Pizza in Japan

[ Mood: Sick ]
I finally had to remove the Digg.com module from my Google start page, because I was getting no work done at all–just too addictive. But I do watch Diggnation on iTunes, and on there I saw this:

OK, so apparently that is a real pizza from Pizza Hut Japan, and I have seen some insane pizzas here, but this one takes the prize. OK, those things around the edges? Half of them are Sausage Rolls, and the other half are Cheesey Rolls. No, that is not cheese they are wrapped in, however–it is fish paste. The Sausage Rolls have bacon inside, as well, and are topped with "Fruity Ketchup," whatever that is.

The Cheesey Rolls have parmesan, mozzarella, and cheddar in their fish-paste tubes, and they are topped with–get this–Honey Maple Syrup.

All right, after a moment to calm my stomach, I’ll continue: On the Sausage Roll half, we have those tiny grilled hamburger patties plus corn (hey, that’s on almost EVERY pizza here), red bell peppers, tomato sauce, and something else I can’t read–I think it’s either green bell peppers or possibly (the horror) edamame. Hey, I love edamame, but on pizza? Jesus.

On the other side: Italian sausage, ham, bacon (man, am I glad they’re using English loanwords for these), tomato, mushroom, onion, green bell peppers (oops, I guess that IS edamame on the other half!), garlic, basil, and black pepper. The whole thing has tomato sauce–that’s important to note, as many Japanese pizzas have cream sauce. Which is often topped with mayonnaise.

Damn, I always though of America as the king of really shocking unhealthy three-ring-circus bad fast food, but it looks like the Japanese are beating us at our own game. Quick, call R&D!

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