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Crab pizza from Paraná is making waves in Italy

It was supposed to be a joke, but the invention is making waves in Italy

Exotic pizza should have limits. Right? For Italians, yes.

Stroganoff, sushi, burger, pineapple... Non-traditional ingredients added to pizza that already cause dread. Buta pizzeria inParanaguá, on the coast of Paraná, went too far: she created a crab pizza.

It was supposed to be a joke between friends during a get-together, but the crazy idea crossed the ocean and is causing a stir in Italy.

At the "Italians mad at food“, a Twitter account that highlights the bizarre changes in Italian culinary Around the world, the publication received more than 700 comments, some humorous, and around 30 thousand likes.

“Just eat sitting on the toilet with a bottle of homemade serum next to you to hydrate”,wrote one user.

“Everyone eats whatever they want, but please don’t call it pizza,” said another.

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The publication is accompanied by funny memes in the comments.

Talk bad, but talk about me

Jefferson José da Silva Santos, 34 years old, owner of Steve Pizza, enjoyed the repercussion. “I thought the Italians’ post was great and a lot of people are looking for us. There was a guy from Santos who asked how he makes pizza. There are also those who are criticizing, because they say that I am offending the Italy, but that's not it. Most are praising him for his creativity,” he said in an interview with the newspaper Tribuna.

Pizza contains 5 whole crabs

“We put the crabs on a pizza with tomatoes, onions and peppers. Naturally, it was eaten separately and it was very good. It was another group joke that happened last week”, says the owner.

crab pizza It's not on the menu. “We still have to think very carefully. Crab can only be consumed for a few months of the year and requires a lot of preparation. People are constantly ordering this pizza, but we are still going to study the possibility”, concluded Jefferson.

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