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One real problem with pizza is that you can stare at the menu, or your coupons, for eons not being able to make up your mind. Too many mouth watering choices. Too many people deciding. (Unless you live alone.) And if you are hungry it can be downright agony, having to make a choice between so many delicious varieties.

Having a group of people deciding, especially when they are kids involved makes it exponentially harder. Sometimes more is not merrier at all.

In your house you probably have some definite favorites as far as toppings go. Did you ever wonder how average, or shall we say normal your family is when it comes to pizza toppings? What are the favorite pizza toppings ion the US? Well, the gold metal comes as no surprise…

It is the old faithful, the Pepperoni. With all the choices available for toppings an astounding 25% of pizzas sold in the US are Pepperoni and Cheese pizzas. Sausage comes in as second, and on third place is, and you probably guessed it, mushrooms. (And did you know that 70% of pizza makers use canned mushrooms not fresh ones.)

So there we have the top 3. Next we have the veggies. A lot of people like onion on their pizza, making it number four on the list, then olives are number 5 with twice as many choosing the black olives than the green ones.

So, there you have it. The five most popular pizza toppings in the US. The next five more or lest share fifth place. Here we find Bacon, Ham, Peppers, Tomatoes and Hamburger. So. How does your family compare? Are your topping choices typical or are you the more exotic pizza connoisseur?