# What pizza topping is weirdest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 18, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651 "2022-05-18T23:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/1 "2022-05-18T23:43:31Z")
What topping that others think is odd would you be willing to eat on your pizza? I’m going to say broccoli. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/2 "2022-05-18T23:48:07Z")
“Congratulations, San Francisco, you’ve ruined pizza!” I’ve had shrimp on pizza. It’s actually pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/3 "2022-05-18T23:53:20Z")
I’ll let someone else track down and link to the Homer Simpson video clip. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/4 "2022-05-18T23:54:53Z")
Anchovies are common. So is The Clap. Avoid both. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/5 "2022-05-18T23:55:29Z")
Eggs. There are places that crack raw eggs on their pizza, then finish cooking. Words cannot express the EXISTENTIAL WRONGNESS of such a thing. Even Cthulhu would be repulsed. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/6 "2022-05-18T23:57:02Z")
Lot of places around here make a pizza with sauerkraut as a topping. I haven’t had it but I’d be willing to try it. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/7 "2022-05-18T23:58:30Z")
I’ve had pickles on pizza, and it was pretty damned good. You can put pretty much anything on a pizza and make it work. My favorite pizza (the Rosa from Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix) has pistachios on the pizza, which some may find odd. When I make my own pizzas, I do find nuts can go pretty well in certain styles. Eggs I’ve had and find all right. One place around here does a chopped pepperoni and egg pizza that is pretty decent, but the eggs are cooked hard, while I’d prefer runny. It basically tastes like a “breakfast pizza.” There’s a traditional pizza that has rosemary and thinly sliced potatoes on it. Bit of a carb overload, but that’s good, too. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/8 "2022-05-18T23:59:36Z")
[Pepsi-Roni pizza.](https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/pepsironi-pizza-is-a-thing-that-is-happening.php) I should have put it here instead of making a new thread, perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/9 "2022-05-19T00:04:27Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Lot of places around here make a pizza with sauerkraut as a topping. I haven’t had it but I’d be willing to try it. I’ve seen pizza places in Wisconsin offer a “bratwurst” pizza, usually topped with sliced or crumbled bratwurst, sauerkraut, and mustard. I’m not a sauerkraut fan, so I have never tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/10 "2022-05-19T00:04:31Z")
I doubt there is any cooked food that I like otherwise that I wouldn’t also enjoy on pizza. BTW - An over easy egg on pizza is something I’ll order whenever it is available. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/11 "2022-05-19T00:16:19Z")
Check out [Pizzeria Mozza LA](https://la.pizzeriamozza.com/), annex to the Michelin starred [Osteria Mozza](https://la.osteriamozza.com/), and then talk to me about egg on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/12 "2022-05-19T00:22:27Z")
My co-worker mentioned that a place had peaches on the menu as a pizza topping the other day. I wouldn’t say never and would be willing to try it. I like pineapple on pizza very much and I’ve had and liked all kinds of fruits with cheese or something else savory and liked them. But peaches just seem too sweet and wet/mushy to taste nice on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/13 "2022-05-19T00:24:32Z")
One of the local places around my area has a Crab Rangoon Pizza with cream cheese,imitation crab meat, scallions, covered in pizza cheese and served with a side of duck sauce. I have never heard of it before they started offering. Is this a thing in other parts of the US? (I am in northern New Hampshire, for reference.) ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/14 "2022-05-19T00:25:10Z")
What’s wrong with anchovies? ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/15 "2022-05-19T00:31:22Z")
“Do you like penicillin on your pizza?” ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/16 "2022-05-19T00:31:45Z")
> [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > I’ve had and liked all kinds of fruits with cheese or something else savory and liked them. When I was a teen a place here in Phoenix had a banana and raisin pizza. Since I loathe bananas and am not all that keen on raisins – although I do eat them, unlike 'nannas – I never partook. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/17 "2022-05-19T00:33:30Z")
> [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > My co-worker mentioned that a place had peaches on the menu as a pizza topping the other day. > > I wouldn’t say never and would be willing to try it. I like pineapple on pizza very much and I’ve had and liked all kinds of fruits with cheese or something else savory and liked them. But peaches just seem too sweet and wet/mushy to taste nice on pizza. More than 25 years ago, my then girlfriend had a fruit pizza in the Netherlands. It had slices of strawberries, kiwis, bananas and oranges. I wouldn’t eat it, but she liked it. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/18 "2022-05-19T00:34:38Z")
I mean, pizza is just bread – it’s a blank slate. So why not make a sweet pizza? I assume the fruit pizza wasn’t on tomato sauce, but if it was, it probably can still work. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/19 "2022-05-19T00:34:42Z")
Here in Olympia, most of the locally-owned pizzerias offer cashews as a topping. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651/20 "2022-05-19T00:44:18Z")
There are some weird but obviously popular pizza toppings here in Germany. In many Italian pizzerias, you can order pizza spaghetti bolognese. And most Turkish döner kebab places have pizza döner, topped with all the things you usually get in a döner, meat slices, salad, tomatoes, onions, cacik and other sauces. I wouldn’t order both. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pizza-topping-is-weirdest/964651.md?page=2)