In fairness, his English was a bloody sight more proficient than my patchy Italian. Mind you isn't pineapple 'ananas' in virtually every European language except English?Count Steer wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 9:25 am
I'm on board with the 'don't overload your pizza' but I'm mainly impressed you knew the Italian for pineapple.![]()
Oh, and if you've never tried it, pizza fritta is a bit odd, but really good. After the war, pizza ovens were in short supply, so the Neapolitans started folding them over, like a pasty, and deep frying them. Sounds too greasy and sodden, but actually really light and crispy.

