Pizza Toppings Rank Best to Worst

If you asked the American people to vote on the best pizza topping, I'm pretty sure we'd pick something nice and mainstream. But if you ask a hipster food writer to rank pizza toppings, you wind up with this.

Thrillist just put out a list where their pizza writer ranked 26 toppings from best to worst. Their number one pick was, fresh basil.

He got fairly poetic when he tried to justify that pick, "[Basil] is a simple aromatic herb that brings out the natural sweetness of the tomatoes, doesn't hog the spotlight from the dairy, and makes an otherwise unhealthy meal taste like something that will make you live forever."

Here's the list, it jumps back and forth between pretentious and mainstream:
1. Fresh basil
2. Pepperoni
3. Prosciutto
4. Artichoke
5. Sun-dried tomatoes
6. Banana peppers
7. Salami
8. Roasted bell pepper
9. Black olives
10. Spinach
11. Tomato
12. Jalapeño
13. Garlic
14. Sausage
15. Mushrooms
16. Anchovies
17. Onions
18. Pineapple
19. Green olives
20. Bacon
21. Meatball
22. Cilantro
23. Green bell peppers
24. Chicken
25. Broccoli
26. Ham