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Mince pies are definitely a thing in New Zealand (and Australia to some extent). They come in all sorts of varieties - plain mince, mince and cheese (yum), ste
by geoffmunn 5y ago
Mince pies are definitely a thing in New Zealand (and Australia to some extent).
They come in all sorts of varieties - plain mince, mince and cheese (yum), steak and cheese, mince and potato, and then some exotic varieties like butter chicken pie.
They're typically cheap and made from bad quality ingredients, but you can get very good quality mince pies if you know where to go.
If you're a hungry teenager and you need a snack - nothing beats a mince pie.
- Mandatum 5y agoMince & cheese with a can of V. Lunch of tradies all over this part of the world.
- mbg721 5y agoAnything in America called a "mincemeat pie" is a million miles removed from this; it's going to be something syrupy and a little bit lumpy with cloves and dried fruits. Mince to us is "ground beef"; if you asked for a pound of mince at the supermarket, you'd be directed to the aisle with the Mentos.
- hug 5y agoI'm Australian, and no one I know (from here or from NZ) calls what you're talking about a "mince pie", they call it a "meat pie". A mince pie is the sweet fruit tart that is essentially only stocked at Christmas time. Meat pies are all over the place, and are popular enough that a former premier referred to them as Australia's national dish.
- jimmux 5y agoMinced meat pies are so ubiquitous in Australia that we usually just say "pie". "Mince" is nearly always assumed to be animal meat. The fruity kind of pies that only appear at Christmas time are called "mince pies", but we should really find another name for them because it's a constant source of disappointment when you expect savoury goodness and are presented with a sugary lump.