- Pie floater
A pie floater is a meal served at pie carts in Adelaide and elsewhere in
South Australia . It was once more widely available in other parts ofAustralia but its popularity waned.A pie floater consists of the traditional
Australian meat pie sitting, usually inverted, in a plate of thick greenpea soup . It is typically covered withtomato sauce (similar toketchup ) and, although subject to the taste of the individual consumer,mint sauce andsalt and pepper are also traditionally added to complement the dish.The addition of the pea soup provides extra flavour and dietary fibre, and extends what otherwise may be considered a snack to a full meal.
Anthony Bourdain ,Joe Cocker ,Billy Connolly andNigel Mansell are high profile fans of the pie floater. [cite news |first=Marks |last=Kathy |title= Adelaide's 'pie floater' fights losing battle in fast food war |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasia/article81392.ece |publisher=The Independent |date=2003-12-06 |accessdate=2007-03-29]In
2003 , the pie floater was recognised as a South Australian Heritage Icon by theNational Trust of Australia . [ [http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/heritage_icons_2003.htm#Pie Pie Floater entry at the National Trust of South Australia] ]A well known version of the pie floater in Australia comes from
Harry's Cafe de Wheels pie cart situated inWoolloomooloo, New South Wales . Harry's Cafe de Wheels is listed on the National Trust Register as an historic icon. [ [http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/harryscafe.html Harry’s Café de Wheels ] ]Across the rest of Australia, a similar taste experience can be found in a pea pie, a meat pie with a layer of
mushy peas under the crust, often sold at local bakeries. A variation on the pie floater is to substitute the pea soup withmushy peas .The Pie Floater also makes an appearance in the "
Discworld " novel "The Last Continent " byTerry Pratchett , where it is sold by Fair Go Dibbler, one of a number of similar characters who sell "regional delicacies" across the Disc.ee also
*
Pie and peas References
ee also
*
Pie and peas External links
* [http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/madchester/bigband/114/bcwtoo.html Excerpts from Billy Connolly's Tour of Australia] , including a description of a pie floater.
* [http://australianflavour.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=54 Pie Floater Article] with a picture.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
