Italian chef dismissed after calling pineapple on pizza offensive
An Italian chef was fired by an Australian restaurant after he refused to add pineapple to a pizza, telling his employer the topping was "offensive" to…
BBC News reported that he had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was "offensive" to Italian culture.
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- Italian, Australian
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- Lifestyle
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