Exploring Pizza Around the World

Whether you are visiting Japan or Australia, you will be able to find pizza in the country, but it might be a little different than American style pizzas. So if you visit another country you might be pleasantly or unpleasantly surprised if you are expecting cheesy pepperoni pizzas.

You may not have ever thought that they would serve pizza in India. They do, but it is quite different. Normal toppings for pizzas in India could include paneer which is a type of cottage cheese, pickled ginger, and mutton or sheep meat that is minced. This may sound strange, but if you were used to the flavors of India, perhaps these flavors would appeal to you.

A French style pizza sounds very fancy. It actually is topped with something called flambee which is actually fresh cream, onions, and bacon. As Americans you are probably accustomed to onions and bacon on pizzas, but the fresh cream is a little different unless you like Alfredo pizzas.

If you were to visit Japan, you might find the tastes quite different than what you are used to, but if you enjoy sushi rolls, you might enjoy the taste of Japanese pizzas. The toppings on these pizzas are Mayo Jaga which is a combination of mayonnaise, potatoes, and bacon, and then they also have eel and squid as toppings.

Russian pizzas are quite a bit different than American style. They enjoy red herring as a topping, but they also enjoy mockba which is a combination of ingredients. Mockba is tuna, mackerel, onions, sardines, salmon, as well as onions put together. If you like these fishier flavors, you might enjoy this Russian-style pizza.

Australia has another interesting pizza. It is a little more similar to what you may be used to if you eat American pizzas. Common ingredients on Australian pizzas are shrimp, barbeque sauce, and pineapple. Perhaps you have had the ham and pineapple combination that is popular in America. This type might remind you of it.

Other unique toppings for pizzas from around the world include curry on pizzas in Pakistan and coconut in Costa Rica. There are likely even more flavors around the world on pizzas, but these are just a few.

Sometimes if you go to another country you do expect different foods, but perhaps you do not expect a familiar food like pizzas to be different than what you know. If you visit these countries, you will likely have an option to perhaps have an American style, but you will also probably have the option to try pizzas with the specific country's style of toppings.

So while you are in America enjoy pizzas the way you are used to, but if you do some travel, be sure and try out another country's fair. It is important to remember that making pizzas did not start in America, so America really has no claim on the toppings. The main thing is that everyone enjoys what they like on their pizzas.

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