I’m Australian, and burger with the lot where I come from involves the following Bun Bacon Egg Lettuce Tomato Pineapple Beetroot Meat Onion Sauce maybe. That’s the minimum you expect anyway

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
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    26 days ago

    Whether it’s a roast pig, or a burger, or a pizza, there’s a reason pineapple is always brought up.

    Controversial or not, the concept of something being both savory and sweet at the same time is popular (and frankly…delicious) Heck, it’s the whole reason Chocolate Covered Peanuts exist.

    Pineapple is easily the best for that kind of combination. Apple comes in a close second (hence having an apple butter pork tenderloin, or apple sauce with pork chops, etc…

    Why pineapple gets singled out and derided over every other fruit that does the same thing is just weird.

  • Little_mouse@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    I think the main contention with pineapple on pizza is that pizza is often a shared meal. Burgers wouldn’t be an issue there.

  • phoenixarise@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    I haven’t tried pineapple on a burger, but I wouldn’t rule it out. I think Ray Kroc wanted to introduce something called the “Hula Burger” at McDonalds.

    • weew@lemmy.ca
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      26 days ago

      That technically wasn’t pineapple on a burger… It was a pineapple burger. As in, the slice of pineapple replaced the beef patty.

      • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zoneOP
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        26 days ago

        Like a fritta? I had a burger yesterday that had s drop fride slice of pineapple in it. But it also had chicken etc too

  • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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    26 days ago

    I love pineapple on both pizza and burgers. The flavor and bite quality is very appealing on a hot, meaty piece of food. Even better if the burger has soy sauce on it. The contrast brings out the best in both flavors.

    • dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee
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      26 days ago

      I partly agree. I love pinapple on pizza and burgers, but only when I want the food to have that particular taste. The sweetness and sourness of pineapple is all-consuming flavor to me, and I don’t always want other flavors to be hidden behind the pineapple.

      • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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        25 days ago

        I can understand that. I think it’s best when the other flavors are also strong, but it a way that balances it out.

  • saltnotsugar@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    If someone enjoys something I say let them enjoy it. Seems like an interesting combination but not something I need to go out and try immediately.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    27 days ago

    I like pineapple pizza (as long as the pineapple pieces aren’t too big), but that burger sounds annoying. Not saying the flavors don’t combine well, but the amount of toppings makes it sound way too tall unless the slices are razor thin.

  • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    27 days ago

    I don’t like “belong” here. Pineapple is food. People like it, or like it in certain combinations, or they don’t. Highly concentrated uranium or arsenic really don’t belong in food. Pineapple is not the same as uranium.

    If you’ve ever been a student or cash strapped you’ve eaten various uncommon combinations of food. You didn’t care what belonged together or not. And neither should anyone care in this regard. Outside of poison and allergies, we don’t need to be paternalistic about telling people what to eat or not. People who get internet mad about pineapple on pizza need to reevaluate their life choices.

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
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      27 days ago

      maybe a soy sauce glaze.

      Thanks for sort of confirming a thought I just had! I never heard of pineapple on a burger, but I started thinking about what might work and soy/teriyaki started coming up in my mind as a potential and then I see this comment lol

  • Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    27 days ago

    The only time I’ve ever had it was at a Disneyland resort, and that was not at all a good burger. I assume it would be nice on a higher quality burger.