If you are ordering a “Hawaiian Pizza” in Dubai, UAE, you will find that the Papa John’s menu lists “smoked turkey and pineapple” as the ingredients. In fact, with the exception of pepperoni (probably chicken) the only meats available for pizzas on the Papa John’s menu in Dubai are chicken, beef or shrimp. Religious and dietary restrictions limit the ingredients that the Pizza franchise can offer, but the taste is still the same: fresh, flavorful pizza. So patrons in the Middle East can enjoy the same fresh and gooey pizzas as their counterparts in the United States – with a few local special taste combinations.

American Style Pizza??

American customers are used to finding typical “American” ingredients when looking at the Papa John’s menu prices. But when a US franchise takes its brand abroad, it has to consider the culture and the tastes of the clients it hopes to serve. That is why you will find The “Tandoori Spice Pizza” (Hot phal sauce, tandoori chicken, green peppers, red onion, fresh tomatoes and mint raita) and the “Spicy Samba Pizza” (Carioca sauce, Italian style sausage, ham, onion, fresh tomatoes, Italian style two-cheese blend) in London, where the clients are more international.

Papa Johns India

But in India, veggie pizzas are much more prevalent on the Papa John’s menu. We look for meat when we order “The Meats” pizza from Papa John’s (Bacon, Canadian Bacon, Sausage, Beef, Pepperoni). Pizza lovers in India, however, order the “Papa’s Paneer” (Paneer cheese, red onions and green peppers) or the “Mast Makhani Pizza” ( veggies, Makhani sauce, cheese and Mango Chutney). Ground beef is not used on any Papa John’s pizzas in India, but the various chicken pizzas are great. And super spicy.

No matter how or where you take your pizza, anyone who walks into a Papa John’s pizza (or who orders online for take-out) is going to get fresh ingredients and quality food –made to order, just the way they like it.