# Inventor of Hawaiian Pizza Dead at 83 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591 "2017-06-10T15:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/21 "2017-06-10T16:50:27Z")
Certainly not my favorite, and I’d seldom or never actually order it over other choices, but it’s fine. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/22 "2017-06-10T16:59:14Z")
I had a Hawaiian pizza delivered to my home earlier this week. I had no idea it would be a sort of memorial tribute to its creator. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/23 "2017-06-10T18:12:01Z")
I’m a vegetarian. Give me an apple and cheese pizza anytime. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/24 "2017-06-10T18:17:32Z")
I’d never order a pineapple pizza, but I certainly don’t mind them. I feel the same way about cats, well, apart from the eating part. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/25 "2017-06-10T18:20:35Z")
Whenever I have a Hawaiian pizza, I feel like I’m at an Italian luau. Not that there’s anything wrong with that… :o ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/26 "2017-06-10T19:03:36Z")
I actively dislike Hawaiian pizza. I like Hawai’i, however, so it doesn’t spill over. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/27 "2017-06-10T19:17:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > That is, indeed, a nice combo. Heck, add some jalapeño to that and we’re hitting all the flavor sensations! And onion garlic and cilantro. It works better with chicken imo. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/28 "2017-06-10T19:20:02Z")
We had one yesterday. I love them. I wish we had a slice left with which to toast Mr. Panopoulis. Thank you, Sir! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/29 "2017-06-10T19:46:25Z")
I was extremely dubious before taking my first bite of Hawaiian pizza, thinking, “Pineapple on pizza? That’s gross!” But when I tried it, I found it was actually really good. ---
**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/30 "2017-06-10T20:26:31Z")
Pineapple, habanero, hot capicola, prosciutto ends, pecorino romano and smoked paprika on a no-knead crust baked in a cast iron pan. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/31 "2017-06-10T21:23:39Z")
Well as long as you asked … Nasty crap is Hawaiian Pizza. I hate it and I hate the idea of it. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/32 "2017-06-10T21:52:38Z")
> [@UncaStuart](#): > > I actively dislike Hawaiian pizza. > > I like Hawai’i, however, so it doesn’t spill over. Other way round for me – I actively dislike Hawai`i, but have no serious objections to Hawaiian pizza. (My favourite pizza is pizza quattro stagioni.) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/33 "2017-06-10T23:06:51Z")
Pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza. On the other hand, pineapple doesn’t belong in a vast range of other things either. I like it all by itself, freshly cut and not ensugared or otherwise trammelled, but IMHO it doesn’t play well with other foods. Yeah, OK, piña coladas get a pass. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/34 "2017-06-10T23:17:24Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Pineapple doesn’t belong on pizza. On the other hand, pineapple doesn’t belong in a vast range of other things either. I like it all by itself, freshly cut and not ensugared or otherwise trammelled, but IMHO it doesn’t play well with other foods. > > Yeah, OK, piña coladas get a pass. So, you like piña coladas? Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/35 "2017-06-11T00:24:09Z")
I like it well enough. We usually add green olives for a little salty flavor which goes well with the sweetness. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/36 "2017-06-11T01:01:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I actually prefer _pepperoni_ and pineapple myself. This. Pepperoni is my go-to topping, but adding pineapple to it is a delight, when I’m feeling particularly edgy. ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/37 "2017-06-11T01:49:42Z")
I like pineapple on pizza, particularly in the “Hawaiian” combination with ham. I grew up with South African chain pizza, and my impression moving to America was that US chain pizza had far more limited topping selections, and seemed to have more strictly adhered to traditions about what makes an acceptable topping. South Africa seemed to have less of an issue with just taking a full meal’s worth of ingredients and dumping it on top of a crust. I kind of like that. So I have no sense of wrongness about any ingredient on top of a pizza. I like pineapple on pizza. Interestingly I don’t actually like plain pineapple or pineapple in most dishes. But on pizza I find the overly tart flavor is cooked out of it and the sweetness generally compliments the other flavors. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/38 "2017-06-11T03:39:29Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I was extremely dubious before taking my first bite of Hawaiian pizza, thinking, “Pineapple on pizza? That’s gross!” But when I tried it, I found it was actually really good. That was my first experience back in 1977, when friends introduced me to it. When I was in London in December 1994, I stopped in a pizzeria next to Leicester Square, I think it was. I was amazed at some of the toppings they had. I tried a slice of corn and tuna pizza; must say, it didn’t do much for me. ☹ The pizza I once had in Venice (Italy) on the other hand, was sublime. Baked in a real wood-fired brick oven with Roquefort cheese and Parma ham. Yum-O! :o ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/39 "2017-06-11T05:16:55Z")
No. If I am going to diverge from tomato, pepperoni & mozzarella, I will go with bacon, BBQ chicken & alfredo sauce. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/40 "2017-06-11T05:22:48Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > That was my first experience back in 1977, when friends introduced me to it. > > When I was in London in December 1994, I stopped in a pizzeria next to Leicester Square, I think it was. I was amazed at some of the toppings they had. I tried a slice of corn and tuna pizza; must say, it didn’t do much for me. ☹ > > The pizza I once had in Venice (Italy) on the other hand, was sublime. Baked in a real wood-fired brick oven with Roquefort cheese and Parma ham. Yum-O! :o Roquefort or blue cheese will even make Celeste frozen pizza delicious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591.md?page=3)