How do you feel about pineapple on pizza? Yahoo readers have their say
Yahoo UK's poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week's hot topics. After the poll closes, we'll publish and analyse the results each Friday, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK readers.
The age-old debate about whether or not this particular fruit belongs on pizza was ignited this week after a pizzeria in Nottingham said it would charge £100 if a customer wanted pineapple on their order.
Pineapple on pizza is like Marmite; you either love it or hate it. Haters may rant and rave about the Hawaiian pizza, where the combination of pineapple and ham on pizza became popularised, is a step too far from tradition to be acceptable.
But those who actually enjoy pineapple on pizza may argue that the sweet fruit and salty ham is a complementary combo.
Yahoo News UK asked our readers where they stood on pineapple as a pizza topping, here are the results:
Our poll asked: 'How do you feel about pineapple on pizza?'
It received 2,726 votes and showed the majority (62%) of Yahoo readers were actually in favour of pineapple on pizza.
Some 32% of voters said they disagreed with pineapple being an acceptable topping on pizza, with just 6% saying they did not lean either way.
62% of Yahoo readers were actually in favour of pineapple on pizza
Yahoo News UK readers were also asked to rate pineapple as a pizza topping.
This poll received 1,692 votes with the most common vote being 10, indicating many readers were partial to pineapple.
What Yahoo readers said:
'Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo': (David E, Emsworth)
'The combination of sweet and sour flavors of pineapple and salty cheeses makes an excellent pizza': The combination of sweet and sour flavors of pineapple and salty cheeses makes an excellent pizza. I really like it very much. (Peter Wu, Austin, Texas)
'You might as well complete the sacrilege and pour custard over it': In my opinion the only true Pizza is topped with Mozzarella, tomato and Basil, the ingredients of the Italian Flag.Any other addition may be anchovies. But Pineapple would have true Neopolitan Pizzaphiles horrified at this outrageous suggestion. You might as well complete the sacrilege and pour custard over it. (Cliff B, Hipswell)
'Mouth-wateringly tasty': Pineapple on pizza is mouth-wateringly tasty the only complaint should be is they never put enough on. (Susan F, Preston, Lancashire)
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