What's your thought on pizza ingredients?

[The Larch]

Inspired by the ingredient related threads, here's a place where everybody can vent their frustration at their least favourite ingredients. 

I chose pizza as a thematic battleground because it seems that in every group of friends whenever pizza is ordered there is always a fine balance to keep in the group when deciding ingredients, as there are many of them that can make people completely forgo eating at all if they're present.

Personally, my bane are anchovies. 

[celedhring]

Pineapple!

[Barrister]

You know, I've always stayed away from anchovies on a pizza, but when anchovies are added as a minor ingredient in other things they're delicious.

That being said, I never see anchovies even as an option on pizzas anymore.

[garbon]

If you dislike cheese/sauce, why would you be eating a pizza?

[Monoriu]

When I was a kid, I used to like the pizzas with a huge variety of ingredients.  I wanted them all.

Now I appreciate the simple taste of a Pizza Margarita.

[Barrister]

Pineapple!

+1

[The Larch]

Pineapple!

That is *so* heretical that I didn't even include it in the poll! 

[garbon]

I went with olives. I wouldn't even think of stomaching an anchovy but also as BB said, they rarely exist as options now. Olives are the ones I hate that frequently show up to annoy me.

[garbon]

Pineapple!

That is *so* heretical that I didn't even include it in the poll! 

It is pretty common out here in the West.

[The Larch]

If you dislike cheese/sauce, why would you be eating a pizza?

That's why I included the "specific kind" caveat. I have a friend who loathes strong cheeses in pizza, like gorgonzola, because their taste overwhelm the rest of the pizza.

As for sauce, I meant a specific one, not the generic tomato base. Stuff like BBQ sauce, or carbonara, or stuff like that.

[The Larch]

Pineapple!

That is *so* heretical that I didn't even include it in the poll! 

It is pretty common out here in the West.

They're offered here as well, but I also hate them with a passion similar to that of anchovies so my mind must have blocked them as a potential choice. 

[Valmy]

I generally enjoy olives but there is something about them on pizza that has a very jarring taste.  Not a fan at all.

I have never had anchovies on a pizza before but looking at the menu of my favorite pizza joint: http://www.brooklynpie.com/rrmenu.html

it seems they have them.  I will have to try it and see if they deserve the horror Larchie has for them.

[Agelastus]

Onions.

Onions have no place on Pizza.

[PRC]

Green olives are better than black olives on a pizza.

[Liep]

All of those listed can be great on a pizza, anchovies are one of my favourite ingredients on a pizza bianca. So I'm going with the anti-pineapple crowd.