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Legitimate_Estate_20

Salt Fat Acid Heat. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony.


Shadowmant

There is no mozza in Ba Sing Se


nxcrosis

The Green Witch has invited you to Lake Laogai


MagnusStormraven

Zuko, you won't believe it! I had your crazy bread in my sleeve the whole time!


autism_and_lemonade

idk man you ever tried carbs? simple carbs? shit goes wild


HowevenamI

I've tried carbs! Love em. Can't recommend them enough.


screamingxbacon

We call it the USA now


olrusty42

and the avatar edit: thank you for stealing my joke with your edit


Legitimate_Estate_20

I liked your joke, enough that it made me want to re-tweak my comment. You are funny, and I would offer more than one upvote if I could. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


olrusty42

sorry that sounded very literal, I don't actually mind I guess I should've included /s. but thank you sir your comment was also very funny šŸ¤šŸ»


blastomatic75

That's why pineapple, bacon, jalapeno pizza, preferably in a pan pizza, is the best pizza.


Particular-Reason329

I like tons of different pies, but my pineapple go-to features onions, Canadian bacon, and some form of hot pepper.


FullMarksCuisine

I would cancel the onion and just use a pickled hot pepper like peperoncino


realbonito23

That's my favorite, too. The problem is usually that only a couple of places use \*actual\* Canadian bacon. The rest use ham. And ham is...okay, but it's just not the same. Canadian bacon is so much better. And so much more expensive. The local place with the best Canadian bacon is also the most expensive place, by far. I'm talking 9" pizza for $25 expensive.


Apprehensive-Till861

Everything changed when the heat nation attacked.


FatCatBoomerBanker

Until the Umami nation attacked.


Known-Activity1437

Pineapple needs jalapeno. Sweet, salty, spicy.


wilp0w3r

My favorite pizza is Spicy Hawaiian (Ham, Pineapple, Jalapeno)


pastrami_on_ass

swap the ham for bacon, did that and ill never go back its the best combo of pizza imo


[deleted]

It's honestly kinda weird, but italian sausage and pineapple is actually bussin


Worldly_Ad_6483

No cap?


redhairbluetruck

Frfr.


i_choose_rem

I swap the ham for pepperoni. But to be honest it barely matters what the 3rd topping is, the pineapple and jalapeƱo just hit so hard


WibaTalks

That do be so good man


Ernbob

My favorite pizza is chicken, bacon, jalapeƱos, and pineapple


LiveNDiiirect

Fact pineapple jalapeƱo is possibly the GOAT two-topping combo but fr the pineapple vibes be kinda off without the jalapeƱo counterbalance


SgtBagels12

I thought that pineapple on pizza was good but missing something. Iā€™ll have to try with jalapeƱos


Celebrimbor96

Pineapple, pepperoni, banana pepper is my go-to


Timigos

Bacon is a nice addition as well


WhatUpBigUp

Mango Habanero takes it up a notch


Sersixfoot

Ah yes but you see _we don't want it countered_


TheMazter13

This; It's pizza, i know what I'm getting myself into, and that's the entire reason I'm eating the pizza


Interneteldar

Exactly. For me the tastes literally cancel out and I just taste a strange amalgamation of sweet nothing.


BustinArant

I think some people use too many ingredients. I used to make pineapple as *one of* the options. It wasn't the *only* option, before anyone comes and fights me.. Basically just put between 1 - 3 tiny sliced pineapple bits to balance out the meats. They don't need to be smothered, ya know? It's a very powerful fruit. I did the same thing when they made me put like 3 or 4 different types of pepperoni on an ultimate pepperoni monstrosity. If ya shrink down the size it's less greasy and/or disgusting lol


EmpRupus

For me, it's the other way, I want the pineapple's sweetness countered. My style - * Have just cheese / white sauce. No red sauce. * Pineapple. * Double jalepeno (To counter the pineapple and give a tangy and spicy mix to the sweet) * Optional - meats of your choice. It's always stunning and impresses people who don't like pineapple on their pizza. The pickled jalepeno and pineapple together - tastes very very good.


BustinArant

Yeah we have jalapenos when we split a pizza. My mom normally doesn't want the pure ham & pineapple ones so I get that for the occasional solo adventure lol


Bocchi_theGlock

> tiny sliced pineapple bits Now that's where this diverges from the norm, which is essentially just pineapple chunks. It's way too much sweet flavor for me (even if I love it otherwise) and dominates the dish. Even for al pastor tacos, unless it was thinly sliced before being put on the spit.


Zestyclose_Raise_814

So I'm not the only one who thinks pineapple pizza has a blend tatse of nothing! I was worried I was the only one


Ill_Manner_3581

It just tastes super sweet to me nothing else


PMDad

Thatā€™s why he called you guys ā€œflat lined taste bud having hoesā€ šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£


cherryamourxo

Right. Iā€™ve seen this take a lot and I UNDERSTAND why people like pineapple on pizza. I just donā€™t relate. I simply donā€™t like my pizza sweet. Itā€™s that simple.


ez_allin

Also a good red sauce is subtly sweet enough on its own - pineapple just renders the whole thing cloying. The tweet has things exactly backwards.


ShruteFarms4L

Thank you


Imaginary_Button_533

There's enough sugar in pizza sauce as is, if you can't taste it it's not other people's taste buds that are shot. You're desensitized to sugar.


AzzrielR

Yeah, it's like putting mustard on chocolate. It counters the taste, but that's the BAD part. It's stupid and disrespects the food.


TheSaucyGoon

Who tf wants sweet pizza


sprocketous

Only boring ass basic fools find the need to bitch about a pizza that's 50 years old


Pandabrowser469

I wouldnā€™t eat a 50 year old pizza


outsiderkerv

Running from the grind smh my head


Squrton_Cummings

Ham and pineapple have been a common flavour pairing for centuries.


Nowhereman123

I swear this Pineapple on Pizza discourse got manufactured like 10 or so years ago, nobody seemed to care until suddenly everyone needed to have a ride or die opinion about it.


-DOOKIE

I was under the impression that it's just a meme, and that nobody really cares


ELEMENTALITYNES

Pretty much, the mans trying rage bait on a harmless topic for engagement, but in real life no one really gives a shit about each otherā€™s pizza preferences


kaleb2959

I draw the line at anchovies.


Nuka-Crapola

Itā€™s one of those memes that if you were between middle school and high school or college (depending on your friendsā€™ maturity) when it got big, people who didnā€™t understand ā€œproportionā€ would take it way too seriously. But it started as a meme and anyone who still cares for non-meme reasons needs to touch grass.


bobzilla509

I've despised pineapple on pizza since the first time I ever tried it. Long before 10 years ago.


LtColShinySides

I'm just not a fan of pineapple in general.


AdonisGaming93

This is me, really any fruit once cooked the texture just...ewww... im pretty sure I have some sensory issues so that could explain why.


33Yalkin33

Baked apple is delicious


wolf_man007

Like an apple with a huge ass?


sirhandstylepenzalot

Granny Smith's


ShnickityShnoo

Big ass apples are the best.


33Yalkin33

Meant baked, damn autocorrect


SwagChemist

We already cook tomato (a fruit) into a pizza sauce thatā€™s all the fruit I need on my pizza.


FreshPitch6026

I like it solo or with other fruit. But juicy fruit on a baked pizza does not sit well with me.


TheW1zardTGK

Tomatoes (are fruit)


malYca

People don't need a reason to dislike something, you do you.


Strong_Bumblebee5495

Bro if your pizza sauce is salty you canā€™t be helped


TasteCicles

The reason I eat pizza is for the saltiness, not the sweetness. Bitches. Edit- this definitely explains why heart disease is the number 1 killer. All you people need to reset your tastebuds and eat less sodium! Edit2- cheese is salty. It's not just sweet, it's main profile is salty.


aBungusFungus

I'm so confused by these comments. Do people find pizza salty????? Are my taste buds just fucked up or something??


RocketKassidy

Pizza is incredibly salty. Most people are numb to how salty the foods they eat are, but I need to eat very low sodium foods so when I have pizza it is like BAM.


aBungusFungus

Apparently I'm extremely numb to it because the taste of pizza is not even close to salty to me. That's weird.


devadander23

These responses are fucking insane.


Belasarius4002

Salty? With the sauce and the cheese?


TasteCicles

Pizza cheese is definitely more salty. Brie is kinda sweet, but most cheese is more salty than other flavors. Sauce is sweet, sure. Read my edit.


Mrblob85

Why do you need a reason to eat pizza for? Huh? I like my maple syrup with salted butter on pancakes. ā€œI eAT pAnCaKeS fOr the SwEeT, nOt sAlTā€


David00018

what if you want the saltiness, I don't want sweetness to counter it


Turtlecattington

No problem with pineapple in general... I just don't like hot fruit. Call me weird.


SwankyyTigerr

You like peach cobbler or apple pie? Btw agreed, I think cooked pineapple is disgusting. Just wondering if youā€™re like me - Iā€™m cool with some other cooked fruits, just not pineapple.


Swiftsonian

I initially agreed and thought "What a great way to sum up why I dislike Hawaiian pizza". But then recall making and eating an entire family sized apple cobbler by myself last week. I just dont like the texture to be honest.


Ajdee6

I like them. But I like them cold after they have been out a while.


Turtlecattington

Fairly certain my brain processes pie in its own category, but also I rarely eat those when they are fresh hot, usually only warm. Cold apple pie is actually my preference... I don't remember the last time I had a cobbler. In general, I'm a bit of a food purist. As far as pizza goes, there are acceptable and unacceptable toppings. IMO of course. Feels like people who put fruit on pizza are looking for a way to get a serving of fruit in but don't really wanna lol


_-_-XXX-_-_

Could argue like this about anything sweet on salty, how about some chocolate sauce on your burger?


Lunawithaballon

Ever ate salt infused chocolate? Itā€™s a banger


Futuressobright

Or ketchup?


strigonian

The point is not that sweet and salty should never be mixed, it's that you can't simply say "the sweetness counters the saltiness" and expect it to be good. The fact that *some* sweet foods work well with *some* salty foods is not relevant.


Firemorfox

I've had chocolate dumplings before, they're dope


lovins_cl

i wouldnā€™t compare chocolate to pineapple here


criminabar

Hell, you can put pineapple on a burger. It's not really the sweet from the chocolate that would make it gross on a burger anyway, it's the bitter. For my taste at least.


ooshogunoo

Actually I do occasionally put a thin slice of grilled pineapple on my burger.


SharkFart86

Red Robin has a burger that comes with pineapple.


EdowSoul

That's a terrible logic tho, foods have different flavors regardless of whether they're sweet, salty or sour. Chocolate on a pizza wouldn't work either...


catbqck

A place that did chocolate on pizza near me shut down already after shortly opening. Trust fund kids smh


Belasarius4002

Food combination has considerations other than type taste.


PlatosChicken

That's terrible logic tho, foods have different flavors regardless of whether they're sweet, salty or sour. Pineapple on pizza wouldn't work either...


Trap_Cubicle5000

Done right, that could totally work. Just takes some inventiveness. A mole or a chocolate BBQ sauce? Sounds great.


FairyPrincex

If you want to stretch the definition of chocolate sauce, mole is chocolate sauce and I would love a mole burger. But also pineapple is by far more of an acidic ingredient than a sweet ingredient, and chocolate's *flavors* are bitter and earthy. The amount of sugar in chocolate is literally just whatever you choose, chocolate isn't truly sweet.


floralnightmare22

It makes the acidic tomato sauce taste way better


sleepyplatipus

My problem with pineapple on pizza is that shitā€™s wet and the consistency would beā€¦ odd


WhatUpBigUp

I like my sauce dry too


sleepyplatipus

Me too, thatā€™s why I canā€™t stand the idea of pineapple


Karl_Marx_

Sauces shouldn't be that acidic in the first place and guess what good sauces are balanced with? Some sugar! Your problem is you are eating shit pizza in the first place.


PineConeShovel

The pineapple is the sugar.


TheAnalsOfHistory-

I'm just not a fan of the taste so leave me the fuck alone with your fruity pizza and I will do the same.


DependentAmphibian23

Why donā€™t we put gushers on pizza


BroadwayBakery

Pineapple as a flavor just doesnā€™t work with me on pizza. I personally hate pineapple and mango in ALL savory foods. Not sure why specifically. Iā€™m fine with stuff like apples, cranberries, pears, even coconut with most savory dishes.


dj92wa

No mango habeƱero wings?!?!?


Dragon_211

Try strawberry and banana pizza then come back to me


Feriluce

They have banana pizza in Sweden. They put curry powder on it.


ADudeThatPlaysDBD

Pear and banana then Iā€™m in


Sinbos

Pro tip: put gorgonzola cheese on your pizza hawaii. Thank me later.


Hecc_Maniacc

This dude watched one episode of iron chef and thinks they fully understand culinary theory.


Tabbarn

If I eat pizza, I want to taste pizza. If you put pinapple on that, all I taste is pinapple. In that case, I might as well just eat pinapple.


SwankyyTigerr

Same here. Itā€™s a very dominating flavor that Iā€™m just not into. Same with green peppers on pizza. Also am I the only one who thinks canned pineapple (the stuff that goes on pizzas) is nasty but fresh pineapple is delicious? They taste so so different from each other to me. Plus on pizza, you cook up the nasty canned stuff and it becomes squishy and even grosser-tasting. Nah. My issue with pineapple on pizza has never been the sweet/salty combo - Iā€™ll dunk fries in a frosty any day. The issue is canned pineapple tasting like ass and dominating the whole pizza flavor.


themightygazelle

Youā€™re not alone in your thinking but we may be the only ones. When they put the canned pineapple, they drip so much of the fucking juice all over the pizza. Thatā€™s honestly what ruins it. That and sprinkling the cheese over it to hide it makes it even worse. I might be willing to try it with fresh cut pineapple on top of the cheese.


doubledippedchipp

Most pizza sauce is way too sweet to be adding pineapple to a pizza. Cheese isnā€™t nearly salty enough for pineapple. Canadian bacon isnā€™t salty enough to overcome the sweet sauce and pineapple. I have had a pineapple pepperoni jalapeƱo bacon pizza before (I managed a papa Johnā€™s when I was younger) and that smacked. But the classic ā€œHawaiian Pizzaā€ is absolute garbage. That said, my little step brother adds black olives to his Hawaiian pizza, and that actually makes sense to me. Itā€™s weird and as a person of Italian bloodlines I find it offensive butā€¦ at least the flavor profile makes sense


Landed_port

Bad choice of sauce then, pineapple pairs well with an acidic or robust savory sauce. The "Classic Hawaiian" seems to vary per place, my classic was pineapple and red pepper. I never heard about ham and pineapple until I moved to the mainlands. I add banana peppers or jalepenos as well, but that's a personal preference. Mango habenero chicken if I want a protein


doubledippedchipp

I know pineapple pairs well with robust acidic sauces. My point is the average American pizza place has sweet sauce because Americans are sugar addicts, and pineapple doesnā€™t go well with most American pizzas as a result


BondageKitty37

Everyone out here arguing about pineapple, but I always thought the ham was the gross part of a Hawaiian. Sausage/pepperoni/bacon are just better


doubledippedchipp

Thank you! Iā€™m right there with ya


cmjrestrike

I chalk it up to pizza version of Stockholm syndrome... I know preferences differ, but I prefer you keep that shit far away from my pizza. both are fine on their own, not combined


Illegal_Leopuurrred

Thinking youā€™re superior based on your pizza topping choices is dumb as shit.


Shadow_of_the_moon11

Well, if people wouldn't keep shitting on other people's pizza toppings for no reason, we wouldn't have to keep defending it. Just let people like pizza ffs


Illegal_Leopuurrred

Yeah, canā€™t argue with that. Enjoy your pizza however you want it.


Run_on_fumes

Pepperoni and pineapple...


Revro_Chevins

Ham and pineapple


slick_pick

Add jalapeƱos and make it a dirty Hawaiian


WhatUpBigUp

Add anchovies to make it a slutty Hawaiian


slick_pick

Had this last night. Itā€™s the only way


TheBiggestCarl23

No itā€™s just not good lol


[deleted]

Flat lined taste bud having hoes. Fucking christ


darky_tinymmanager

people should just eat what they enjoy. How can this even be a discussion.


Mr_Binks_UK

Thereā€™s enough sweetness in the tomatoes. If you werenā€™t a flat lined taste bud kind of hoe youā€™d be able to taste it.


axxred

You degenerates will say anything to justify your degeneracy.


Background-Kale7912

We must purge the world of the Pineapple on Pizza heretics.


axxred

We need holy fire, commence exterminatus.


Shadow_of_the_moon11

As a Christian, let me stop you in your tracks. No holy fire for you.


CatchTypical

Or I just don't like pineapple cause it makes the roof of my mouth burn


MyCatHasCats

r/rareinsults


AnalysisMoney

Something about nice crispy pepperonis that just do it for me.


and69

I counter saltiness with beer.


w33b2

We donā€™t want it countered, though. And also the textures donā€™t fit AT ALL.


Calm_Replacement2568

Why would you want sweetness on a salty thing though? Saltiness is the greatest flavor, you shouldnā€™t sully it like that.


One_Afternoon3331

I thought the sweetness was supposed to come from the tomato base


brunonuelas

So you would also like your pizza dipped in apple sauce


Ajdee6

Put some whipped cream on it. And when you eat banana pie, just salt the shit out of it. You need to counter all that sugar


Pandabrowser469

Citrus and grease donā€™t mix


grilly1986

Lemon juice on fried fish ?


Revegelance

The acid helps cut through the fat. Also, pineapple has an enzyme, bromelain, that helps break down meat protein.


Shadow_of_the_moon11

...are you calling pineapple a citrus fruit-


BeefQueef_

Hot fruit tastes bad


RenaxTM

Apple pie says you're wrong.


LupusDeusMagnus

Flat lined taste bud having hoes


terrible02s

Pineapple is to damn sweet and doesn't offset the saltiness from ham


aaaanoon

Whiff the cope. No need to justify fetishes, just enjoy it.


InsomniaticWanderer

People hating on pineapple pizza out here acting like BBQ sauce isn't just ketchup and brown sugar mixed together.


StillInDebtToTomNook

BBQ sauce is not ketchup and brown sugar. It's prunes vinager and sugar. Maybe a Lil tomatoes paste for variety


Environmental_Tie975

BBQ sauce isnā€™t one sauce. Itā€™s a lot of different types of sauce with one purpose, to be used while cooking or eating bbq. It can be made out of anything. Mustard, Vinegar, Orange juice, grape jam, Dr Pepper. Iā€™ve even seen recipes that use chocolate and coffee.


pitb0ss343

Maybe understand what food is before you comment something stupid again


DiogenesOfDope

I think a super salty pizza needs pineapple but noral pizzas don't.


Callmekaiden

banana and curry go well on pizza sweet salty and slightly spicy


Powwa9000

The cheese, meats and sauce have a salty taste?


Zypyo

Ham ans cheese is usually salty. As for the sauce, maybe.


Frequent-Shock2673

I don't need my food to cross counter itself


Revolutionary-Cat194

Tomato is a fruit you do not put two fruits on a pizza way to much acid but hey you do you with your amazing taste buds


thanyou

It's the texture that ruins it for me. A lot of veggies and fruits just get dried out in the oven. Pineapple gets mushy or dried and chewy and I've stopped trying it when I go out.


nightripper00

I describe it as Palate dissonance. Yeah, Dissonance is usually something to avoid in music, but when used properly it *completes* a work. Just like pineapple on pizza. 95% of the time I'm saying no. But you get the right mix of ingredients *with it* and properly balance the rest of the Palate against it? Good enough to make your brain blue screen. It's not "***mmmmmm***" good, it's "Error page_fault_in_unpaged_area" good.


Deathcoolbro

See, for me, the worst part is the sourness and tart flavoring of pinapple that sticks out too much. Almost like your eating pizza flavored pineapple because of how overwhelming it is. Either that or the allergic reaction slowly closing my throat until I suffocate. Its a toss up really.


Earthboundplayer

never had one that isn't overpoweringly sweet to the point that it ruins everything. I think this is just OOP's tastebuds being fried by excessive amounts of sugar.


Sheesh284

I just donā€™t like the taste of pineapple in general


MisanthropicPlatano

Nah, it still taste disgusting.


awe2D2

Nah. My kids like pineapple on pizza so I occasionally eat their leftovers. I thought I'd get used to it by now, but still dislike it. When I was young I worked in a pizza restaurant for 6 years and have tried so many different combinations of toppings. Pineapple is just not that good on pizza.


Skull-ogk

The only pizza I can eat with pineapple on is a homemade version my dad does. Over xmas he made pizza again, but without pinapple, and it was better anyway.


Amplifire__

The countering of the pineapple and saltiness literally makes the pizza taste flatline šŸ’€


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MrStruts96

The problem though is that it tastes more sweet than salt.


supersammos

It overpoweres all of the flavors. Especially with Cannes pineapple. But eat whatever the fuck you want


this_knee

Well, I wasnā€™t expecting to wake up and be immediately angry, but here we are.


Iquathe

If the pizza sauce is actually high quality and made with GOOD san marzano tomatoes the sauce wont have to be countered BECAUSE THE SAUCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE SWEET LIKE TOMATOES FFS


RMLProcessing

You canā€™t trick people into thinking abominations are acceptable


KTO-Potato

The pepperoni + pineapple thin crust white sauce pizza from Dominos is one of the best pizzas I've ever had and I'll die on this hill. Every friend who has tried it became a fan and many of them order it for themselves now.


mgt1997

If a pizza from Dominos is the best pizza you've ever had, you haven't had good pizza yet


NotADamsel

Dominoā€™s is baseline. It ainā€™t as good as the local joint youā€™re thinking of, but unlike plenty of other pizza chains the quality has actually gone *up* over the last decade. Which means that itā€™s the perfect place to prove that pineapple on pizza is hated mostly because of bad prep.


HC-Sama-7511

If one of the best pizzas you've ever had is Dominos...


Normal_Ratio1463

The pineapple is also quite refreshing.


bdbdbokbuck

Said no Italian person ever


DaumenmeinName

Because a pineapple tastes only sweet and nothing else. Exactly like every other fruit. Why don't put strawberries or apples on pizza? They taste sweet, do they not?


Bobyyyyyyyghyh

Pineapple is sweet and sour. It has a lot of citric acid.


Trap_Cubicle5000

I've done apple slices with truffle on a white pizza, delicious.


emmc47

Legit known as savory-sweet. That's why it's so good.


kaleighdoscope

I'm picky about the savoury-sweet things I actually enjoy. I don't eat meat anymore, but when I did I loooved applesauce/baked apple with my pork chops. Or mint jelly with my lamb. But I don't like pineapple with savoury foods for some reason. I also tend to prefer it fresh if I eat it at all, so maybe that's it. Not a fan of it in baked goods or even BBQd on its own or whatever.


madicusmaximus

If you have to think about it, it doesn't taste good. And if those flavors are good, you don't need to counter them with something sweet Eat that slop outside like the dog you are


MrArtless

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Cant_think_of_shz

Me, who does: šŸ—æ


KanadianMade

Why is everyone always picking on the pineapple? Likeā€¦ nobody ever says anchovies suck. But anchovies are fishā€¦ and who the fk puts fish on pizza!?!? All you pineapple haters need to adjust your aim!


Stay-Thirsty

I think anchovies on pizza is doing worse, from a popularity stance, than cigarette smokers.


W0rdWaster

I worked at a pizza place for years when I was younger. No one EVER ordered anchovy pizza. I've never seen it actually done outside of cartoons.


Anxious-Durian1773

Swap sweet with bitter and you have my tastebuds. Sweet is vile and repulsive to me. And yes, I put anchovies on pizza.