I believe the ingredient in question is 'meyt'

As the quantity of this rare and wonderful substance has decreased per pie recently, isn't the legally correct name now "potato and meat" as opposed to "meyt n prater"?

I kid you not.

If you ever find yourself in the greatest city in the world (thats Sydney by the way) make sure you visit one of Harrys outlets one evening and treat yourself to a Tiger pie.

My favourite is the one down by Paddys markets personally.

And whilst you are eating it feel free to look up at the southern cross twinkling high in the sky above Sydney and silently bow your head in appreciation of Barry McKenzie a dinki di rootin' tootin Aussie legend

Genuine question.........if Australia is so wonderful, why do you all leave?

And another one for you, if England is so bad why do you all come here?

Had a Pimblett's steak pie at Stains Beer Festival the other week.

Was actually rather nice

Genuine Answer.

Personally I left Australia to live and work in Europe on a WHV, as do many Aussies and Kiwis.



Many Aussies I have met over here chose London because

1. The wages are good.

2. Its pretty close to continental Europe with all it's history and culture, and easily accessible thanks to the budget airlines that operate from here.

3. Although expensive to live in, it can work out pretty cheap if you live in a sharehouse with other Aussies. My room in my sharehouse was formerly inhabited by a mate of mine from back home...when his time was up in England and he went back home, I moved in. Thats the way we do things and it works out well. I've already got someone else lined up for my room when I finish here.

4. Our parents did the same thing when they were young back in the late 60's or 70's

5. Its party central every night of the week if you want it. 'Here for a good time, not a long time' is the WHV Aussies motto.

6. Despite the old 'He must work in a bar' line believe it or not I actually have a well paid and fairly interesting job. I can quite comfortably send a good chunk of my wages home and still have enough money to have a good life over here.

For me though this will always just be a visit. It's an experience that I'm pleased to have done.

Please don't forget to shut the door on your way out

Pimmies pies are the best around, they beat any in Wigan

Only good thing ever to come out of St Helens, well that and the chipmunk at Fingerpost.

I do like that for those of us outside Wigan, we can still get that 'at the match' experience, they sell Poole's pies in the Asda

Best pie i have had is a Yates and Grier Pork pie in the market in St helens, its literally is a parcel of delight!!!!!

if you want a meat and potatoe that contains PROPER MEAT......bispham kitchens at bispham, blackpool, and the one in cleveleys.

the MEAT pies are what it says on the label and take about 20 minutes to eat unless you have very sharp gnashers

If you want a proper steak pie Grimshaws at BRYN when you bite into them watch out for the gravy

Edited for accuracy

Suddenly that's a bad thing?

well....if it means you are likely to drop dead from coronary heart disease or spend the rest of your days suffering from the effects of a stroke...........yes

A small price to pay for eating quality pies.

Surely you can't really believe that the ubiquitous British Pork pie is 'quality'???

I have only ever tried one once before admittedly but as far as I can remember it was a cold hard lump of fatty minced pork (with added lumps of extra white fat) which had been shaped into a round mass before being encased in slimy jelly and some crumbly pastry before being served COLD to its unsuspecting victim....ie ME

Seriously.

These things should carry a government health warning.

Victims aren't australian, its not in their nature.

Pork pies aren't the greatest, however i'm talking meyt n' prater or steak, you know proper pies.

Mmmm, Yates Greer pies! My grandad was in charge of the factory in Leigh for a v.v.v. long time. He used to take me in at weekends when we were visiting for a treat to see the factory cat and get a tray of pies for a family gathering out of one of the giant fridges. A-mazing. If you cut me in half, there's just a massive YG pork pie in there.

Although their pies aren't as nice as when my grandad was in charge.

Now there's an opportunity not to be missed.

GREGO, BRING THE SAW!

well they wont be as they are made by waterfields now and have been for the last 10+ years

also some1 said previously that they had a pimbletts pie the other week. not possible and pimbletts have not traded for at least 6 months

The shop in Golborne is still open. I believe some of the staff used their redundancy money to keep some of the shops open. Something along those lines. I know this because I had a Pimbletts from the Golrborne store yesterday.

wouldnt have been pimbletts u had, u might have had a pimmies but not a pimbletts