"Enough is enough!"

Wiener wants to ban pineapple on pizza by law

Gaetano Brancato is originally from Naples. The dough for his pizza is left to mature for 48 hours and the ingredients come from Italy.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/the first thought GmbH, Stock Adobe)

Love and hate go hand in hand when it comes to Hawaiian pizza. A Viennese restaurateur wants to finally put his foot down.

Some love it, others hate it. There are few dishes that divide opinion as much as Hawaiian pizza - because of the pineapple. Gaetano Brancato, owner of Pizzeria Mergellina (11th, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 185), now says: "Enough is enough!"

Authentic craftsmanship
The native Neapolitan and guardian of the traditional southern Italian art of pizza is launching a citizens' initiative to campaign for a law against pineapple on pizza. "Basically, I have nothing against non-Italian pizzerias," says Brancato, "as long as the craft remains authentic." But pineapple on pizza, that would be going too far. "We Neapolitans can no longer accept that."

Eat well, laugh often, love a lot
It remains to be seen whether his initiative will actually reach politicians and what penalties could be imposed. What is clear, however, is that the tropical fruit has no place in his pizzeria, whose motto is "Mangia bene, ridi spesso, ama molto". In German: Eat well, laugh often, love a lot - but not the pineapple on the Italian national dish.

And who knows, maybe toast Hawaii will soon be on the menu too.