Meat Pie: A Very Well Known Delicacy In The Australian Bakeries

Australian bakeries specialises in meat pies. This dish is equally famous in New Zealand. It is one of most popular dish in Australia. Its main ingredients are minced meat and gravy. Meat pies are considered iconic for the bakeries in Australia. This has been also termed as Australia’s national dish. This dish is also considered to be a vital part in New Zealand’s cuisine.

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Statistics say that meat pie is the most consumed food in Australia. Few bakeries make 10,000 meat pies per day to match increasing demand. Years ago it was difficult to store pies when refrigerators were no much available. Later on with modern technologies, this problem was solved. In small outlets, they keep frozen pies and heat them up before serving. This pie is so famous because it’s associated with Australian football games too.

There are Australian Bakeries who have been religiously making meat pies for over 100years. The content of fat in the meat pie is a lot. Results showed that few frozen meat pies when tested didn’t meet the food standards of Australia and New Zealand. According to the food standards, the meat pies should have a minimum of 25% meat. That meat can be used of buffalo, deer, goat, hare, camel, cattle, rabbit and sheep.

At times, kangaroo meat is also used. But wild animals which are slaughtered in the wild cannot be used in meat pies. In Australia, one of the most popular contests related to meat pies are The Great Aussie Meat Pie Contest.