Pizza is Italian and kebabs are middle eastern. Yet in the uk regardless if the takeaway is owned by a Turk or an Italian it will nearly always sell both.
I actually thought that was an authentic Italian pizza at first, because those people will throw ANYTHING on a pizza. But I agree. There's a Syrian place in the neighboring town that sells Cheeseburgers, French Fries and Salmon and there's a new Pakistani place that just opened and they sell Fish and Chips. And when I was in Poland, there was a Turkish owned Kebab place that also sold Zapiekanki, but they eventually took them off the menu 'cuz people weren't buying them. I can only guess that they're trying to get more business, but I can't for the life of me understand why someone would go to a Middle Eastern place for a damn pizza or cheeseburger.
It also happens in Italy that there are foreigners who make kebabs and pizza, because they are foods that are easy to make, especially for those who have Middle Eastern dexterity in handling the dough. The kebab sellers' pizza is poor and very greasy, just like kebabs, generally speaking.
Turks have their own cheese free pizza like Frenchies have their tarte flambée that is technically a pizza too. I've never seen Italians selling Kebab here, maybe pope has forbidden such unholy food alliances in catholic countries.
Maybe it's because kebabs are seasoned in ranch sauce and pizza is seasoned in cheese so they assume that people who like fat cuts of meat and milk products will like both kebabs and pizza.
Its the same in Finland. I guess both are cheap and easy to make. They are also fast to make. I guess people like both so much that its more profitable to combine them.
I feel like at this point, pretty much every place sells pizza regardless if it’s owned by someone Italian or not. there’s a couple Mediterranean places around me that sell both pizza and Mediterranean food
