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The classic Margherita and pepperoni are vying for a slice of the action. Two separate surveys put the Neapolitan favourite and the spicy sausage at the top of the list.
Research by Foodhub and Goodfellas was carried out to find Britain’s favourite topping ahead of National Pizza Day on Tuesday February 9.
According to Foodhub Margherita brie-zed its way to the top of the pizza pops, accounting for 44 per cent of pizzas ordered through online takeaway delivery app Foodhub.
Pepperoni came in second place with 16 per cent of orders.
“Our research has shown that there’s little out there to touch the classic traditional Margherita pizza.
“It caters for everyone!”
Britain’s top 10 pizza
toppings ordered through Foodhub ...
1 Margherita – 44.49 per cent
2 Pepperoni – 15.8 per cent
3 Meat Feast – 8.59 per cent
4 Doner Meat– 6.73 per cent
5 Hawaiian – 5.67 per cent 6 BBQ – 5.57 per cent 7 Chicken – 5.32 per cent 8 Vegetarian – 3.55 per cent
9 Spicy – 3.07 per cent 10 Ham – 1.19 per cent The Goodfellas-commissioned poll revealed pizza topped with the spicy Italian American sausage is the nation’s favourite, with 30 per cent of the vote.
Pizza purists, it said, will be shocked to learn that the traditional Neapolitan Margherita only came in third place in the poll, being beaten to second place by a topping of barbecued chicken.
Nation’s top 10 favourite pizzas according to Goodfellas ...
1 Pepperoni – 30 per cent 2 BBQ chicken – 29 per cent
3 Margherita – 23 per cent 4 Hawaiian (ham and pineapple) – 17 per cent
5 Meatball pizza – 16 per cent
6 Quattro formaggio – 14 per cent
7 Calzone – 12 per cent 8 Prosciutto ham – 11 per
cent
9 Fiorentina (spinach and egg) – 10 per cent
10. Diavolo (hot and spicy) – 6 per cent
The Margherita was first created on June 11 1889,when Neapolitan pizza maker Raffaele Esposito created the “Pizza Margherita” to honour the Queen of Italy, Margherita of Savoy.
Traditionally the pizza is garnished with San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, to represent the colours of the flag of Italy.
The classic Hawaiian pizza, topped with ham and pineapple came in fourth place, followed by a meatball pizza, and then the Quattro Formaggio.
When it comes to how we like our pizza base, pizza aficionados will also be perturbed as 40 per cent opted for a cheese stuffed crust with traditional stone baked thin base coming second
with 39 per cent popularity.
Almost two in 10 Brits prefer a Chicago style deep dish pizza pie, while a modern 14 per cent opted for a sourdough base.
A health-conscious six per cent said they would prefer a cauliflower base.
However, the nation is divided over some toppings, with a quarter of those polled by Goodfellas insisting that adding pineapple to a pizza is a crime.
To celebrate National Pizza Day Foodhub is offering all customers 10 per cent off pizzas on the Foodhub app and website.
Simply add code: PIZZA10 at the checkout.
Conditions include no minimum order, one use per customer.
Offer is valid with “pizza” designated restaurants/takeaways only.
Full terms are available at foodhub.co.uk site.
We are backing an industry project to highlight the importance of public notices in local newspapers.
JPIMedia, who publishes this newspaper, has joined forces with other newspaper companies to back the digital portal to be launched to promote public notices to our communities and enhance local democracy.
In the meantime, public notices with key information that has an impact on a specific community can be found in the local newspaper where they are most relevant every week
The digital initiative is being funded through £1 million from the Google News Initiative.
The project will see the creation of a common online portal containing public notices published by regional and local newspapers across the UK.
The importance of public notices will be highlighted on local news websites, harnessing local media’s massive online audiences.
This will improve people’s access to and understanding of important information.
Public notices routinely cover areas such as planning applications, construction, transport links, roadworks, licensing changes and more.
The Online Public Notices Portal will be fully searchable by postcode, type of notice and keyword and, in addition to operating as a standalone site, and will operate within around 800 local news media websites right across the country.
The portal will also deliver notifications to users who have signed up to receive alerts about particular types of planning notices, or notices relating to a specific geographic area.
The project highlights our important role in keeping local people properly informed, and a determination to work with local councils to improve engagement with public notices.
JPIMedia’s head of community content Neil Pickford
said: “The publication of public notices in local newspapers, and on their associated websites, is a key element of local government transparency.
“Laws which ensure that public notices have to be published in a regional newspaper mean that members of the public have a far greater chance of learning about plans for their town, village or city.
“Public notices contain vital information about planning applications and developments, licensing applications, road closures and much more.
“They are a vital part of the democractic process and we are fully behind plans to make people more aware of the importance of such statutory notices.”
A steering group of local publishers has been tasked with appointing a development partner for the Online Public Notices Portal and overseeing its delivery. The plan will see the launch of the portal in the summer 2021.
But in the meantime, pick up a copy of this newspaper every week to see the public notices which have an impact on your community.
‘Public Notices are a vital part of the democratic process and we are fully behind plans to make people more aware of the importance of such statutory notices.’