Why one pizza shop is charging almost $200 for a divisive topping
A trendy pizzeria is charging customers almost $200 AUD for one divisive pizza topping as they reignite the debate of putting pineapple on pizza.
Lupa Pizza in Norwich in the UK have reluctantly added Hawaiian pizza to their menu, but the ham and pineapple combo comes with a catch.
Diners will be charged £100 ($198 AUD) for it, with the restaurant taking to social media to share the news of the hefty price.
"🍍🍕 Pineapple on pizza — love it or hate it?" they wrote. "We're not so keen, but if you are, it's now on our Deliveroo menu for £100 ($198). 🤷♂️”
"Order the champagne too! Go on, you monster!" they added.
The restaurant's owner and chef have defended the cost for a simple reason: their shared dislike of pineapple on pizza.
"I absolutely loathe pineapple on a pizza," Francis Woolf, the co-owner of Lupa Pizza, told the Norwich Evening News.
Head chef Quin Jianoran agreed, adding, "I love a piña colada, but pineapple on pizza? Never. I'd rather put a bloody strawberry on one than that tropical menace.”
Their views, however, are not shared with the majority of the British public. In the most recent YouGov survey on the subject, 53 percent of Britons admitted they enjoyed the taste of pineapple on pizza, while 41 percent of people do not.
Lupa agreed to feature the Hawaiian special on its main menu if the people of Norwich voted in favour of the combination in an online poll, which closes on January 24th.
“If pineapple wins the vote, I’ll make it,” said Mr Jianoran. “But I won’t be happy about it. And I might charge £200 next time.”
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