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4mo ago

Underrated pizza toppings?

Fresh tomatoes whether it's grape, cherry, beefsteak, or roma add a nice juicy bite every once in a while

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Pineapple. Of all the people that hate it, I'm not convinced the majority have tried it (exceptions for those who hate pineapple on its own)
Edit: also it's best on white pizza
- Def agree but the experience may vary greatly from "best you ever had" to "dfq this is trash" depending on the freshness of the pineapple and the skill/determination of the cook. Like pineapple pizza is hard to get right but if you get it right it's extremely good
- I love pineapple and really strongly dislike it on pizza. The only time I've had "acceptable" pineapple on pizza is when it was chopped up really tiny and I could barely taste it.
  My problem with pineapple on pizza is,
  Hot/warm pineapple is gross.
  Pineapple makes the pizza watery.
  Pineapple adds a sweetness that a pizza just doesn't need. It detracts from other flavors.
  Again hot/warm pineapple tastes gross.
- I think I'd like it if the pineapple were in smaller pieces so it doesn't overwhelm everything else. "Pizza...pizza...PINEAPPLE...pizza..."
  
  I disagree, I like large chunks of pineapple. Small chunks usually turn to mush
- The first time I smoked weed we ordered a pineapple pizza and I... proceeded to pick all the caramelized pineapple off... bit by bit. Oh cringe. But it was so good.
- I tried it and it was ok but the roof of my mouth hurt afterwards
- get it under the cheese. flavor country.

The underrated combos is where the gains are.
Anchovies with olives and capers.
We all know pineapple and Canadian bacon (can also be Spam).
Pepperoni and jalapeños.
Blue cheese, fig, and caramelized onion.
Pesto as the sauce under the cheese and fresh or sun dried tomatoes on top.
- Figs have to be a top contender. I've never heard anyone suggest them, yet it's great. There's one place I go that serves with prosciutto, fig preserves, and a balsamic glaze.
  
  🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌
  Love them figs!
- Pepperoni and jalapenos is my favorite but it is also the kryptonite to my usually indestructible digestive system. I get green peppers instead which is still very good but not the same.
- Anchovies with olives and capers.
  Salt, salt and salt? I'm on board, but I wonder how many other people would be.
  
  Capers are pickled, so they bring the acid, along with the tomato sauce. The rest is major umami punch, but you go veeeery sparingly.
- Is pepperoni and jalapeños not super common?
  In the UK, that's called 'an american'
  
  Not really. I've only seen it at a couple local type places. No large chain has it as a standard combination. TBH, that's kind of weird to peg that of all things as "an American" slice.

Feta. Sure, pizza tends to be already covered in cheese, but this is different cheese, and that is a good thing. I think it goes well with some of my other faves, such as green olives, pineapple, banana peppers.
Salami. It's like pepperoni, but different.
Alfredo sauce instead of tomato sauce, together with a few toppings like chicken and red onion, is heavenly, and doesn't seem to cause heartburn.
- I agree regarding the Feta (and then Tsatsiki on top, it's heaven). Otherwise: Margherita is simply the best.
- I mentioned it in another comment, but palak paneer pizza includes both mozzarella AND squeaky paneer cheese. It's great. I agree about the feta: "different cheese" is important.

Try it before you judge me: pineapple, anchovies, a tad Tabasco. It's absolutely brilliant.
- We can be friends.
  
  ... from a distance.

egg pizza

Palak paneer! Baltimore, queen of Indian Pizza. Someone on here mentioned feta -- try some squeaky paneer, instead! This gem really needs to be made elsewhere.
- Spinach and extra cheese are already ubiquitous toppings for pizza so now that you mention it I'm a little surprised palak paneer hasn't taken off. I can see it happening in Rhode Island, where there's both a lot of Italian and Indian cuisine.

Chives, fresh or dry. It started as a joke when a buddy and I made the pizza from System of a Down's Chik N' Stu song and I've never gone back.
Fresh, they bring this green crispness that contrasts really well with the other ingredients. Dry chives burn a little in the baking process but in all the right ways, giving the whole pizza a deep smoky taste that feels amazing.

Crack, smack, and angel dust.
- What's a big ass turtle gonna know about pizza anyway
  
  Careful there, I have it on good authority that this particularly large turtle has an attitude.
  
  I don't know. But they sure do seem to love their 'za.

Anchovy. It's a nice salty kick with a lot of umami
- They need to put them on caesar salads more
  
  Isn't it enough to have them in the dressing?
- And some olives, capers and garlic

Fresh corn is weird but gives a similar sweet juicy effect. I like corn+feta+chile peppers

FETA CHEESE!
- With sun dried tomatoes, pesto, chunked garlic and cashews.
  
  I love you
- Feta, capicola, sliced black olives. Perfection.

Sundried tomatoes. Goat cheese.

peanuts. don't knock it unless you've tried a chicken-peanut-curry-pineapple pizza

No one mentioned goat cheese+honey ? Maybe just an European thing !
- I'd never have even considered honey, but "hot honey" stuff has started becoming popular and it is pretty great so I bet honey on pizza works well.
- chèvre-miel
  I've never seen that combination outside of France
  
  In some parts of Germany, Belgium and Netherlands too !

Pineapple, and yes, I will die on this hill!
Also, sundried tomatoes

Don't know if it's underrated: margherita. Simple, delicious.
- There are some great ideas on this thread but if you want to test a new place out then this is the corrct answer.
  edit: correct

I love cranberry and camembert pizza

Mushrooms
- One time I made a pizza with cremini, wood ear fungus, chanterelles, morels, shiitake, oyster, and enoki mushrooms. I called it "fungal infection" and it was delicious.

Pineapple and pepperoni, Prosciutto, Salami, Hot sauce/hot honey, Buffalo sauce/bbq sauce instead of pizza sauce
One of my favorites is bbq sauce, brisket, cheese and, hear me out, diced pickles

I had pear slices on a pizza once expecting it to be kinda weird at best, and it was genuinely fantastic.
- Add gorgonzola or some other blue cheese, had one like that recently, and though I absolutely loathe Hawaii pizza, the pear and blue cheese combo blew me away.

Worst is tomato slices. Waaaayyyy too watery. It is like someone left your pizza out in the rain.

Caramelized Onions.
Not a topping, but underrated: ricotta instead of tomato sauce. So good!
- Caramelized onions are really good on pizza

Roasted potatoes paired with chicken or beef and onion
Also pears, blue cheese, candied pecans, and balsamic glaze
- You had me up to the balsamic. There’s too much funk for me there.
- Never thought about potatoes on pizza, but potatoes are good in anything IMO.

shallots!

I love pineapple, the sweetness goes great with other savory toppings.
- Pineapple, sausage, and Jalepeno is my go to because I usually have those in the freezer
  
  Ooo, Salty Sausage or Savory Sausage?

Fig jam. A local place makes a fig jam and bacon artisanal pizza that's to die for.

Sardines, olives, capers.

I love artichoke hearts on my pizza but most places don't have that option. My favorite pizza is a pesto sauce with feta, artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, and maybe trace amounts of ham.

I have to say I'm loving the pineapple renaissance.
- I'm biased because I've liked Hawaiian pizza since I was a kid but I still think the pineapple hate was overblown by a small and loud group of people who probably get upset when their peas touch their mashed potatoes

Roasted garlic. Everytime I go to Mod pizza I cannot forget the roasted garlic. And yes, I always get it with pineapple

My toppings of choice are olives, mushrooms, and pineapple.

Crack an egg on it
- Whites got on first then bake most of the way before adding the yolks! That way your pizza has built in dip packets!!

I had a really good pizza topped with stinging nettle once.

I don’t know if you cancan call it underrated, but bacon and egg is the best pizza
- I like to crack quail eggs on pizzas so they come out over easy. Soooooo good
- Chicken caviar? Fancy!

Chives, fresh or dry. It started as a joke when a buddy and I made the pizza from System of a Down's Chik N' Stu song and I've never gone back.
Fresh, they bring this green crispness that contrasts really well with the other ingredients. Dry chives burn a little in the baking process but in all the right ways, giving the whole pizza a deep smoky taste that feels amazing.

I got one that is more cursed then underrated:
Mac and cheese pizza, but right before you eat a bite you pour a tiny bit of cola on it first.
- So you mix macaroni, pizza, and coke? You are a madman…

Jalapenos are too important to me to not consider them generally underrated.

My personal favorite is pineapple, mushroom, and jalapeño. Sweet, savory, and a dash of spiciness. Then I’ll usually add some dried scotch bonnet flakes if I’m eating at home because I’m a fiend for spice and scotch bonnets are delicious

Here in Chicago we enjoy a thin crust with Italian beef and hot giardiniera.
- Italian beef sandy in pizza form?
  I'm either drooling because that sounds incredible or I'm drooling because I'm having a stroke.
  
  If you get the chance, I highly recommend it.

I order the vegetarian pizza because I like all the vegetables but then I add two toppings of meat because I like meat.

Artichoke hearts
Prosciutto
Black olives

Charred fatty goose breast.
Blew my mind.

I love adding black olives or banana peppers to pizza along with a meat (usually pepperoni or meatball). Banana peppers specifically give it the contrasting flavor that I think people like from adding pineapple to a pizza, but without being so pineapple.
- Banana peppers and black olives, same here.

My absolute favorite pizza is: white pizza (no red sauce), mozz of course, shrimp, bacon, spinach, and some fresh garlic, preferably sliced and roasted. All on a thin New Haven style crust. If you’re ever in New Haven and go to BAR, it will be an incredible pizza.

Salami, really thin slices or diced summer suasage.

Cream cheese and black olives 👌oh so good

I have two go-to combos that never fail me:
bacon and pineapple
pepperoni and bananna peppers
Both are also fire as hell with Tajín, more specifically the former.

Next time you try pizza; try crab.
- In this economy???

avacado

Either kalamata or green olives. I like green olives with pepperoni, kalamata usually by themselves.
Another all-timer is anchovies + mushroom. It's basically a fish stew if done the right way

Pepperoni, pineapple, and red onion is my go to.

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