For centuries, a war has raged. A battle between darkness and light, good and evil, wrong and right. The only argument that matters, the debate that shaped our nation:
Do pineapples belong on a pizza?
Before I get into why pineapples on pizza are obviously the best choice, and you are wrong if you think otherwise, let's get into the benefits of the fruit itself.
A member of the bromeliad family (don't worry I don't know what that means either), "pineapples contain high amounts of Vitamin C and Manganese." Vitamin C helps the body form and maintain connective tissue, including bones, blood vessels, and skin, while manganese is a benefit to healthy bone structure, bone metabolism, and helps create essential enzymes for building bones.
So not only is pineapple one of the coolest looking fruits around, it's also tremendously good for you, fat-free, cholesterol-free, and low in sodium.
Now that we've discussed all the health benefits of a pineapple (which to be honest, if you're eating pizza you're probably not in it for the health benefits) we can talk about the real winner here: the taste.
Now, pineapples on pizza are almost always paired with ham in a beautiful combination known as Hawaiian pizza. Not only does this promote a little bit of culture into our daily lives (let's not think about how Hawaiian pizza isn't actually Hawaiian), but also provides a beautiful blend of flavors that is hard to find anywhere else.
Not only are you eating something that tastes great and is a lot better for you, but you are also participating in one of the natural preferences of human consumption, layering sweet and salty. Now while many people think this is just a preference, it's actually "because humans are omnivores, we're wired to desire a variety of foods and tastes. Eventually, we'll tire of the same taste over and over again. If you constantly gorge yourself with sweets and only sweets, at some point you'll lose your taste for them. The same goes for salty. However, with flavor layering, flavors meld together in your mouth without giving you a specific taste. By avoiding sensory specific satiety, salty/sweet tastes even better and keeps you coming back for more."
Boom. Science. (See, Hawaiian Pizza even inspires you to learn.)
So by pairing the salty/savory taste of the ham (or is it umami?) with the sweet tangy flavor of pineapple, we create a mind-blowing combination of deliciousness worthy of kings.
Now mix that outstanding flavor with soft cheese and the perfect sauce and dough and there is no way Hawaiian pizza can lose.
Even if the president of Iceland says otherwise.
Works Cited (yes I did research on this):
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/sweet-and-salty-t...
http://www.livescience.com/45487-pineapple-nutrition.html
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/minerals/health-benefits-of-manganese.html
