| How many times have you looked at the pizza | | | | Sausage is in second place, which again should be no |
| coupons in your kitchen drawer and then spent half an | | | | surprise to most people. And you can probably guess |
| hour trying to decide what to order? Of course, if | | | | number three, too. That's right, it's mushrooms. And |
| you're single, that's probably a rare occurrence. But if | | | | about 70% of pizza places use canned mushrooms, |
| you're not living alone, deciding what pizza toppings to | | | | not fresh ones. Most people ordering pizza seem to |
| order can be quite an ordeal. (Especially if you have | | | | prefer the canned, although fresh mushrooms are |
| kids!) And it seems the more people involved, the | | | | gaining in popularity. |
| longer it takes to decide what kind of pizza to get. By | | | | After that come the veggies (assuming you don't |
| the time you all agree on the same thing, you're | | | | count mushrooms as a vegetable.) Onion is a popular |
| probably sorry you ever dug those pizza coupons out | | | | choice for a lot of people, coming in number four on |
| of the drawer! | | | | the list. |
| So have you ever wondered what the most popular | | | | Olives are number five, with black olives being more |
| pizza topping are in the United States? Most people | | | | popular than green olives by about two to one. After |
| have their favorites, and are curious as to how their | | | | these top five pizza toppings, it's pretty much a tie for |
| choices compare to the average pizza lover. | | | | the bottom half of the top ten. |
| Well, the number one spot when it comes to favorite | | | | Ham, bacon, peppers, hamburger, and tomatoes round |
| pizza toppings in America will probably come as no | | | | out the list. Just for fun, make a note of this list, and the |
| surprise. It's the old standby, pepperoni. Something like | | | | next time you whip out your pizza coupons to order |
| 25% of all pizzas sold in the United States are | | | | for the whole family, see how your family's topping |
| pepperoni and cheese pizzas. | | | | choices fit in. |