The man who invented Hawaiian pizza, setting off one of the biggest debates in food, died on Thursday at the age of 83. Sam Panopoulos, who was born in Greece and moved to Canada when he was 20, decided to try out pineapple on pizza in 1962 to attract customers to one of his Ontario-based restaurants.
Also, do Italians put pineapple on pizza?
In Italy, the concept of putting pineapple on a pizza is unheard of. Try ordering a Hawaiian pizza and you’ll be greeted with a look of sheer horror by a flabbergasted waiter. Take care when ordering a pepperoni pizza too. You may end up with capsicum peppers (peperoni) instead of salami.
Also know, is pineapple on pizza a Canadian thing?
Pineapple on pizza is, oddly enough, a Canadian tradition. Hawaiian pizza — usually characterized by a combination of pineapples, ham and bacon — is believed to have been invented by the late Sam Panopoulos, an Ontario restaurateur of Greek heritage, in the 1950s or ’60s.