--- description: Everyone from Iceland's president to an Arizona pizza maker has weighed in. Now, it's your turn. title: The Internet's Debate Over Pineapple on Pizza Is Heating Up image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet's Debate Over Pineapple on Pizza Is Heating Up  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 6, 2017 5:21 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 6, 2017 5:21 PM CUT It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for lovers and haters of [pineapple-topped pizza](http://time.com/68654/the-13-most-influential-pizzas-of-all-time/item/hawaiian-pizza/ "undefined"). The pizza flavor—notoriously a divisive choice—has come front and center in the political sphere and, of course, on Twitter. First there was [a meme circulated online](https://twitter.com/OriginalSDM/status/825516627693277184?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") meant to stir up the debate; it garnered more than 120,000 retweets since it was posted at the end of January. Then the president of trendsetting nation Iceland, Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson, [jokingly denounced the use of pineapple](http://time.com/4678478/iceland-president-pineapple-pizza/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"). (He later had to clarify his comments as a joke, as he had [backlash](http://ti.me/2lv2Ygu "undefined") over the comical statement.) In [Arizona](https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/restaurant-refuses-pineapple-pizza-with-note-arizona-campus "undefined") this weekend, one pizza maker even went so far as to apparently decline to top a delivery order with the tropical fruit. Disappointed recipient Ali shared the results in a now-viral tweet, after receiving cash back and an apologetic note along with her pineapple-free pizza. > [](https://twitter.com/Try2ShootUsDown/status/838224236040708096) Now the barbs (and jokes) continue to fly. Even Canadian prime minister and [internet darling Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4687015/young-justin-trudeau/ "undefined") weighed in. > [](https://twitter.com/breeezybouch/status/838578293464956928) > [](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/835225645932216324) > [](https://twitter.com/NHLonNBCSports/status/838782017609302017) > [](https://twitter.com/itsVincent%5F/status/837907912643252224) > [](https://twitter.com/HXRLEEN/status/837447725750845440) > [](https://twitter.com/norm/status/836207597476843520) > [](https://twitter.com/hank%5Fschaab/status/835315030392459265) > [](https://twitter.com/zoerayner99/status/838785092642353156) > [](https://twitter.com/fille%5Fivoirenne/status/838638059168088064) > [](https://twitter.com/untiItoday/status/837781067247546369) A poll in Britain suggests that [53% of those across the pond](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/06/majority-brits-like-pineapple-pizza-do-stand-divisive-debate/ "undefined") are actually in favor of the polarizing topping. But where do TIME readers fall? Vote for your preference in this all-important debate, below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4691875/pineapple-pizza-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4691875/pineapple-pizza-poll/"},"headline":"The Internet's Debate Over Pineapple on Pizza Is Heating Up","datePublished":"2017-03-06T17:21:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:37.803Z","description":"Vote now to weigh in.","url":"https://time.com/4691875/pineapple-pizza-poll/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4691875/pineapple-pizza-poll/","name":"The Internet's Debate Over Pineapple on Pizza Is Heating Up"}}]}] ```