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Sam Panopoulos, creator of the Hawaiian pizza, died on 8th June, 2017 at the age of 83. Originally Greek, he moved to Ontario, Canada at the age of 20 and opened a restaurant where he experimented with toppings far beyond the typical \u201860s triumvirate of mushroom/bacon/pepperoni.\nAlongside a Chinese-American chef, he kick-started an international appetite for ham and pineapple that grows to this day - the Hawaiian becoming America\u2019s favourite delivery pizza topping in 2021.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the merits of \u2018Irish pizza\u2019 (corn beef, cabbage and potato...); reveal that the \u2018super-boring\u2019 Napolitana was itself only \u2018invented\u2019 in 1889; and attempt to establish if the Hawaiian pizza is actually popular in Hawaii\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 Sam Panopoulos\u2019s obituary on CBC News\u2019 \u2018The National\u2019 (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DccNpObmrjk\n\u2022 The Guardian\u2019s obituary to Panopoulos (2017):\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jun/10/sam-panapoulos-inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza-dies-aged-83\n\u2022 An alternative history? The menu to \u2018Francine\u2019s Pizza Jungle\u2019 - uncovered in The Oregonian\u2019s archives:\nhttps://twitter.com/mrgan/status/1303461195005833216\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n\xa0\n#2010s #Person #Inventions #Food #Chinese #Asian #US #Canada\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices