--- title: Strawberry Pizza: Internet Shares Funny Reactions description: People are not pleased with the concept of strawberries as a topping for pizza, following the pineapple pizza controversy. canonical: https://time.com/5002534/strawberry-pizza/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-30T21:03:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:21.481Z og:title: The Internet Feels Strawberry Pizza Is the Pizza No One Wants og:description: Step aside, pineapple pizza: here's a new contender for controversial topping og:url: https://time.com/5002534/strawberry-pizza/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5ec69fb5eee7640/6988e3da096a9499d86a0357/strawberry-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: Fruit pizza og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Feels Strawberry Pizza Is the Pizza No One Wants twitter:description: Step aside, pineapple pizza: here's a new contender for controversial topping twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5ec69fb5eee7640/6988e3da096a9499d86a0357/strawberry-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Discussing How Strawberry Pizza Is the Pizza Nobody Wanted > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=9772b203-72ae-4b3f-a650-3b0f9814dde9&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 30, 2017 9:03 PM UTC  Delicious fruit pizza, vegetarian pizzaA delicious fruit pizza on the table Delicious fruit pizza, vegetarian pizzaA delicious fruit pizza on the table LiuMeiLi—Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 30, 2017 9:03 PM UTC Most people like fruit. Most people like pizza. But combine the two, and the results [can be controversial](http://time.com/4857049/gordon-ramsay-eats-pineapple-pizza-video/) — to say the least. Over the past year, the question of serving pineapple atop pizzas [has been hotly debated, ](http://time.com/4691875/pineapple-pizza-poll/)online and beyond. And now, thanks to Twitter, another question popped recently the fruit debate: what about strawberries as an ingredient atop a savory pie? Although some people with particular palates may be in favor of the combination of berry, cheese and dough, most of the internet is unequivocally opposed. The response was summed up nicely by one Twitter user, who proposed a detente in the still-raging pineapple battle to focus energies instead on ridding the universe of the disturbing concoction that is strawberry pizza. “Pineapple and non-pineapple pizza eaters must put our differences aside and join forces to defeat this evil,” @lebaenesepapi wrote in a now-viral tweet. Technically, the strawberry-cheese ingredient combo is not such a stretch: fruit and cheese have long been a culinary pairing, with the acid of the fruit tempering the creaminess of cheeses. And dessert pizzas with strawberry sound perfectly tasty. But a basic cheese pizza plus heated strawberry slices? That unappealing image seems to be getting the full force of the internet’s ire. > [](https://twitter.com/MoonEmojii/status/924709544151994368) > [](https://twitter.com/Blaker212/status/924744710303993856) > [](https://twitter.com/whorligram/status/924713821310214150) > [](https://twitter.com/anajanevaeh/status/924797867579109376) > [](https://twitter.com/MakeupForWOC/status/924845348148908032) > [](https://twitter.com/dciamp600/status/924713882723086336) > [](https://twitter.com/lebaenesepapi/status/924712653704126464) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5002534/strawberry-pizza/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5002534/strawberry-pizza/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Discussing How Strawberry Pizza Is the Pizza Nobody Wanted","datePublished":"2017-10-30T21:03:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:21.481Z","description":"People are not pleased with the concept of strawberries as a topping for pizza, following the pineapple pizza controversy.","url":"https://time.com/5002534/strawberry-pizza/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5ec69fb5eee7640/6988e3da096a9499d86a0357/strawberry-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5ec69fb5eee7640/6988e3da096a9499d86a0357/strawberry-pizza.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Fruit pizza","caption":"Fruit pizza","creditText":"LiuMeiLi—Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5002534/strawberry-pizza/","name":"The Internet Is Discussing How Strawberry Pizza Is the Pizza Nobody Wanted"}}]}] ```