Pickle pizza

Pickle pizza

Type	pizza
Course	Main course
Place of origin	disputed
Serving temperature	hot
Main ingredients	pickles, pizza dough, mozzarella, and white sauce

Pickle pizza is a variety of pizza consisting of pickles, mozzarella, dill, and white sauce, usually ranch or a garlic sauce. This is a dish popular in Minnesotan cuisine. ^{[1] [2]} It can also include Canadian bacon. The pizza became popular at the Minnesota state fair in 2019, and can be found at restaurants around the state. ^[3] The pizza may be based off Minnesota sushi. ^[4] This style is also popular at the Indiana state fair.

Origins

This style of pizza may have originated in Sweden, Minnesota, or New York.

Minnesota

QC Pizza claims to have invented the pickle pizza similar to the one found in New York around the same time. ^[5]

New York

Rhino's pizzeria in Rochester, New York claims to have invented the pie in 2018. Their version includes dill weed, mozzarella, garlic sauce, and dill pickles. ^[6]

Sweden

A restaurant in Sweden serves a thin crust pizza with sour cream, pickles, mushrooms, metwurst, and capers. ^[7]

References

1. Heil, Emily (2022-07-31). "Pickle pizza started as a novelty, but now it's a big dill". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
2. Casella, Peggy Paul (2019-07-18). "Ranch and Dill Pickle Pizza". Thursday Night Pizza. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
3. Staff, Fox 9 (2022-08-25). "Minnesota State Fair: What's the big dill about pickle pizza?". FOX 9. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
4. Uren, Adam (2019-06-30). "A dill pickle pizza from Minnesota has got the food world talking". Bring me the news.
5. John, Curt St JohnCurt St (2019-07-04). "This Minnesota Pizza Nearly Broke The Internet". 98.1 - Minnesota's New Country. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
6. "Dill Pickle Pizza". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
7. "Pickles on Pizza and a History Lesson". Pickles on Pizza and a History Lesson. Retrieved 2026-01-19.