They are still around, going strong in the supermarkets. Mrs Macs is a decent pie brand, nothing better than a proper pie shop of course. Some belters around the coastal area of Nsw
I've never bought a warmed up one. I don't tend to buy hot food (as in heated up in the shop) and I'm not a coffee drinker. I'm not a big one for pies, but two that I buy every few weeks are Pukka varieties - or very occasionally an M&S luxury one. As Elfs has said M&S do great quality food, but you have to pay for it. An occasional indulgence.
I was over in New Zealand as well then, thinking I may not go back etc. Are they a New Zealand or an Aussie pie? Either way they were VERY nice.
Gotta respect a man who knows his pies. The Peters pie is lovely but very dry, unlike the Pukka ones who are a bit more juicy and not in need of some gravy. Kojak's waistline says he is more of an expert on a pie than me so let him tell his awaiting audience on his view.
Had a lovely evening. Our adorable sausage/pincer cross was taken for her evening walk to pic up Mrs Elfs from pilates. On the way back we passed a restaurant for somewhere to eat, conveniently only 3 minutes walk from the entrance of our favela. Mrs Elfs was tired and is used to eating out 4 times a week, it is still 28 degrees at 18.00 over here. 7 spirits, doubles easily, a healthy dose of breaded chicken, some skewers of meat(one for our beautiful dog). All for way under £25 Quality of life but know my roots from Catford and Lewisham. #hateStarmerandKhan
You cannot beat fish & chips. Unfortunately the prices have rocketed, and are variable. The best fish & chip shop I know is in Grove Park , the old “manor” of @ElfsborgAddick and myself. I regularly go back there for fish & chips. Two wonderful black men have run the chippy for the last 12 years, and you get a massive portion of cod & chips for £12. They only take cash, the reason being so many dodgy bank cards now in the area. I was chatting to them recently and they said if things continue as they are they are going to “turn the lights out”. I asked why and his exact words were “no working people round here any more, all i*******nts (who don’t buy fish & chips) and crackheads”. What a shame. No doubt such views will be poo poohed by the liberal intelligensia like @Watameire My local chippy is not a patch on that, it’s decent but not as authentic, fish & chips now costs £16.50 It used to be the staple diet of the English working class.
I like beef mince pie and the steak & kidney one. The Balti pukka pie is elite, but quickly leaves you in trouble after.
I prefer my meat pies, sausage rolls, and Cornish pastries cold. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Being a northern monkey haddock is my choice of chippie fish. Very little cod sold up here. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Both are good, but Haddock edges Cod for me. The East Street fishmonger Arthur Bryan agreed back in 1905. Haddock for the team when they won, Cod if they didn't. Hence the team's nickname. In early newspaper reports (as far back as 1908) Charlton were referred to as 'The Haddocks'... All Charlton first team matches from 1905 Third report down from the top of the page.
