Pizza in Canada#Atlantic Canada

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Atlantic Canada has several unique varieties, which have spread to other parts of the country as people migrate for work. Donair pizza is inspired by the Halifax fast food of the same name, and is topped with mozzarella cheese, donair meat, tomatoes, onions, and a sweetened condensed milk-based donair sauce.{{cite web |title= The Delicious History of the Halifax Donair |author=Lisa Jackson |date=31 October 2016 |publisher=Food Network Canada |url=http://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/blog/the-delicious-history-of-the-halifax-donair/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519110120/http://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/blog/the-delicious-history-of-the-halifax-donair/ |archive-date=19 May 2017 |access-date=16 December 2017}}

Garlic fingers is an Atlantic Canadian pizza garnished with melted butter, garlic, cheese, and sometimes bacon, with the round sliced into fingers and served with donair sauce.{{cite web |url= http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/heart-of-garlic/Content?oid=4270361 |title= Heart of garlic |author=Allison Saunders |date=20 February 2014| newspaper=The Coast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625234103/http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/heart-of-garlic/Content?oid=4270361 |archive-date=25 June 2014 |access-date= 3 August 2016}}

Pictou County pizza is a variant of pizza unique to Pictou County in Nova Scotia; this pizza has a "brown sauce" made from vegetables and spices instead of red tomato sauce.{{cite news|last1=Aaron|first1=Beswick|title=Pictou County pizza gets around |newspaper=The Chronicle-Herald |date=10 April 2013 |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1122673-pictou-county-pizza-gets-around|access-date=26 March 2016}}{{cite news |title=Pictou County's 'brown sauce' pizza shipped to Fort McMurray |publisher=CBC News |date=23 December 2013 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pictou-county-s-brown-sauce-pizza-shipped-to-fort-mcmurray-1.2474097|access-date=26 March 2016}}

The predominantly francophone Canadian province of Quebec has its specialties. One is the Montreal "all dressed": tomato sauce (a little spicy), pepperoni, green pepper slices, and mushrooms.{{Cite news|url=http://www.readersdigest.ca/food/recipes/all-dressed-pizza/|title=All-dressed Pizza|work=Reader's Digest |language=en-US |access-date=18 June 2017}} The Italian immigrant community in Montreal is known for their Rossa Romana Pizza (sometimes referred to as Pizza Rustica). This is a variety of Italian tomato pie and consists of a thick crust that is covered in a thick plain sweet tomato sauce, and often cut in square pieces and served cold. In Stoney Creek, Ontario, a similar type of cheeseless tomato pie produced by Roma Bakery is popular.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/the-cult-like-following-of-roma-pizza-and-other-made-in-hamilton-stories-1.3785813| title=The cult-like following of Roma Pizza and other made-in-Hamilton stories| author=Kelly Bennett| date=October 1, 2016| work=CBC}}{{cite web|url=https://video.vice.com/en_ca/video/this-slab-pizza-has-been-building-a-devout-following-for-50-years/5ab56163f1cdb314914727d1|title=This 'Slab Pizza' Has Been Building a Devout Following for 50 Years|website=Vice|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405050437/https://video.vice.com/en_ca/video/this-slab-pizza-has-been-building-a-devout-following-for-50-years/5ab56163f1cdb314914727d1|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2021/03/31/hamiltons-roma-pizza-offers-a-slice-of-home-to-the-homesick.html|title=From Hamilton, with love and (cheeseless) pizza|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator|date=31 March 2021|via=www.thespec.com}}

Ottawa-style pizza (also known as Lebanese-style){{cite web |last=Pizzuti|first=Jordan|title=The best pizza spots in Ottawa by neighbourhood, from city to suburbs (MAP) |url=https://www.narcity.com/ottawa/best-pizza-in-ottawa-by-neighbourhood-map|access-date=February 10, 2025}} is influenced by the city's Lebanese immigrant population. It is known for being greasy, having sweeter sauce, crispy, thick cheese, thick crust, and toppings under the cheese.{{cite web |title=Pizza Time! My Favorite [sic] Ottawa Pizza Joints|url=https://mindofaformerchef.com/pizza-time-my-favorite-ottawa-pizza-joints/|access-date=February 10, 2025}} Pizzerias known for their Ottawa-style pies include the Colonnade and Louis'.{{cite web |last=Gankina|first=Sonia |title=Ottawa Pizza Podcast celebrates the uniqueness of Ottawa-style pizza|url=https://apt613.ca/ottawa-pizza-podcast-celebrates-the-uniqueness-of-ottawa-style-pizza/|access-date=February 10, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Hum|first=Peter|title=Where to eat pizza in Ottawa — according to five years worth of Ottawa Citizen resto reviews|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/life/food/local-food-reviews/where-to-eat-pizza-in-ottawa|access-date=February 10, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Ottawa Pizza Podcast releases its first season finale|url=https://apt613.ca/foodie-friday-ottawa-pizza-podcast-releases-its-first-season-finale/|access-date=February 10, 2025}}

This style of pizza was created by Greek immigrant Jim Kolitsas in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, during the 1970s.{{cite web |last=Pulga |first=Allan |date=23 May 2020 |title=All hail the Greeks: Regina pizza is in a (world) class of its own |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-style-pizza-regina-bites-1.5581539 |website= CBC}} The pizza is made with deli meat that is piled high and green peppers as a tribute to the colours of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Regina-Style is made in a round pizza pan, but cut into square pieces.{{cite web |last=Robertson |first=Shaun |title=What Is Regina Style Pizza? In Short, More Curious Canadian Cuisine |url=https://www.thislifeintrips.com/what-is-regina-style-pizza-canadian-cuisine/ |access-date=October 11, 2023}}

This type of pizza is available in certain restaurants in the Toronto area. It consists of thin-crust pizza brushed with garlic oil. Many of the restaurants that offer this type of pizza have a brush on the counter to allow customers to brush the garlic oil on their slice of pizzas themselves. This style of pizza was invented by Vietnamese immigrants who learned pizza-making from the former Italian owners that they worked for in Toronto. These immigrants were originally from the city of Hue in Vietnam, a city renowned for its culinary heritage.{{cite web |last=Rotsztain |first=Daniel |date=15 May 2018 |title=Meet Toronto's new masters of the pizza |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/meet-torontos-new-masters-of-the-pizza/article26760501/ |website=The Globe and Mail}}

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Pizza in the southwestern Ontario city of Windsor is identified by its use of shredded pepperoni and mozzarella cheese from the local Galati Cheese Company. Although fresh mushrooms are the norm for most pizza makers in the city, the style was originally known for using canned mushrooms. The distinct qualities of Windsor-area pizza are believed to have originated with the now-closed Volcano Pizza in Windsor's downtown core. As employees of Volcano eventually left and founded their own pizzerias, they took the recipe with them.What makes Windsor pizza Windsor pizza? The Windsor Star [https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/what-makes-windsor-pizza-windsor-pizza] retrieved 16 March 2018

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The Hawaiian-style (tomato sauce, ham and pineapple) is a Canadian invention, originating at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario.Sarah DiGregorio,

Do Hawaiians Eat Hawaiian Pizza? Plus, a Little History, The Village Voice [http://www.villagevoice.com/restaurants/do-hawaiians-eat-hawaiian-pizza-plus-a-little-history-6556091] Retrieved 9 October 2016{{cite news |author=Drew Halfnight |title=Canadian man invented Hawaiian pizza, according to Wikipedia (and him) |work=National Post |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/07/14/canadian-man-inveted-hawaiian-pizza-according-to-wikipedia-and-him/ |access-date=14 July 2010}}Bob Boughner, Aloha! Hawaiian pizza born in Chatham?, The Chatham Daily News [http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2642491] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120722213151/http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2642491|date=22 July 2012}} Retrieved 14 July 2010Geoff Turner, Canadian invented the Hawaiian pizza, Toronto Sun/Sun Media [http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/14/14706791.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224043505/http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/14/14706791.html|date=2017-02-24}} Retrieved 14 July 2010Geoff Turner, Londoner cited creator of the Hawaiian pizza ENTREPRENEUR: Wikipedia says Sam Panopolous invented the culinary delight 48 years ago, London Free Press/Sun Media [https://lfpress.com/news/london/2010/07/13/14702291.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014146/http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/07/13/14702291.html|date=2017-10-13}} Retrieved 14 July 2010 Owner Sam Panopoulos first concocted the Hawaiian pizza in 1962. By that time Satellite had already started serving Canadian Chinese food and Panopoulos thought people would like a similar dish with sweet and savoury flavours together, so he took a can of pineapple and tossed the fruit onto a pizza.{{cite web|last=Nosowitz |first=Dan |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-inventor-of-hawaiian-pizza |title=Meet the 81-Year-Old Greek-Canadian Inventor of the Hawaiian Pizza – Gastro Obscura |website=Atlasobscura.com |date=4 June 2015 |access-date=18 January 2018}}

Another variety of the dish in parts of the country is Indian-style pizza (also known as Punjabi-style pizza or Desi-style pizza) which has gradually gained popularity since originating in Greater Vancouver during the mid-1980s.{{cite web|title=Jagjit Sanghera's slice of success with Pizza Factory|url=https://canadianimmigrant.ca/people/entrepreneur-immigrants/jagjit-sangheras-slice-of-success-with-pizza-factory|date=2 January 2019|access-date=28 April 2022}}{{cite web|last=Fumano|first=Dan|date=7 January 2023|title=Slices of the city: A brief history of Vancouver told through pizza. Pizza can help us understand the history of Vancouver's last century: a story of immigration, innovation, commerce and crime |website=Vancouver Sun|language=en |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/slices-of-the-city-a-brief-history-of-vancouver-told-through-pizza|access-date=24 August 2024|quote=Pizzerias owned by Indian Canadians are an important fixture in many towns and cities in B.C. One of Vancouver’s most popular is Supreme Pizza, which was — like the Filippones’ The Penthouse or the Kerasiotises’ Olympia — opened by a group of brothers. Tarlok, Karnail, Amrik and Iqbal Bindra, originally from Punjab, opened Supreme on Victoria Drive in 1985. While many Indian pizzerias include toppings like tandoori and butter chicken, Supreme sticks with more standard fare: pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms. But regulars often ask for their pizza “Indian-style” — which means adding ginger, cilantro and spices — and “in the old oven,” the shop’s decades-old deck oven, as opposed to the more modern conveyor belt-style oven. The Indian-style blend makes the pie medium-spicy and the old oven makes it extra crispy.}} Indian-style pizza has since expanded across urban centres in western and central Canada with large South Asian populations, including Greater Vancouver,{{cite web|date=27 October 2020|title=Best Indian-style pizza in Vancouver |website=Daily Hive |language=en |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/best-indian-style-pizza-vancouver|access-date=28 December 2021}}{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Manisha|date=26 October 2021|title=Best Indian-style pizza in Surrey you need to try once |website=Daily Hive |language=en |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/best-indian-pizza-surrey|access-date=28 December 2021}} Calgary,{{cite web|last=Agnihotri|first=Peeyush|date=3 December 2015|title=Quadriplegic Kiran Dhaliwal mixes cultures up at her Calgary pizza shop |website=Canadian Immigrant |language=en |url=https://canadianimmigrant.ca/people/quadriplegic-kiran-dhaliwal-mixes-cultures-up-at-her-calgary-pizza-shop|access-date=28 December 2021}} Edmonton,{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Elle|date=28 April 2021|title=All the restaurants participating in La Pizza Week Edmonton |website=Daily Hive |language=en |url=https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/la-pizza-week-edmonton|access-date=28 December 2021}} Regina,{{cite web|date=2 February 2016|title=Da Pizza "n" Curry Express leading Regina's fusion food scene |website=CBC |language=en |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/curry-express-regina-1.3431173|access-date=28 April 2022}} Winnipeg,{{cite news|last=Caruk|first=Holly|date=27 October 2021|title=Indian-style pizzas heating up Winnipeg's food scene |website=CBC |language=en |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/indian-style-pizza-winnipeg-1.6225841|access-date=28 December 2021}} Ottawa,{{cite web|last=Hum|first=Peter|date=18 January 2021|title=Dining In: Where have you been all my life, French tacos, Indian pizza and Korean corn dogs? |website=Ottawa Citizen |language=en |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/life/dining-in-where-have-you-been-all-my-life-french-tacos-indian-pizza-and-korean-corn-dogs|access-date=28 December 2021}} and Greater Toronto,{{cite web|last=Doradea|first=Karen|date=4 November 2021|title=Where to find the best Indian-style pizza in and around Toronto |website=Daily Hive |language=en |url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/best-indian-style-pizza-toronto|access-date=28 December 2021}}{{cite web|last=Nanwa|first=Nav|date=28 March 2022|title=Brampton pizza: Why ordering 'Indian-style' might become a bigger thing in Canada |website=CBC |language=en |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brampton-indian-style-pizza-1.6385662|access-date=28 April 2022}} later expanding to other regions.{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Elle|date=13 September 2023|title=Bradford’s Popular Pizza is back with a new owner, new flavours |website=Bradford Today |language=en |url=https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/bradfords-popular-pizza-is-back-with-a-new-owner-new-flavours-7538657|access-date=26 May 2024}} This type of pizza typically includes sauce with mixed spices and toppings such as cilantro, ginger, spinach, cauliflower, tandoori chicken, butter chicken, or paneer.

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Pizza cake is a Canadian multiple-layer pizza baked in a pot or cake pan. First invented by Boston Pizza,{{cite web | last=Hunt | first=Kristin | title=Pizza cakes will make every party a pizza party | website=Thrillist | date=April 18, 2014 | url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/canada-s-boston-pizza-offers-pizza-cake-as-part-of-pizza-game-changers-campaign | access-date=June 17, 2022}} a Canadian multinational restaurant chain,{{cite magazine | title=Fast Food Doubles Down | magazine=The New Yorker | date=April 25, 2014 | url=http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/fast-food-doubles-down | access-date=June 17, 2022}} recipes were posted online as early as April 2014, though they did not become viral until the Pillsbury Company posted an example in September 2014. Reviews have been mixed, with praise aimed at its taste and criticism leveled at its complexity and unhealthiness.

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Pizza-ghetti is a combination meal commonly found in fast food or family restaurants throughout the province of Quebec{{cite web|url=https://www.ilfornino.com/blog/pizza-ghetti/|title=Pizza-Ghetti! What Is Pizza-Ghetti? How To Make A Wood Fired Pizza-Ghetti?|website=Il Fornino, New York|language=en|access-date=31 March 2020}}[https://www.ilfornino.com/blog/pizzaghetti-how-to-make-woodfired-pizzaghetti/ Pizza-ghetti]: a staple item on fast-food menus in Montreal and other parts of Canada.[http://www.therecord.com/entertainment/dining/dining_375.html Pizza-ghetti in a family restaurant in Waterloo, Ontario] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105505/http://www.therecord.com/entertainment/dining/dining_375.html|date=22 May 2008}}, Waterloo Region Record, 13 December 2006. Retrieved on 11 February 2009 While a regular pizza slice accompanied with a portion of spaghetti with tomato-based sauce is common, also found is a slightly more elaborate presentation consisting in a miniature pizza, sliced in half with the pasta in the middle. A common variation is the pizza-caesar, where the spaghetti is replaced with caesar salad. Other variants found mostly in Montréal and its suburbs include spaghetti as a pizza topping placed under the mozzarella cheese.{{cite web|last=Harrison|first=Ian|date=19 March 2014|title=Pizzaghetti is Quebec's Most Shameful Food |website=Eater Montreal |language=en |url=https://montreal.eater.com/2014/3/19/6259407/pizzaghetti-is-quebecs-most-shameful-food|access-date=16 January 2021}}

Poutine pizza is one variety that can be found sporadically across the country, and adaptations of this item have even been featured in upscale restaurants.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2012/10/18/bannock_roast_duck_poutine_pizza_the_dish.html|title=Bannock roast duck poutine pizza: The dish |website=Toronto Star |date=18 October 2012|access-date=18 June 2017}}

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Sushi pizza is a pizza imitation with sushi ingredients. It consists of a fried rice patty topped with a sauce, often sriracha, and vegetables and fish or other seafood. This mimics the style of pizza – crust, sauce and toppings – with completely different ingredients.{{cite web|url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/sushi-pizza|title=Sushi Pizza |website=tasteatlas |access-date=6 March 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/sushi-pizza|title=Sushi Pizza |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=6 March 2023}}

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