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Chicago Town launches new blueberry and sausage flavour to 'excite pizza lovers'

Gordon Ramsay look away now… the pineapple pizza has a new rival – blueberry.

The topping is among a new range set to have pizza purists choking on their grissini. It will be joined by other fruits, including figs – and a honey version – planned by frozen brand Chicago Town.

The news will enrage chef Ramsay, who is famed for his rants against pineapple as a topping.

Chicago is trialling a sausage and blueberry deep dish variety this summer.

The firm’s Rachel Bradshaw said: “We’re always looking to excite pizza lovers with new and exciting concepts, so we keep a watchful eye on the latest trends.”

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It will be joined by other fruits, including figs (Getty Images)

The pineapple-based “Hawaiian” topping was created in Canada in 1962 by Sam Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant.

It has remained controversial ever since, with a 2017 YouGov poll finding 82% liked pineapple, but only 53% wanted it on a pizza.

And top chefs like Ramsay and Gino D’Acampo remained horrified by the concept.

The pizza brand experiments with fruity toppings range (Chicago Town)

Hothead Ramsay ranted at the audience on ITV ’s The Nightly Show in 2017: “You don’t put f***ing pineapple on a pizza”.

And in 2018 Italian D’Acampo told a young guest on This Morning: “A fruit? On a pizza? Pineapple should never be on a pizza. In Italy, this does not exist.”

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