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Banana and curry sauce became a standard pizza topping combination in the pizzerias of which European country?
Answer
Sweden
Swedish pizzerias began experimenting with unconventional toppings in the 1970s, and banana with curry sauce (often called 'Pizza Hawaii' variants or curry-banana pizza) became a lasting staple on Swedish pizza menus.
💡 Did you know?
Swedish pizza often features banana and curry sauce as standard toppings, a combination born from 1970s fusion experiments in Stockholm pizzerias.
Other options people guess
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
Topics
- pizza
- sweden
- regional-food
- fusion-cuisine
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