# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/61 "2017-07-04T05:25:40Z")
Italian Beef Pizza, with giardiniera… Amazing! Hawaiian Pizza… Wut? I just can’t do fruit on pizza, and no debate on the tomato being a fruit or vegetable. It is used as a vegetable for pizza’s sake. I love pineapple though. Just not on pizza, not even on ham for that matter… I try to keep sweet and savory apart unless its a good teriyaki sauce… ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/62 "2017-07-04T10:39:09Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I like Hawaiian pizza…and I like anchovies, too. > > (Have never actually tried both on the same pizza… Hm…) Oh yes. And super added benefit: Subtract all the people who don’t like pinapple, and all the people who don’t like anchovies, and _I’m the only one left eating the pinapple & anchovie pizza_ ---
**Author:** ![yo\_han\_go](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yo_han_go/32/130_2.png) [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/63 "2017-07-04T16:48:49Z")
You peps are disgusting. 🙂 I’aint be loud in this topic but pizza is flour, yeast and water. Salt my be. Then tomato. (squished by hand) And mozzarella. And basilica. Stonebaked. 500°C No pineapple. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/64 "2017-07-04T17:17:07Z")
So far, 57.76% of this Board have good taste. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/65 "2017-07-04T18:04:32Z")
Damn. Now I want an abomination pizza. And my fave local pizza place is closed today. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/66 "2017-07-04T18:05:25Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Damn. Now I want an abomination pizza. And my fave local pizza place is closed today. ☹ A pizza joint closing for the Fourth of July is un-American. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/67 "2017-07-05T03:00:54Z")
> [@yo\_han\_go](#): > > You peps are disgusting. 🙂 > > I’aint be loud in this topic but pizza is flour, yeast and water. Salt my be. Then tomato. (squished by hand) And mozzarella. And **basilica.** Stonebaked. 500°C No pineapple. Bolding mine. Did autocorrect give you a building instead of an herb? ---
**Author:** ![Marci\_Al](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Marci\_Al](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marci_Al)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/68 "2017-07-05T03:26:04Z")
I absolutely dislike pineapple on my pizza. It tastes completely foreign to everything else in there. And I also find comic the notion of putting pineapple into anything and calling it “Hawaiian.” RIP. Aloha. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/69 "2017-07-05T05:44:07Z")
You know, I put pineapple in my chili too. Instead of beans, which I cannot stand. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/70 "2017-07-06T13:19:55Z")
I don’t eat Hawaiian pizza, because I’m a vegetarian. But I voted yes anyway, because I’m generally in favor of creative pizza toppings - and pineapple certainly was creative at the time. And calling it “Hawaiian”, although B.S., was clearly a clever bit of marketing. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/71 "2017-07-07T04:34:00Z")
> [@yo\_han\_go](#): > > You peps are disgusting. 🙂 > > I’aint be loud in this topic but pizza is flour, yeast and water. Salt my be. Then tomato. (squished by hand) And mozzarella. And basilica. Stonebaked. 500°C No pineapple. > [@kayT](#): > > Bolding mine. Did autocorrect give you a building instead of an herb? Well, he did say “stone baked.” ---
**Author:** ![Haldurson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Haldurson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haldurson)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/72 "2017-07-08T04:49:08Z")
Honestly, I’ve never tried Pineapple on pizza, mostly because it does sound like something a 6 year old would favor (like Ketchup on hot dogs, or Spaghettios). That said, if someone else is buying, I would certainly give it a taste, so long as I was visiting an other state (I suspect that even hinting at putting pineapple on Pizza could get you lynched here in New York – it’s almost as bad as eating Pizza with a fork and knife). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/73 "2017-07-08T05:03:10Z")
> [@Haldurson](#): > > Honestly, I’ve never tried Pineapple on pizza, mostly because it does sound like something a 6 year old would favor (like Ketchup on hot dogs, or Spaghettios). That said, if someone else is buying, I would certainly give it a taste, so long as I was visiting an other state (I suspect that even hinting at putting pineapple on Pizza could get you lynched here in New York – it’s almost as bad as eating Pizza with a fork and knife). Pineapple on pizza like ketchup on hot dogs? Bah! The former is heaven, the latter an abomination. You’re comparing apples and oranges, or at least pineapples and tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/74 "2017-07-08T07:18:57Z")
I voted NO, not because I dislike Hawaiian pizza in particular, but because I don’t like any pizza, or entree, mixing meat and fruit. Cherry sause on ham? Ick. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/75 "2017-07-08T16:27:54Z")
I often order a ham, pineapple and beef pizza. It’s one of my favorites. I don’t see this as ground breaking. Baked ham rubbed with brown sugar and pineapple has been loved for many generations. I always request the ham gravy and pineapple at cafeterias. Ham & pineapple on pizza is a obvious combination. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/76 "2017-07-08T17:28:39Z")
> [@Haldurson](#): > > . . . (like Ketchup on hot dogs, or Spaghettios). . . . Love 'em both. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/77 "2017-07-08T17:52:34Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I voted NO, not because I dislike Hawaiian pizza in particular, but because I don’t like any pizza, or entree, mixing meat and fruit. Cherry sause on ham? Ick. So, no tomato sauce then :)? Cherry sauce on duckling? Apple sauce with pork? Caper berries on fish? Lemon-roasted chicken? Plum sauce on chicken, pork, veal, and again over vanilla ice cream for dessert? It’s your palate, but I would be tempted to ask you to try some of these. Then again, my kids’ name for my version of _duck a l’orange_ was “duck all wrong.” But they ask for it still, from time to time. Uh, I lost track of the topic. I don’t like pineapple on or off pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591/78 "2017-07-09T17:45:50Z")
I had a nice big slice of Hawaiian pizza last night, from the Sbarro stand in Ala Moana Center’s food court. While eating it, I thought of Sam. That’s the definition of success, having someone who never knew you think about you while using your product thousands of miles away after you’re dead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dead-at-83/788591.md?page=3)