Pizza -How Normal Are Your Choices?
Sunday, April 12th, 2009If you are like me you can stare at your pizza coupons stuck to your refrigerator door for seemingly hours, not being able to choose the pizza you want? That would be especially true if you are very hungry and you want one of each, or if you have children.
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.
Next on the list are veggies. Onion is a real favorite coming in as number four on our list. Then we have olives. Black olives are much more popular than their green cousins. Twice as many folks choose black olives than green ones.
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?