Looks like a lovely day out with your son, who will likely remember the day and the pizzas for a long time to come! Oh and Hawaiian pizzas, where did they get their name?
"Hawaiian pizza is truly an international creation. Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant to Canada when he was 20, had worked as a chef in Chinese restaurants. He was inspired by Chinese cuisine and its combination of sweet and salty flavors. He wondered if he could translate Chinese flavor profiles to pizza, a staple of Italian cuisine. He settled on the pineapple, a fruit that likely originated in South America, because he felt it paired perfectly with the saltiness of the ham. A cosmopolitan pizza pie was born!
When Panopoulos developed the controversial pie, Hawaii was a major producer of the world's pineapples, and the state had a reputation for producing the best, most flavorful fruit. Panopoulos named the pizza after the brand of canned pineapple he used: Hawaiian. And that is the story of how Hawaiian pizza got its name.
Hawaii may no longer dominate the pineapple trade, but regardless of where the pineapple on your pizza comes from, you can still call your favorite pie "Hawaiian."
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That's right, I found this story quite interesting, naming something after a commercial brand, it seems to be risky but it worked for him.