Best pizza topping
From pepperoni to pineapple: twenty toppings compete for a place on the perfect pizza.
Tier list by PairTier · 20 items
- Pepperoni — Spicy cured sausage that curls and crisps in the oven; America's favourite topping.
- Mushrooms — Sliced champignons or wild mushrooms, a staple of the capricciosa.
- Ham — Cooked ham, the base of many classics including the Hawaiian.
- Pineapple — The famously divisive fruit topping behind the Hawaiian pizza, created in Canada in 1962.
- Onions — Raw, red or caramelised onions for sweetness and bite.
- Italian sausage — Crumbled pork sausage seasoned with fennel and garlic.
- Bacon — Crispy smoked pork belly.
- Black olives — Salty sliced olives, a Mediterranean classic.
- Green peppers — Crunchy bell peppers, often paired with onions.
- Extra mozzarella — More of the melted cheese that tops almost every pizza.
- Fresh basil — The green in the red, white and green of the Neapolitan margherita.
- Jalapeños — Hot Mexican chilli slices for those who like heat.
- Anchovies — Small salted fish with a strong savoury flavour, loved and loathed in equal measure.
- Salami — Thin slices of cured Italian sausage.
- Spinach — Wilted leaves, often paired with garlic, feta or egg.
- Artichokes — Marinated artichoke hearts, a feature of the quattro stagioni.
- Prosciutto — Italian dry-cured ham, usually added after baking with rocket.
- Kebab meat — Sliced kebab meat with kebab sauce, the topping of Sweden's beloved kebab pizza.
- Shrimp — Prawns, often combined with garlic or with ham on seafood pizzas.
- Gorgonzola — Tangy Italian blue cheese, one of the four in quattro formaggi.