# Best pizza toppings. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 4, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436 "2005-05-04T20:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/21 "2005-05-04T23:09:00Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > I will never understand the allure of pineapple on pizza. Pineapple and ham pizza is god’s way of saying, “All that ‘sin’ stuff aside, I still love you.” I’ve been digging Domino’s Philly Cheesesteak pizza for a while now. Their onions kind of suck, but everything else is good. Chicken alfredo with spinach. When I was pregnant, I couldn’t get enough of Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust with “like, a gross amount of cheese” and nothing else. Freschetta’s “Vegetable Primavera” is okay. Umm, anything supreme, especially with tons and tons of peppers. I don’t really like pizza at all though. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/22 "2005-05-04T23:55:33Z")
I like most anything, but I really like green chile as a topping. Works really well with something like sausage. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/23 "2005-05-05T00:07:23Z")
Pepperoni and pickles. I’m serious, go try it and tell me it does rock your ass-world I also LOVE buffalo chicken pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/24 "2005-05-05T00:13:39Z")
> [@Jake](#): > > I"ll take an extra large with extra cheese. Delivered, of course. We can share a pizza sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/25 "2005-05-05T00:30:38Z")
#1 Fave: Pepperoni #2 Fave: Canadian bacon and pineapple #3 Fave: chunks of chicken tikka masala #4 Fave: Argula and smoked salmon ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/26 "2005-05-05T00:32:44Z")
Anchovies and cheese, cheese, cheese, and if there’s any room left, some olives. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/27 "2005-05-05T02:15:25Z")
For good ol’ American pizzas, I like sausage, onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Thin crust. For Italian-style pizzas (which I can’t find _anywhere_ in Chicago ☹ At least nothing good.) it’s probably _quattro stagiani_ (“Four seasons,” I think), or four pizzas in one. One quarter artichoke hearts, one quarter mushrooms, one quarter olives, one quarter prosciutto (ingredients may vary), all with tomato and mozzarella on a thin, wood-oven baked crust. This is fabulous stuff. Or Pizza Cappricciosa, with tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, olives, artichoke hearts, musrooms, and oregano. Mama mia! I wish I could get this stuff around here, I really do. I’m burnt out on Chicago-style pizza, and even Chicago thin crust is drowning in sauce and cheese… ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/28 "2005-05-05T02:16:06Z")
Breaded chicken cutlet, fresh tomato, mozzerella, garlic, and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. mmm. mm. good ---
**Author:** ![Scarface\_Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Scarface\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarface_Z)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/29 "2005-05-05T02:29:25Z")
For me, a good pizza needs fresh mozerella. After that, it’s a tie for the top combination of toppings: Shrimp, ham, and a tiny bit of lemon pepper for spice. Jalapeno peppers, pepperoni, spicy salami, ham, capicolla, and onions if you fit them on. Mmm, I am so hungry now. Why did I get lured into talking about food? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/30 "2005-05-05T02:48:16Z")
The tried-and-true favorite: pepperoni, sausage, onions, peppers. (I love mushrooms, but they upset my stomach almost immediately upon eating them.) Nice substitutes: genoa salami, meatballs (crumbled), fresh basil leaves (a new favorite of mine). The Cheeseburger: ground beef, onions, bacon, jalapeno peppers. The Jerk: jerk chicken, spicy barbecue sauce (instead of marinara sauce), gouda cheese, red onion, pineapple, jalapeno peppers. (This works well with baby shrimp too.) Always put on parmesan cheese and lots of crushed red pepper flakes! ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/31 "2005-05-05T03:02:32Z")
If ya wanna hear “worst” I can tell Korea & Taiwan stories… Corn Cabbage Squid Kimchi … ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/32 "2005-05-05T03:09:05Z")
I have been known to put spinach or thin zucchini slices on my pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/33 "2005-05-05T03:09:06Z")
Pepperoni and all the mushrooms. No one will miss those mushrooms, so give them all to me. Failing that, extra cheese is the best, though I suffer horribly later. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/34 "2005-05-05T05:15:24Z")
[ul] [li]feta[/li][li]pine nuts[/li][li]garlic[/li][li]Shitocke (?) mushrooms[/li][li]camembert[/li][/ul] Good Og! I couldn’t easily spend 50 bucks on a small pizza alone! Plus, I’m sure there are more I’m forgetting. I just don’t get to eat gourmet much, so I’m pretty limited by what plazes like Pizza Hut have to offer. ::: sigh ::: ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/35 "2005-05-05T05:19:47Z")
Add sun dried tomatoes to that list. See, I knew it. ---
**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/36 "2005-05-05T06:43:26Z")
There are three pizzas I eat: Sausage and pepperoni Ham and pineapple Prosciutto and any of the above. Prosciutto is really the best pizza topping. Pepperoni is a classic, but the intense flavor of prosciutto is simply unbeatable. > [@faithfool](#): > > [ul] > [li]Shitocke (?) mushrooms[/li][/ul] Shitake. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/37 "2005-05-05T07:23:13Z")
Thin crust, a whole lot o’ cheese, sausage, mushrooms, with parmesian cheese and red pepper flakes splinkled on top. Second choice: White clam pizza. Usually clams, cheese, garlic, sometimes onions or mushrooms, and NEVER tomato sauce. Tomato sauce + clam = bad stuff. Very bad stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/38 "2005-05-05T07:41:55Z")
I’m partial to Tuna and Egg. I think I may be pizzaly challenged 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/39 "2005-05-05T09:15:14Z")
Pork sausage, bacon and fresh-chopped garlic. Maybe some chunk pepperoni too, if it’s available, but I don’t want sliced. ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436/40 "2005-05-05T10:22:24Z")
[ul] [li] Jalapeno pepper (cut very small)[/li][li] Lots of cheese[/li][li] Choritzo sausage[/li][li] Capsicum[/li][li] Pineapple[/li][li] Onion[/li][li] Satay chicken[/li][/ul] All on a thin crust. It sounds eww-y, I know. But om om om, food of the gods, I swear. :hungry: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-toppings/302436.md?page=3)