Cooperation with “Captain Iglo”
Fish fingers on pizza?! “Dr. Oetker” implements customer requests – the reactions are divided
“The fish finger pizza is the first community product in our pizza range,” wrote the manufacturer of the origins of the new variant
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Two food companies considered combining their products, which are not exactly known for their balanced diet – namely fish fingers and pizza. Can this work?
A crunchy dough, some sauce and a (usually) hearty topping: the ingredients of a pizza are simple. This is exactly why billions of people around the world love this meal. For centuries it has been and is being made in more or less the same way, especially in Italy, its country of origin, and can therefore be considered a traditional dish.
But that’s exactly where the crux lies: traditionally, pizza is usually topped with tomato sauce and cheese. Pizza traditionalists also just about accept mushrooms or peppers. Any kind of different toppings that have become known – such as pineapple or even spaghetti – have caused heated emotions in the past. There is almost nothing traditional about it anymore. The food companies “Dr. Oetker” and “Käpt’n Iglo” are now offering a new – in this sense outrageous – variant: Pizza Bastoncini di Pesce, i.e. fish finger pizza.
Fish Stick Pizza Idea no April Fool’s joke
“The #fish finger pizza is coming! Behind the name ‘Pizza Bastoncini di Pesce’ is the thin, crispy Ristorante base, topped with fruity tomato sauce, a cheese mixture of mozzarella and Edam, spinach and six golden yellow fish fingers. Spices round off the Mediterranean-maritime recipe “, describes Dr. Oetker in a press release his new creation.
How did you come up with such an idea? “Countless tweets, a large-scale April Fool’s joke in 2020 and various press reports later, the idea has now made it from Twitter directly to Dr. Oetker’s range: ‘The commitment of the community has paid off and we give them what they want. The fish finger pizza is the first community product in our pizza range,'” says Max Steuernagel, responsible manager at “Dr. Oetker”, about the origin of the new creation and adds that the fish fingers for the product come from “Käpt’n Iglo”. .
3.29 euros
So, if the information is to be believed, Twitter users have ensured that this pizza variant is now to be included in the official range. From April this year it will be available for 3.29 euros. Other Twitter users, on the other hand, are so outraged by this new offer that they feel compelled to react sharply. From “Bääääääääääää: Industriepampe” to “Very perverted and funny. How do I explain it to my Italian friends?” the reactions under the manufacturer’s initial tweet are enough.
However, a large majority is looking forward to trying this variant and can hardly wait for it to finally start: “Please submit a security concept for the fan parade in front of the company headquarters. Please think of security staff and escape routes.” Well then, meal.
Sources: “Dr Oetker”, Twitter