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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Slightly hotter, but still quite tame take:

Ham is the problem with Hawaiian pizza. Pineapple is innocent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What? Ham is like the 2nd best pizza topping after only pepperoni.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The ham used on pizzas around here (northeast US), usually isn't salty enough to work on a Hawaiian pizza. It's often deli ham, which runs the risk of being sweet, but otherwise flavorless.

Bacon or pepperoni work better. Jalapeno also helps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Gorgonzola works even better with pineapple, than bacon, prosciutto, or pepperoni

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so your objection is only with pineapple. See, I don't do pineapple on pizza not because I think it's unholy, but simply because I don't like pineapple in general. I thought you just objected to ham on pizza on principle; I can't speak to it as a companion for pineapple.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It's hard to see where I'd choose it over another topping, but I imagine with most pizzas I don't really care about ham's failings.

Pineapple and anchovies might be the two stanard toppings that are really build-arounds. Most other standard pizza toppings seem closer to "do whatever, it'll be fine"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Parma ham and Parmigiano pizza is awesome

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

That does sound great! Ham isn't necessarily a bad ingredient, it's just unusually difficult to tell if it'll be good or it'll suit your tastes, especially with more inexpensive kinds.