![]() Family-sized kebab pizza from Pizzeria La Bella in Hillerstorp | |
Type | Pizza |
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Course | Main |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Created by | Unknown |
Invented | 1980s |
Serving temperature | Hot |
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Kebab pizza (Swedish: kebabpizza) is a Swedish style of pizza topped with kebab meat and other ingredients, the precise topping often varying between restaurants. A combination of Italian and Middle Eastern cuisines, the kebab pizza was created by Middle Eastern immigrants in the 1980s. Since its creation, the kebab pizza has increased in popularity and is today one of Sweden's most popular pizzas, and one of the most popular fast food dishes overall. Due to its popularity the dish has reached a position of cultural prominence in Sweden as well as all over Scandinavia, sometimes being invoked in popular culture and politics.