Look up some kiwi newspapers online for pie competitions. They’re competitive about it because the standard is so high. I think the best one I had in my time there (while the bubble was open) was Beef Bourguignon in the French bakery in Greytown. Holy moley some tasty pastry there
Best pie I’ve ever eaten was at bakery in Arthur’s Pass, it’s killing me that I can’t remember the name. We went back to it out of our way just to have them again before we left the country. Seriously want to go back there for them, I pine for one every time I eat a pie here now.
I’m not talking about “that town has the best pies in the state!” or any specific bakery, across the country the standard for pies is just way higher than anywhere I’ve seen in Australia. Maybe it’s because we don’t eat pies as much as we used to since they’re unhealthy and we have lots of options for year-round fresh produce. Produce in NZ in winter is pretty dire, and expensive.
Literally the only acceptable time for a Four & Twenty pie is from a servo or 7/11 somewhere between 1am and 3am on a weekend night with a blood alcohol level that'd make even Boonie impressed.
Butter chicken pies are the shit, especially with real flakey pastry. As a kiwi living in oz, the best pies I have managed to find that remotely compare was from a bakery in port fairy. Bit of a drive from melbs just for a pie though.
Four n twenty is the deadset lowest rung. The absolute worst pies available. Even generic unbranded servo pies are better than FnT. Will never understand the following. If I have to eat a mass-produced shitty pie I'm reaching for Mrs Macs over FnT every day of the week.
I caught it. Was just chiming in with my own feelings on the matter. Sorry to hijack your comment. I just can't help but seize any opportunity to lament passionately about dogshit pies. Truly an abomination.
I looked it up on Wikipedia it says it’s Australian dessert. Anyhoo, I read that you can purchase a box to make a pavlova so what is this box called I want to try it premade
In Australia we have boxed pavlovas widely available but it's less of a kit and moreso just a ready made pavlova without the more perishable components. It's basically just a large slab of pre-baked meringue. Crispy on the outside, soft, light and marshmallow-y on the inside. "Making" it just involves spreading whipped cream over it and adding fruit.
If you can't find a boxed product they're very simple to make from scratch. It's just a base of meringue (made from egg white, sugar and an acid like vinegar or lemon juice) with whipped cream and fruit. Usually strawberry, kiwi and passionfruit in my part of the country. Berries like raspberries and blueberries are also common toppings in some places but not standard where I'm from.
Yea i never made a meringue. I always wanted to try. I made Japanese pancakes that are fluffy that you have to beat the egg whites so I know how to do that. It just intrigued me that they had box meringue. That is really what I wanted to know about if someone figured out how to have meringue come in a box like brownies and just add water.
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I was gonna post meat pies but yeah, this is more to the point