Why the humble meat pie defines Australia: from BBC-Travel...
"Even the tiniest of Australian country towns has at least one bakery, selling everything from the classic steak and pepper to more avant-garde versions like an eggs Benedict pie.
By Penny Watson
27 March 2020
As an Australian school kid, the best day of the week was Friday. It marked the start of the weekend, sure, but it was also “lunch order” day, when, instead of the usual cheese sandwich, we’d get to order from the tuck shop. On this day, we’d forgo our lunch boxes and instead pop a dollar note in a brown paper bag with our order written steadfastly on it:
Penny Watson
Grade 1b
1 meat pie (with sauce please)
Thank you
The bag would then be placed in a basket at the front of the classroom, and returned containing said pie, steaming hot, with tomato sauce oozing from a hole in the top.
The meat pie is one of Australia’s most iconic foods, along with Vegemite and pavlova."
more at link: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200326-why-the-humble-meat-pie-defines-australia
This article caught my eye since 1) I enjoy food and 2) I've enjoyed Cornish Pastys in Upper Michigan
and Italian Calzone in many places. (the topic of stuffed pastry desserts is a topic for another
op) Enjoy!