The history of Hawaiian Pizza

Pizza lovers are divided into two sides, those who love Hawaiian pizza and those who hate Hawaiian pizza. It is one of the most popular pizzas in the world despite its many detractors who cannot imagine putting pineapple chunks on a pizza.

Hawaiian Pizza

Born in Canada from the hands of a Greek

Hawaiian pizza was not born in europe, neither the United States nor Hawaii, not even in a tropical country; this pizza was born just over half a century ago in Canada, in Ontario to be more precise.

Sam Panopoulos a young Greek at the time, along with his brother had the strange idea of placing pieces of canned pineapple to a pizza. All of this happened at the Satellite restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, of which they were owners. Continue reading “The history of Hawaiian Pizza”