You Won't Believe What People Put on Pizza Around the World

Strange pizza toppings from around the world that go beyond just plain cheese.

By Serusha GovenderPublished: Jun 9, 2014

<p>Crocodile pizza and crocodile bread are quite popular in Australia… in fact, as an abundant local meat, crocodile is often consumed in various dishes. If you fancy, there are also kangaroo and emu pizza toppings on offer at select eateries around the country. No word on Crocodile Dundee's involvement in this creation! </p>

Flickr/ Frank Boosman

There's so much more to pizza than cheese. People will really put anything from bananas, to crocodile meat, to macaroni and cheese (no, really) on a pizza. Check out these unusual toppings people are putting on their pizzas around the world.Craving more crazy creations? Take a tour of some interesting bites from around the U.S.

Crocodile; Sydney, Australia

Flickr/ Frank Boosman

Crocodile pizza and crocodile bread are quite popular in Australia… in fact, as an abundant local meat, crocodile is often consumed in various dishes. If you fancy, there are also kangaroo and emu pizza toppings on offer at select eateries around the country. No word on Crocodile Dundee’s involvement in this creation!

Cookie Dough Crust with Prawns and Sweet Potato; Korea

Mr. Pizza

The Grand Prix Cookie Crust Pizza comes topped with shrimp and potato and is served by Mr. Pizza in South Korea. The crust is actually made of cookie and the shrimp and potato topping is sprinkled with pumpkin seeds and raisins.

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Banana Curry; Sweden

<p>With a mixture of sweet, salty, and spicy, the popular banana curry pizza made with a <a href="http://andmykitchensink.com/banana-curry-pizza-a-swedish-favorite/" target="_blank">smoky ham, smokier cheese, curry powder, and ripe bananas</a> is a Swedish favorite. In fact, it's become so trendy in recent years that even a <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-08/new-york-hot-restaurants-serve-banana-curry-fried-pizza.html" target="_blank">few pizzerias in New York City</a> have started to serve it.</p>

Flickr/ Ola Waagen

With a mixture of sweet, salty, and spicy, the popular banana curry pizza made with a smoky ham, smokier cheese, curry powder, and ripe bananas is a Swedish favorite. In fact, it’s become so trendy in recent years that even a few pizzerias in New York City have started to serve it.

Full English Breakfast; U.K.

<p>With its sausage, baked beans, fried eggs, bacon, potatoes, mushrooms, and tomato, the full English breakfast is hearty and filling… though not necessarily when you put it all on a pizza! Lump it all on a crusty-pizza base and top it all off with cheese, and you have a surprisingly popular British meal. </p>

Flickr/ Clkao

With its sausage, baked beans, fried eggs, bacon, potatoes, mushrooms, and tomato, the full English breakfast is hearty and filling… though not necessarily when you put it all on a pizza! Lump it all on a crusty-pizza base and top it all off with cheese, and you have a surprisingly popular British meal.

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Python (with Alligator and Frog); Florida

<p>There's a pizzeria in Fort Myers, Fla., that thought it would be a great idea to round-up the local wildlife and eat them all… on a pizza! Named "The Everglades," Evan's Neighborhood Pizza apparently combines the swamp animal trifecta of python, alligator, and frogs on their unique pizza offering. </p>

Evans Neighborhood Pizza

There’s a pizzeria in Fort Myers, Fla., that thought it would be a great idea to round-up the local wildlife and eat them all… on a pizza! Named “The Everglades,” Evan’s Neighborhood Pizza apparently combines the swamp animal trifecta of python, alligator, and frogs on their unique pizza offering.