Deeply disappointed that the lead result is just assuming it'll be gross without actually finding out first 😔 you have been tainted by decades of "hold the anchovies!" as a boomer meme.
Notice that of those who have tried it, over twice as many found it tolerable to great!
When baked into a pizza they partially dissolve, infusing the sauce and dough with rich umami. The half melted remnants of the tiny filet are a burst of salt that can be intense, but quickly balanced out by the cheese and crust, and then whatever you chose as a beverage becomes twice as sweet and refreshing anyway.
What they absolutely do NOT do is make a pizza taste like seafood. Unless you're extra sensitive to it, the "fishiness" of brined then cooked anchovy should be too subtle to notice most of the time, if they're made correctly. I like one little anchovy per slice, which is how most places do it anyway.
Olives, on the other hand, I just cannot get used to. Can't believe these poor little beautiful anchovies have to share a perfectly good pizza with those weird rubbery blobs of bitter funk! 😞 Guess some people are just weird!