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One of the most divisive and controversial dishes in the history of cooking is certainly the Hawaiian Pizza, the (in)famous pizza topped with pineapple (along with other ingredients, most of the time).
You either love it, or you’d ban it from all menus around the globe.
But, no matter how that makes you feel, you may be surprised to know that it is not a Hawaiian-born dish.
Actually, it wasn’t even born in the United States.
It was invented in the early 1960s by a Canadian restaurateur of Greek origin, Sam Panopoulos.
Pizza was still a novelty in North America at the time, as was the “sweet and sour” flavour.
Sam, who ran a restaurant with his brother in Chatham, Ontario, decided to experiment: he took canned pineapple (of which the brand was called “Hawaii“, hence the name) and tossed it over a pizza with ham.
Sam himself said: “nobody liked it at first. But after that, they went crazy about it“.
And certainly there were fewer “purists” at the time to turn up their noses for what, after 60 years, is still considered a blasphemy by half of the world population (and by the entire Italian population).
Oh well, to conclude … to make the dough of your pizzas, you can use the Inox Bim Retarder Proofer.
As for the topping, if I may, choose whatever you like …
