# What kind of toppings do you like on your pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742 "2015-10-15T18:27:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [October 15, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/21 "2015-10-15T19:47:59Z")
Canadian bacon and pepperoni. Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, green peppers. Anchovies, shrimp, scallops, olives (green and black), and onion. I also love a _quattro formaggi_ with lots of gooey cheese, sliced tomato, and fresh basil leaves. Capers and anchovies are a nice combination, too. I sometimes use Italian ham and chorizo when Canadian bacon and pepperoni aren’t available. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/22 "2015-10-15T20:09:19Z")
Cheese… and tomato sauce. I’ll suffer through other toppings if people demand them, but I never get them for myself. Recently tried anchovies on a pizza, man they’re just too damn fishy. You have a bite without an anchovie and it’s “pizza” then a bit with an anchovy and it’s" FISHFISHFISHFISHFISHpizza". ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/23 "2015-10-15T20:27:05Z")
Pepperoni, onion, jalapenos, green olive sometimes artichoke hearts. Everything else is fine too, except fish, chicken or mushrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/24 "2015-10-15T20:41:59Z")
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, prosciutto, crumbled bleu cheese, onion, red and green bell peppers, fresh chopped garlic, black and green olives, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, lots of mozzarella cheese on top to hold it all together, sprinkle a little paprika for color, a little red pepper for spice, cook. Anchovies on top, after it comes out of the oven. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/25 "2015-10-15T20:48:47Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > As far as I know, I’m the only guy on the planet who, if told he can have any two toppings, will _unhesitatingly_ declare for a pineapple-and-anchovy pizza. My mother and I sometimes order an anchovy and jalapeno pizza just for us (no one else will even touch it). Half the time we would go to pick it up, they hadn’t even made it because they thought it was a prank order. I think I will pass on the anchovy and pineapple though. I like anchovies just fine but pineapple on a pizza is nasty. ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/26 "2015-10-15T20:49:25Z")
Pepperoni, sausage and meatball. Maybe extra cheese. Occasionally anchovies, but my wife doesn’t like those, so I rarely get them. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/27 "2015-10-15T20:50:15Z")
I’ll just get my own, guys. I only like pepperoni. Ok sometimes mushrooms, olives and bacon but really, I can’t miss with just pepperoni. ---
**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 15, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/28 "2015-10-15T21:02:30Z")
There’s no toppings I dislike, but my preference in general is: 1. Italian sausage 2. The above, with any or all of the following: mushrooms, green or red pepper, onion. And then it depends on the specific pizza and the place. For example, I wouldn’t really have a Neapolitan style pizza with all of the above. For that, I like my toppings a little sparse, usually going with the classic Margherita (tomato, fresh mozarella, basil.) For a white pizza, bacon and clam is one of my favorite combos if you can find it. For deep dish, just plain ol’ sausage. I’m not particularly a fan of pepperoni myself. I don’t know why, as I like it on sandwiches and the like, but I prefer other meats on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/29 "2015-10-15T21:03:02Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Sausage and onion My default order as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/30 "2015-10-15T21:04:38Z")
Extra cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/31 "2015-10-15T21:05:57Z")
I can eat and enjoy a wide variety of pizzas. The two deal breakers for me are olives and anchovies. I won’t pick them off, I simply won’t touch the pizza, even if starving. My favorites are spicy sausage, spinach, and mushrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/32 "2015-10-15T21:11:52Z")
There’s a coal fired place near me, Blacksheep, that has a pizza with fennel sausage, hot salami, onion, and cracked green olive. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/33 "2015-10-15T21:12:48Z")
Pizza is basically a test-bed for flavour combinations, I think. I agree with the poster upthread who likes pineapple with anchovy. The tart sweetness of the pineapple combined with the dry salty blast of the anchovy seems to do it for me. I’d have mushrooms on there too, because I love them, and they add an undercurrent of earthy meatiness. Donner meat (gyro in the US?) is not such a great topping though, although widely available in the health capital of the world that is Scotland. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/34 "2015-10-15T21:18:51Z")
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**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/35 "2015-10-15T21:49:21Z")
I am a meat creature: pepperoni, sausage, ham, beef, chicken… I’ve even known a joint in San Antone what made a very good brisket pizza. Mushrooms and onions tend to be necessary. I like anchovies, too, but not too many. Hell, truth is, the only thing you will regularly find on a pizza that I don’t much care for is pineapple. On a pizza, that is. I like pineapple just fine, but Hawaiian pizza ain’t my fave. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/36 "2015-10-15T21:53:49Z")
Pepperoni and pineapple A rustic style, made with potatoes and rosemary But usually I order plain cheese, and while I’m waiting I cook up some excellent hot Italian sausage from the local deli to add to it. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/37 "2015-10-15T21:59:38Z")
Za is best when it has peperony on it. If it has mushrooms or olives anywhere, it goes in the trash uneaten. Especially mushrooms. Vile fungus. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/38 "2015-10-15T22:31:37Z")
Favorite combos: Chicken, spinach, artichokes and basil. Sausage, mushrooms and black olives. Once I had a pizza with paper-thin shaved poblano peppers, Italian sausage, and a whole egg baked on top and it was divine. But it was a little artisan place in San Francisco that I bet is gone now. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/39 "2015-10-15T22:48:13Z")
Meat. Pepperoni, sausage, beef, bacon in any combo. Preferably all. Add to that onions and black olives and I am happy. Can’t do mushrooms or anchovies, and not a real fan of green peppers. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742/40 "2015-10-15T22:53:26Z")
> [@northporlarbear](#): > > What kind of toppings do you like on your pizza? > > I have a couple favorites. > > 1. Black olives, mushroom, jalapeno (or hot peppers). > 2. Black olives, mushroom, garlic. > 3. Black olives, mushroom, salami (or any of sausage, ground beef, pepperoni). > > I just love black olives. Not so much for green olives though. I usually only order 3 toppings, but if I could add a topping for free, I would definitely go for the extra cheese. Thin crust, non-puffy thin edge. Then eat with maybe some Tabasco sauce or black peppers sprinkled over gently. Mushrooms and black olives are my favorite combo, too. If I add a meat it would be Italian sausage. If I can only have one topping then it’s just mushrooms. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-toppings-do-you-like-on-your-pizza/734742.md?page=3)