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Meat pie (Australia and New Zealand)

Meat pie
A typical meat pie with tomato sauce
TypeMeat pie
Place of originAustralia and New Zealand
Main ingredientsDiced or minced meat, gravy

In Australia and New Zealand, a meat pie is a hand-sized pie containing diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushrooms or cheese and is often consumed as a takeaway food snack.

This variant of the standard meat pie is considered iconic.[1] It was described by New South Wales Premier Bob Carr in 2003 as Australia's "national dish".[2][3] New Zealanders regard the meat pie as a part of New Zealand cuisine, and it forms part of the New Zealand national identity.[4]

  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "12. – The New Zealanders – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Media Watch - Sausage roll policy". abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ Harland, Robert (4 October 2016). "Aussie meat pies". SunStar. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sarah Barnett, New Zealand Eats, New Zealand Listener, Vol 213 No 3548, 10–16 May 2008". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008.

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