A Hawaiian name from CanadaSourced
The familiar pizza was developed in Ontario
Sam Panopoulos is credited with creating the familiar Hawaiian pizza in Ontario, Canada, in 1962. He chose Hawaiian from the canned pineapple brand he used. The place suggested by a dish’s name need not match where that version was developed.
The label and the birthplace point to different places.
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