Jamie Oliver divides 'Good Morning Britain' viewers with bizarre pizza topping
Jamie Oliver has divided Good Morning Britain viewers with his latest recipe: a grape-topped pizza.
The celebrity chef shared his untraditional take on the Italian favourite in this week’s episode of Keep Cooking Family Favourites, before posting a snap of the finished dish on Instagram.
As debate ensued in the comments section of his post, GMB hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard turned their attention to the unusual combination on Thursday morning.
“Forget what’s going on with the Royal household,” Shephard quipped.
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“Jamie Oliver has really thrown the cat among the pigeons with his most recent offering which looks delicious from my perspective.”
'Fruit shouldn't go anywhere near a pizza.'
After @jamieoliver shared a picture of grapes on a pizza, @susannareid100 declares that pineapple does not belong on a pizza.
What do you think? Do you agree with Susanna or are you a fruit pizza eater?
🍕🍍 pic.twitter.com/TquMlYwDzU— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) March 4, 2021
Unfortunately, Reid was not in agreement and it seems most viewers – as well as GMB’s showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold – were on her side.
BREAKING: Fruit should not go on a pizza. Amen @susannareid100
— Richard Arnold (@RichardAArnold) March 4, 2021
“Sorry @GMB, pineapple or grapes on a pizza are a sin. That doesn't work at all, an absolute no-go,” tweeted one fan.
Others added:
Agreed - no pineapple or any other fruit on pizza. (I’m Italian-American, so I’m a purist!)
— Peter Tedeschi (@PeterTedeschi) March 4, 2021
@GMB totally with susannah on the grapes and pineapple on pizza! It’s just wrong.
— Red-Hydra (@bouncer34) March 4, 2021
Totally agree with susanna , pineapple and grapes belong in the fruit bowl
— Steph holt (@stephspragg1) March 4, 2021
@GMB totally with susannah on the grapes and pineapple on pizza! It’s just wrong.
— Red-Hydra (@bouncer34) March 4, 2021
Shephard did win some support though, and a number of viewers also shared their own unusual pizza preferences:
@susannareid100 you clearly have never had blue cheese and pear on a homemade pizza.... nothing more satisfying!😃😃
— kensa berry (@missytkb) March 4, 2021
Whenever we make pizza I have banana, nectarine, pineapple, cheese & a bit of salami on mine, no tomato sauce. It’s marvellous!!
— Helly (@hellywellywoo) March 4, 2021
Some of the best pizzas I've had have had fruit on pineapple olives and even banana
— karl scott (@kwscott29) March 4, 2021
This is far from the first time that Oliver’s recipes have left home cooks shocked and amused.
The chef has previously come under fire for adding a non-traditional ingredient to paella while in 2018, he was at the centre of a “cultural appropriation” storm over a microwaveable “Punchy Jerk Rice” product.
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