The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
That is some quality looking eats right there. I'm hungry now
there was an old Afrikaans saying when I was young, any mans heart went through his stomach. These days its all about underneath the ladys clothing. Tradisionally she was measure pie wise , venison, sheppard and chicken. Our chicken pie obvious had a lot of chicken, with frog eggs (sago), bacon and mushrooms. Not the chicken pie you get these days where its more sauce and get the chicken and win a Nissan. Cottage Pie obvious with 90% mince and a splash of mash (the real one).Chunky meat pies are the only way to go. My spare rib occasionally makes pies at home (her father was a baker and left her many sets of pie tins) and she has to make mince for her and chunky for me. Her home made pies are to die for.
Is that Muzza's in Coorparoo?
A spare rib pie would be the best.
We were driving back from Melbourne the other week and called into the Culcairn Bakery and they had some sensational selections there. The curry pie is a cracker.
Drove thru that town on Friday, will check it out when I go thru it again in a couple weeks' time...
On the northern end of Kangaroo Valley, about 3km from the bridge on the road up and out to Bowral, there's a pie shop with a claim (big sign on a pole), "world's best pies". They're good, very good, with proper flaky pastry and a plaited decorative rim. Chunky ones, too (the best!). The owner wholesales them to others around the greater Sydney region; I found them years ago at the Gardners Inn pub in Blackheath, now I know where they come from. They've also got fruit pies.
One of life's simple pleasures, a pie and drink on the front table taking in the magnificent eastern view from the shop's verandah.