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Where did pineapple on pizza even come from? I'm curious to know...

I googled it and found out. :)

Pineapple on pizza, specifically in the form of Hawaiian pizza, originated in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, in 1962. A Greek immigrant named Sam Panopoulos, who owned the Satellite Restaurant, is credited with creating the first Hawaiian pizza, combining ham and pineapple on a traditional pizza base. He was inspired by the sweet and sour flavors in some Chinese dishes. The name "Hawaiian" came from the brand of canned pineapple he used.

Good ole Google tells me it was invented in Canada in 1962

Great minds think alike? ;)

As for pineapple on pizza ... I never ate it growing up, which is why I, personally, don't like it. (I also tried it, and didn't like it).

If anyone likes it, that's fine. :) It's a question of taste, that's all. But if you visit Italy (and I hope you do - it's a wonderful country), pineapple on pizza isn't easy to find. ;)

Speaking of Italy and pizza, I've travelled across Tuscany and Veneto, and found that they don't make pizza with lots of toppings (as many pizza places do in the west), but with few - but very fresh - ingredients. It was more a light snack, not a heavy meal, but nevertheless delicious and full of energy. I loved it. :)
 
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While sitting at the computer this morning, I heard a sound I haven't heard in a good five years: a horse snort in the pasture north of our house. We bought the pasture this week and this morning, our son brought one horse and one mule in to eat down the grass. Ah, the blend of nostalgia and pleasure. I have dearly missed our own horses who have gone to the wide open spaces in the sky.

Puppy dog is fine and has ignored the other firecracker blasts.
 
Y'all can have my portion of red sauce. Also my portion of olives, tomatoes, and liver of any kind. You can't, however, have all the watermelon or green chili. That's green chili, with no damn red tomatoes in it. If it contains tomatoes, you can have it, too.
 
And no damn red sauce. I hate red sauce.

What is red sauce? *puzzled* I've never heard of it.

I don't mind any type of pasta at all, but the sauce makes the pasta. I make my own, with a combination of pureed tomatoes, grated carrots, whole mushrooms, ginger, and red capsicum. (Hmm).

Beyond that, my other favourite sauces (in that order) are carbonara (without cream - cream is an offense against carbonara) and/or ragù alla Bolognese. (Yes, another sauce that includes tomatoes - sorry, Catriona!)

Spent the working day in Dublin today, greatly changed since I last lived there over 30 years ago. The next time someone says to me that all the foreigners are changing what it is to live in Ireland, I'm going to suggest they speak instead to their city planners who think that every available space must be occupied by massive, glass office buildings.

People who work in glass offices shouldn't throw stones? ;)
 
Whatever you call it, you can be a true believer that I am not gonna eat the stuff unless forced to do so by good manners... and maybe not then, even though it would bring on a haunting by generations of southern mamas and grandmamas.
 
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