There are few moments as controversial in food history as the decision by a Canadian chef in the 1960s to put tinned pineapple on top ... partner-in-crime dubbed Hawaiian pizza, it was a breach ...

But the Hawaiian pizza, topped with ham and pineapple, was not an Italian invention. And despite the name, according to a popular story, it might not have come from the US island state of Hawaii ...

Stetson, however, said he wouldn't "discriminate" against customers who wanted a Hawaiian pizza at Stoner's by pricing them out — even if he personally agrees that pineapple doesn't belong on pizza.