The President of Iceland - the country, not the supermarket - has caused uproar this week by announcing that he wants to ban a popular type of pizza topping.
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson says he hates pineapple on pizza and would ban the topping if he had the power to pass laws on his own.
The politician, who has a 97% approval rating after his first four months in office, was speaking to high school students in Akureyi - the country's second largest city.
One pupil asked Guðni what he thought of the tropical fruit as a topping to which he replied with the surprising statement.
The President was also probed about which football team he supported - Manchester United.
Twitter users have been reacting to the event and it opinion is clearly divided on the topic.
you can all stay in Iceland as well so us pineapple on pizza lovers can live in peace and tastiness pic.twitter.com/UOZ3g5shNp
— Luke Brooks (@luke_brooks) 21 February 2017
Politics needs more people like the president of Iceland https://t.co/A8wgGJcwFh
— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) 21 February 2017
Well done President of Iceland: let's ban pineapple as a pizza topping 😀 Icelandmag https://t.co/ejWDXtFYX6 #icelandmag via @icelandmag
— Samuele Marcora (@SamueleMarcora) 21 February 2017
Hawain pizza (cheese, ham and pineapple) has always been a firm favourite in Scotland and the UK.
It was even dubbed the UK's favourite pizza topping in 2015.
Glaswegians, however, might not feel the same way as the rest of the country.
Paesano Pizza on Miller Street has recently been named Stylist Magazine's top pizza restaurant in the UK.
WE ARE UK NUMBER 1 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/k3LIoqPKZB
— Paesano Pizza (@paesano_pizza) 19 January 2017
The popular pizza joint, which prides itself on authentic Neopolitan delicacies, does not have Hawaian as an option on its menu.
So do Glaswegians share the same view as Iceland's President?
Have your say in our poll below.
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