The Man Who Created Pineapple On Pizza Has Died And Twitter Is Setting Its Differences Aside

RIP Sam Panopoulos ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•
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The creator of the most controversial pizza topping to ever be invented - ham and pineapple - has died at the age of 83.

Despite being commonly known as the โ€œHawaiianโ€, it was Greek-born restauranteur Sam Panopoulos who first put pineapple on pizza after he moved to Canada.

โ€œWe just put it on, just for the fun of it, see how it was going to taste,โ€ Panopoulos previously told the BBC.

โ€œWe were young in the business and we were doing a lot of experiments.

โ€œWe tried it first, passed it to some customers. And a couple of months later, theyโ€™re going crazy about it. So we put it on the menu.โ€

The sweet and savoury combination has long divided the world, with a restaurant refusing to deliver a pineapple pizza last year and Icelandโ€™s president expressing a wish to ban the topping.

But despite its critics, pineapple pizza has its fans, including Canadaโ€™s prime minister Justin Trudeau.

I have a pineapple. I have a pizza. And I stand behind this delicious Southwestern Ontario creation. #TeamPineapple @Canada

โ€” Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 24, 2017

In light of Panopoulosโ€™ death, people on twitter appear to have set their differences aside, with an overwhelming number thanking the chef for his creation.

Sam Panopoulos, you changed my life for the better ty๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• https://t.co/06gyNyBg3t

โ€” megs (@mv_pearson) June 10, 2017

The world mourns the loss of a daring genius. RIP Sam Panopoulos, inventor of pineapple pizza #hero pic.twitter.com/EXreGNUYHD

โ€” Santiago Mendizabal (@SirMendizabal) June 10, 2017

We have lost another legend. The creator of #pineapplepizza, Sam Panopoulos.

Rest In Peace. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• pic.twitter.com/GVk68YqI8A

โ€” Liam Anthony (@ninjaofginger87) June 12, 2017

A moment of silence for Sam Panopoulos who dared to put pineapple on a pizza for the first time. ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿโ™ฅ๏ธ

โ€” Andrew Thornton (@andythornton94) June 10, 2017

Rest in peace Sam Panopoulos the inventory of pineapple on pizza.I'm sorry so many people could not see the beauty in the vision you gave us pic.twitter.com/TObXhABEjk

โ€” Piragon โ™” (@Mr_Touhou) June 10, 2017

For the record, pineapple on pizza rules.

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