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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHawaiian pizza inventor Sam Panopoulos dead at 83
Hawaiian pizza inventor Sam Panopoulos dead at 83
THE CANADIAN PRESS
First posted: Saturday, June 10, 2017 10:37 AM EDT | Updated: Saturday, June 10, 2017 02:44 PM EDT
LONDON, Ont. The Greek-Canadian man who said he was the first to put pineapple on pizza has died at the age of 83. ... According to an obituary by his family, Sam Panopoulos had been in hospital in London, Ont., when he died suddenly on Thursday. ... Panopoulos was born in Greece and emigrated to Canada in 1954, where he and his two brothers operated a number of restaurants.
Over the years, he told various media outlets that he made the first Hawaiian pizza in 1962 at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ont., after deciding that chunks of canned pineapple might make a tasty topping. ... But his claim to pineapple on pizza isnt undisputed some people on some websites suggested the dish was invented in Australia, while others still say it sprung from a German dish of ham, cheese and pineapple on toast.
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Panopoulos was in the news in February after Icelands president, Guoni Johannesson, recently caused a minor online furor by pronouncing to some school children that pineapple did not belong on pizza, and suggested the combination should be banned. ... Among those coming to the defence of Hawaiian pizza was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who pledged his support in a tweet.
Panopoulos funeral is set for Monday in London, Ont.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
First posted: Saturday, June 10, 2017 10:37 AM EDT | Updated: Saturday, June 10, 2017 02:44 PM EDT
LONDON, Ont. The Greek-Canadian man who said he was the first to put pineapple on pizza has died at the age of 83. ... According to an obituary by his family, Sam Panopoulos had been in hospital in London, Ont., when he died suddenly on Thursday. ... Panopoulos was born in Greece and emigrated to Canada in 1954, where he and his two brothers operated a number of restaurants.
Over the years, he told various media outlets that he made the first Hawaiian pizza in 1962 at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ont., after deciding that chunks of canned pineapple might make a tasty topping. ... But his claim to pineapple on pizza isnt undisputed some people on some websites suggested the dish was invented in Australia, while others still say it sprung from a German dish of ham, cheese and pineapple on toast.
....
Panopoulos was in the news in February after Icelands president, Guoni Johannesson, recently caused a minor online furor by pronouncing to some school children that pineapple did not belong on pizza, and suggested the combination should be banned. ... Among those coming to the defence of Hawaiian pizza was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who pledged his support in a tweet.
Panopoulos funeral is set for Monday in London, Ont.
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Hawaiian pizza inventor Sam Panopoulos dead at 83 (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2017
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Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)1. In Mexico, "Al Pastor" is pork with pineapple. Usually on a vertical spit
It became all the rage in Mexico several decades back, and it was introduced by Lebanese immigrants to Mexico.
packman
(16,296 posts)3. That looks GOOODD-
Trying that - Thanks for the recipe
jpak
(41,760 posts)5. Bookmarking
yum
murielm99
(30,777 posts)2. RIP
You can eat whatever you want, but I agree with Iceland's president that pineapple does not belong on pizza.
Ketchup does not belong on hot dogs. Nor does it belong on high-quality steaks.
jpak
(41,760 posts)4. RIP
Hawaiian Pizza is my favorite - yup
Even better with ketchup and Miracle Whip...