineapple
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We don’t even need to explain this one, do we? It’s a known fact that some people love pineapple on pizza, and other people despise it, and everyone seems to have a very strong opinion about it. As much as the pineapple haters complain, though, the classic Hawaiian style pizza is a fixture at small pizza delivery restaurants and nationwide chains alike, and we don’t see it disappearing anytime soon.
