Pizza -Are Your Choices Run of The Mill or Exotic?

By Claudia Venanzetti

One real problem with pizza is that you can stare at the menu, or your coupons, for eons not being able to make up your mind. Too many mouth watering choices. Too many people deciding. (Unless you live alone.) And if you are hungry it can be downright agony, having to make a choice between so many delicious varieties.

Having a group of people deciding, especially when they are kids involved makes it exponentially harder. Sometimes more is not merrier at all.

In your house you probably have some definite favorites as far as toppings go. Did you ever wonder how average, or shall we say normal your family is when it comes to pizza toppings? What are the favorite pizza toppings ion the US? Well, the gold metal comes as no surprise...

It's the old standby, pepperoni. Something like 25% of all pizzas sold in the United States are pepperoni and cheese pizzas. Sausage is in second place, which again should be no surprise to most people. And you can probably guess number three, too. That's right, it's mushrooms. And about 70% of pizza places use canned mushrooms, not fresh ones. Most people ordering pizza seem to prefer the canned, although fresh mushrooms are gaining in popularity.

After that come the veggies (assuming you don't count mushrooms as a vegetable.) Onion is a popular choice for a lot of people, coming in number four on the list. Olives are number five, with black olives being more popular than green olives by about two to one.

So, there you have it. The five most popular pizza toppings in the US. The next five more or lest share fifth place. Here we find Bacon, Ham, Peppers, Tomatoes and Hamburger. So. How does your family compare? Are your topping choices typical or are you the more exotic pizza connoisseur?

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