# Pizza with veggies, pizza with MEAT **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285 "2012-10-30T02:12:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/41 "2012-10-31T15:40:04Z")
My experience has been like the OP’s. Everyone else insists on getting supremes (which I dislike) and I have to fight to get a pepperoni and mushroom included in the order. And then the dipwads eat most of the P&M, there’s a bunch of supreme left over, and I’m still hungry. Grrr! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/42 "2012-10-31T18:27:38Z")
I don’t get the cheese pizza thing. I’ve never known a single person (not even kids, especially not kids, they’re always totes into the pepperoni) who was into that garbage. I may hate veggie pizza, but at least I get the concept. Plain cheese? That’s not even pizza. You need toppings to have a pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/43 "2012-10-31T19:38:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Nothing wrong with a well-made vegetarian pizza. Give me a pizza with peppers, black olives, mushrooms, and onions, and I’ll happily eat that. That being one of my favorite combinations. As for meat, I love me some pepperoni, I’m pretty meh on Sausage. And those are the only two meats I would eat on a pizza. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/44 "2012-10-31T19:45:04Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I don’t get the cheese pizza thing. I’ve never known a single person (not even kids, especially not kids, they’re always totes into the pepperoni) who was into that garbage. I may hate veggie pizza, but at least I get the concept. Plain cheese? That’s not even pizza. You need toppings to have a pizza. Nah. I’m an avid meat eater, but cheese pizza is pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/45 "2012-10-31T19:58:29Z")
Cheese pizza is good because when there are no other toppings, they consider the cheese to be the topping, so (at least at Pizza Hut) they put the normal amount of base cheese on the pizza, then they put even more on. That’s what makes it good, especially if it’s the thin crust. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/46 "2012-10-31T20:51:06Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > Same here. I kindly ask that meat eaters stick to the pizzas that they can eat and leave alone the only pizzas that us veggies can eat. It always seems like feast or famine for vegetarians at our office lunches – either the lunch organizers say “this dish is especially for vegetarians” and then there are tons of leftovers because the non-vegetarians are afraid to eat it, or they don’t make such an announcement and it gets hoovered up like the rest of the food. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/47 "2012-10-31T20:55:50Z")
A pizza without meat is only a {shudder} cheese sandwich. A sandwich without meat is only a {shudder} half-sandwich. Carnivores, unite! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/48 "2012-10-31T20:59:10Z")
I don’t get people. I ask for the pizza I want (pepperoni, maybe a mixed meat), and I eat the pizza I ask for. I don’t want your veggie or supreme. I don’t like olives, mushrooms, or peppers, and I damn sure don’t want pineapple on my pizza. I’ve only ever eaten cheese when there wasn’t enough meat pizza, and it was that or starve. Pizza isn’t pizza without a topping. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/49 "2012-10-31T21:04:10Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I don’t get the cheese pizza thing. I’ve never known a single person (not even kids, especially not kids, they’re always totes into the pepperoni) who was into that garbage. I may hate veggie pizza, but at least I get the concept. Plain cheese? That’s not even pizza. You need toppings to have a pizza. Pepperoni pizza for my older daughter, cheese pizza for her sister. ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/50 "2012-10-31T22:36:23Z")
I’ll eat cheese, I even like it, but I prefer pepperoni and always order it. If I’m at a buffet, I’ll grab several different kinds though, which is what I assume people are doing when there’s a large group and several people to feed. However, unlike a buffet, when one kind runs out, it’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/51 "2012-10-31T23:19:46Z")
My very favorite is sausage and mushroom. But I’ve never encountered a slice of pizza I didn’t enjoy. So I let others decide on all the picky-eater decisions involved in ordering pizza, and eat whatever shows up. If there are veggie folks or others who feel they must limit their choices to a small segment of the order, I’ll avoid those until those people have had their fill. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/52 "2012-11-01T06:15:12Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Wow, I thought I was the only person in the world who didn’t like olives. Black olives, green olives, even fancy schmancy Kalamata olived… yuk! Can’t stand 'em. Me neither. I don’t know why, because I love other strong flavors. I’ve had other foods grow on me, so I _do_ try different olives maybe once or twice a year to see if I start liking them. Nope. My sister-in-law is the only person I’ve met who also likes one of my all-time favorite pizza combos: banana pepper rings, feta cheese and pineapple. The sour vinegar and sharp feta contrast amazingly with the sweet pineapple. Om nom nom! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/53 "2012-11-01T08:23:26Z")
I love pineapple, but I usually prefer not to have it on my pizza. Pineapple and pepperoni or pineapple and Canadian bacon can be very good, if I’m in the mood for it. Mostly, though, I would rather eat the pineapple separately. And I like black AND green olives on my pizza, please. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/54 "2012-11-01T17:45:54Z")
I’ve never found a pizza topping I don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/55 "2012-11-01T18:01:05Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > My sister-in-law is the only person I’ve met who also likes one of my all-time favorite pizza combos: banana pepper rings, feta cheese and pineapple. The sour vinegar and sharp feta contrast amazingly with the sweet pineapple. Om nom nom! We get something VERY similar to that - typically we’ll add onions or pepperoni or ham to the mix. But yeah, the Banana pepper/feta/pineapple trio is really yummy. You, your sister-in-law, me, and Mr. Athena are apparently a strange, small club who has found the One True Pizza, since I’ve yet to find anyone else who thinks those are appropriate pizza toppings either. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/56 "2012-11-01T18:04:17Z")
I’ve never tried it, but I can see why it would be tasty and wouldn’t balk at all at trying a slice. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/57 "2012-11-02T02:05:04Z")
If you like cheese only pizza then you will love Khachapuri! This is just one variety. [http://foodperestroika.com/2011/03/29/adjaran-khachapuri-or-death-by-cheese/](http://foodperestroika.com/2011/03/29/adjaran-khachapuri-or-death-by-cheese/) ---
**Author:** ![Schrodinger\_s\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Schrodinger\_s\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schrodinger_s_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/58 "2012-11-02T11:14:36Z")
If you cultivate a weird topping combo love, nobody steals your pizza. (says the lover of anchovies, black olives, hot peppers, and pineapple. On the same pizza.) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/59 "2012-11-02T15:01:55Z")
At work I had to institute an informal policy in my department on how to order pizzas for big groups. For every two people, we order 1 pie. So 10 people would mean five pies. Now I work for a union and our big groups usually consist of two different types of people: blue-collar union guys, and fresh-out-of-college lefties. So there are two formulas, with a specific order: Blue collar groups: 1. Cheese 2. Pepperoni 3. Veggie 4. Orderer’s choice (who ever calls it in gets to choose the toppings) College-grad lefties: Same as above but flip the order of veggie and pepperoni So if we ordered five pies, it would be two cheese, one pepperoni, one veggie and one orderer’s choice. If, for a college-lefty group, we ordered 10 pies, it would be three cheese, three veggie, two pepperoni, two orderer’s choice. If, for a union guy group, we ordered two pies, it would be one cheese, one pepperoni. I had to institute this “policy” after a guy in my department ordered 10 pizzas all with mushrooms (and a variety of other stuff). Before this, my boss, while pregnant, ordered some pizzas with the vilest, nastiest combinations known to man. This system of mine seems to keep everyone happy. The union guys like pepperoni, and the young college grads tend to skew vegetarian. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285/60 "2012-11-02T15:21:04Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Are pizzas really so expensive that everyone can’t buy their own? Everybody gets what they want, problem solved. I would guess so in most cases when pizza is bought. The whole point is that you can pool resources and not have to spend as much on food. Or when one person is buying food for a lot of people. Plus, part of the fun of having a pizza party is being able to eat more than one type of pizza. I can eat my one type of pizza when I eat alone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285.md?page=4)