BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay told newsreader Tina Daheley he is a "pineapple on pizza person" during his breakfast show, prompting her to say she had changed her opinion of him.
The exchange came as the pair discussed a case in Australia in which an Italian chef, Davide Tamburella, lost his job at a restaurant after refusing to top a pizza with pineapple, calling it "an insult to his culture".
Vernon Kay's sweet contrast
Tina said she disliked pineapple on pizza and questioned "how on earth you can do that to a pizza", though she did not believe it warranted dismissal. She then asked Vernon for his view.
Vernon, 52, replied: "I'm a pineapple on pizza person." A shocked Tina responded: "Are you? How could you? I've changed my opinion of you."
Explaining his preference, Vernon said: "I like the sweet contrast. We have a great pizza place near us. It's very, very good, and they do a great Hawaiian. All the others are great as well, but I'm keen on a little bit of pineapple. I like pineapple in everything to be honest with you."
Another food ick revealed
Tina then asked whether Vernon held any other contentious food views, saying: "Really? Oh goodness me. You're one of those. Should a chef just dish up whatever you want, if it's your tomato sauce on something."
Vernon went on to single out a habit that irked him: ordering chips at restaurants where the cuisine does not call for them. He said: "Well I've got one. People when they go, let's say to a Chinese restaurant or an Indian restaurant and they order chips, that does my head in. I'm not having that. I'm not having that. There's a chippy on the corner for your chips."
