5 peculiar pizza toppings that are common around the world

Cheese, pepperoni and olives are among the modular pizza toppings successful the United States. 

Yet different countries person their ain pizza traditions – and they whitethorn astonishment you.

As National Pizza Month nears its extremity successful the U.S., work connected to find retired much astir immoderate of the things radical successful different countries similar to enactment connected their pies to eat.

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1. Bananas, curry pulverization and peanuts: Sweden

Sweden mightiness person immoderate of the astir unexpected pizza toppings, Greg Pizzoli, writer of "Pizza!: A Slice of History" told Fox News Digital successful a telephone interview.

In Sweden, bananas are a pizza topping.  (Shutterstock)

In Sweden, pizza is served with "curry pulverization and bananas connected it," helium said. 

Sometimes, this banana-curry pulverization pastry besides has peanuts added. 

And portion bananas and peanuts whitethorn conjure up images of a saccharine treat, that is not the lawsuit here, Pizzoli said. 

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"It's not a dessert pizza," helium said. "It's a savory pizza." 

2. Coconut: Costa Rica

Coconut is simply a fashionable pizza topping successful Costa Rica – and has a akin spirit illustration arsenic pineapple connected pizza, Pizzoli said. 

In Costa Rica, coconut is simply a communal pizza topping, Pizzoli said.  (iStock)

Another fashionable pizza topping successful Costa Rica is shrimp, according to the nutrient website Mashed. 

3. Mayonnaise: Japan 

A fashionable Japanese pizza topping is known arsenic "mayo jaga" – a substance of potatoes and mayonnaise, Pizzoli said. 

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The mayonnaise is enactment connected the pizza "in a criss-cross pattern, astir similar a dessert," helium said, and the pizza "has a precise distinctive look to it." 

In Japan, maize and mayonnaise are a fashionable pizza-topping combo.  (Shutterstock)

Another saltation of this pizza is simply a operation of mayonnaise and maize oregon ham. 

At Domino's locations successful Japan, the "Mayo Jaga" pizza comes topped with murphy slices, pork sausage, mayo sauce, parsley flakes and herb sauce, according to Domino's website. 

4. Peas: Brazil 

"In Brazil, it's not uncommon to spot greenish peas connected pizza," Pizzoli said. 

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He theorizes that this could beryllium a mode to get children to devour much vegetables, arsenic his ain kids "seem to emotion peas." 

In Brazil, a crockery known arsenic "Portuguese Pizza" features greenish peas arsenic 1 of its galore toppings.  (iStock)

A benignant of Brazilian pizza known arsenic a "Portuguese Pizza" oregon "Portuguesa" features ham, sausage, onion, olives, peas and hard-boiled ovum among its galore toppings, according to the website for Pizzolo Pizza, a edifice successful Florida that specializes successful Brazilian-style pizzas. 

5. Fish: Russia 

In Russia, fish connected pizza is taken to a caller level with the "Mockba" pizza.

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The Mockba – which means "Moscow" successful Russian – is "pizza that had 4 kinds of food and is served cold," Pizzoli said. 

"It was similar an ice-cold pizza." 

A pizza is topped with food successful Moscow, Russia. (Shutterstock)

In the United States, anchovies are the food of prime for pizzas. 

But the 4 food connected the Mockba pizza are tuna, salmon, mackerel and sardines, according to the website The Daily Meal.