Pizza Hut introduces cheeseburger-topped pizza in the U.K.

Nothing is sacred anymore. Not even pizza.

In the spring of 2012, Pizza Hut introduced the "Crown Crust Carnival" pizza, a 3,000-calorie monstrosity of a pie with ten tiny mozzarella-topped burgers embedded in its crust, to its Middle Eastern restaurants.

Now the pizza chain is bringing the party to the U.K. But don't worry – they've ditched the pizza's bizarre name for something a little more straight-forward.

"The Cheeseburger Pizza is just one item from our menu and is designed to be an enjoyable, fun treat to share with family and friends with 288 calories per slice," a Pizza Hut spokesperson tells the Daily Mirror.

Not surprisingly, health-conscious critics are denouncing the new "treat" for its propagation of junk-food culture.

"If I had a family of ten and we had all been on a brisk five mile walk in the rain and lost our picnic on the way, I might just buy one to ensure that everyone got a warm something inside them," Tam Fry, a spokesman for the U.K.'s National Obesity Forum, tells the Telegraph.

"For your average family, however, divvying this pizza up in any other way is unreasonable and irresponsibly marketed."

Sarah Mackenzie of Stuff.co.nz agrees, suggesting that calories would be much better spent on food that packs nutritional value.

"So let's just break it down for a minute. At 3,000 calories, one cheeseburger pizza is equivalent to eating 10 McDonalds cheeseburgers on their own, and no — that is not a challenge," writes Sarah Mackenzie for Stuff.co.nz.

"However, for 3,000 calories you could also have about 30 bananas, over 44 weetbix or nearly 91 strawberries," she adds. "Make the right choice, people."

Now for the question on everyone's mind: when will the catastrophic pie cross the pond?

According to Stuff.co.nz, the greasy limited-time pizza is rumoured to make its way to America soon.

In response to the caloric criticism, Pizza Hut emphasizes its free unlimited salad.

"We are committed to producing a wide range of fresh, high quality food which can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet," the statement reads. "In fact, every pizza in our restaurants comes with free, unlimited salad."

Unlimited salad does not right a dietary wrong.

Would you try the Cheeseburger Pizza if it crossed the ocean? Or do you prefer to keep your pizza and burgers separate?

Watch the ad for the original Middle East version below: