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A provincial court judge might have to decide what legally constitutes a pizza.

That’s one of the issues at play in a lawsuit filed by insurance company Industrial Alliance against Chez Fourna, a Lebanese-style bakery located in the food court of the downtown Carrefour Industrielle Alliance mall.

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Industrial Alliance is seeking to evict Chez Fourna on the grounds that it has been selling pizza — in violation of its lease.

Among the items on Chez Fourna’s menu is a type of round Lebanese-style flatbread, called manouchi.

Those flatbreads come with a variety of toppings, ranging from zatar spice mix, to spinach and feta cheese, as well as three combinations that involve tomato sauce and mozzarella.

It’s the tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and salami that are at issue.

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According to the lawsuit, filed in Quebec City, Chez Fourna’s lease gives it the right to sell several Lebanese-style flatbread with toppings that include meat and cheese, but not pizza. Industrial Alliance considers the flatbreads with tomato sauce, mozzarella and or pepperoni to be the equivalent of pizza.