# "Pizza is the sweetest fruit that God ever put on the vine... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349 "2008-12-02T15:57:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/21 "2008-12-02T21:52:45Z")
BBQ with extra cheese… or Canadian Bacon… as **Rico** said, not HAM! There IS a difference. Preferably BBQ… mmmmm ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/22 "2008-12-03T02:13:20Z")
Anchovies and goats cheese! ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/23 "2008-12-03T03:03:55Z")
my favorite pizza of all time may very well be a Pineapple and Pepperoni, perfect balance of sweet and salty. I also used to be a huge fan of garlic, feta, and olives (ocassionaly replaced with mushrooms, and occasionally I’d add some basil into the mix as well) from a local joint near my old house. No meat, but sometimes that’s a good thing. not that those are the only two pizzas I’ll eat, but they were my favorites. I even found a damn fine pizza place in Japan (surprising cause the pizza here is beyond crap at most places. I actually thought a japanese friend was joking the first time she ordered a CORN and MAYO pizza around me) to satisfy my cravings ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/24 "2008-12-03T03:50:01Z")
Godfather’s Taco Pizza for me please. ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/25 "2008-12-03T03:59:26Z")
I luckily have a pizza place only a block from my apartment. When I want to celebrate something, I’ll order a pizza from there. My recent favorite has been “cheese, sliced potatoes, mayo, perilla, and cod roe sauce.” Absolutely weird combination of ingredients… but absolutely amazing. ETA: PopeJewish, don’t knock Japanese pizza! Tuna, corn, and mayo may not be your thing, but some of this stuff is fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/26 "2008-12-03T04:07:31Z")
> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#): > > Anchovies and goats cheese! When and where, baby? When and where? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/27 "2008-12-03T04:27:25Z")
> [@Gwyen](#): > > BBQ with extra cheese… > or Canadian Bacon… as **Rico** said, not HAM! There IS a difference. > > Preferably BBQ… > mmmmm Know what we call Canadian bacon? Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/28 "2008-12-03T06:11:25Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Godfather’s Taco Pizza for me please. I have no idea what this is, but it reminded me of this [SNL Taco Town](http://www.hulu.com/watch/1447/saturday-night-live-taco-town) ad. ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/29 "2008-12-03T06:44:02Z")
> [@seodoa](#): > > ETA: PopeJewish, don’t knock Japanese pizza! Tuna, corn, and mayo may not be your thing, but some of this stuff is fantastic! Gotta say, on the whole, most Japanese pizza is pretty crappy. They just don’t make it right. I mean, weird ingredients aside (in america I went to a Whole Foods that had a Thanksgiving pizza, which included turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes) I just haven’t been satisfied with the majority of pizzas I’ve tried at various places here. That said, I’ve found a few that are decent and one that is quite good. On the whole though, and I feel it’s the same with hamburgers, the Japanese just don’t quite get it ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/30 "2008-12-03T06:45:20Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/31 "2008-12-03T06:50:54Z")
Mmmmm. Gorgonzola, pear and walnut! Anyone doesn’t want their share, can just pass it this way… =) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/32 "2008-12-03T07:41:37Z")
Last I heard, there was only one kind of wine (unless you count champagne as wine.) ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/33 "2008-12-03T08:11:11Z")
> [@PopeJewish](#): > > Gotta say, on the whole, most Japanese pizza is pretty crappy. They just don’t make it right. I mean, weird ingredients aside (in america I went to a Whole Foods that had a Thanksgiving pizza, which included turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes) I just haven’t been satisfied with the majority of pizzas I’ve tried at various places here. That said, I’ve found a few that are decent and one that is quite good. On the whole though, and I feel it’s the same with hamburgers, the Japanese just don’t quite get it Gotta find the right places! You want hamburgers, let me take you to Oatman’s Diner in Kawagoe. Best. Burgers. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/34 "2008-12-03T10:50:41Z")
A local place, Glory Days, here in Topeka. Great service, and the best anchovy pizza! Their other varieties are good too, but the staff doesn’t make a face when I order the little fishies! ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/35 "2008-12-03T13:14:18Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Last I heard, there was only one kind of wine (unless you count champagne as wine.) Who told you that? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/36 "2008-12-03T15:17:02Z")
RE: Godfather’s Taco pizza > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I have no idea what this is… A masterpiece of creativity for the 80s. Just like it sounds: pizza crust with a salsa-y sauce, onions & ground beef with frech lettuce, tomato & cheddar. I wish Pilsbury had left the recipies alone when they bought the chain. Godfather’s might still be around. scrummy. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/37 "2008-12-03T15:45:29Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Last I heard, there was only one kind of wine (unless you count champagne as wine.) J’accuse! You sir are a John Denver hater! You just cannot accept that he said something profound so you must tear it down. There are many types of wine, there are those made from grapes of different colors, and if you just stick to wines made from grapes you will have a multitude of different varieties to try. But there are also wines made from things other than grapes, such as honey (mead) and other fruits. My favorite toppings are mushrooms and black olives but I will tolerate almost any pizza topping, including anchovies, but no pineapple - no way, no how! It can go anywhere else but pineapple touching tomato sauce and cheese does not work for me. And yes, I have tried it. I love pineapple in many different forms but it does not work with tomato sauce and cheese. Cheese and pineapple alone, as in cheesecakes or cottage cheese is fine but cheese, pineapple and tomato sauce is just wrong. If it were such a good combo there would be pineapple baked-ziti, pineapple cheese ravioli, pineapple manicotti. Bleh, must stop now, making myself sick. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/38 "2008-12-03T15:50:30Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I wish Pilsbury had left the recipies alone when they bought the chain. Godfather’s might still be around. There are three or four of them in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis) area, including one about two miles from my apartment. Now they do a lunch buffet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/39 "2008-12-03T18:22:34Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > But there are also wines made from things other than grapes, such as honey (mead) and other fruits. If I make two pizzas, one with all meat toppings and one with all veggie toppings, and I tell everyone to grab some “pizza”, they’ll equally grab for either. If I put out apple wine and grape wine, and tell people to get take some “wine”, they’ll all take the grape (except the guy who’s trying to be persnickety) and if I say to grab the “apple wine” they’ll all take the apple. But yes, I did space out a bit on red versus white. That’s probably a large enough difference to call them different types of wine (similar to say, goat versus cow milk.) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349/40 "2008-12-03T18:32:58Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > There are three or four of them in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis) area, including one about two miles from my apartment. > > Now they do a lunch buffet. 😃 Og bless Godfathers Taco Pizza. We go to the Golden Valley location often. Nom nom nom. Last night we had [Frankie’s](http://www.frankiespizza.net/) (but from the New Hope store). Very simple - pepperoni and cheese. _sigh_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-is-the-sweetest-fruit-that-god-ever-put-on-the-vine/475349.md?page=3)