Years ago, I did my drinking at a nearby British-style pub owned by two expats from the UK. She ran the bar; he cooked. Various pies (and naturally, chips) were menu staples, and he made them all by hand. They were good–his Steak in Guinness pie was the best I’ve ever had, but his others, such as shepherd’s pie and steak and mushroom, for those of us who balked at kidneys, were great also.
That was my introduction to the world of pie and chips, and I have enjoyed it many times since. Sometimes, my wife will even whip it up for the two of us, and she does a pretty good job. British cuisine, as a whole, may get a bad rep, but it should not come from pie and chips, IMHO.
not so clearly! it works fine for us 'Merikens because the speech pattern is consistant with the character. Besides - bringing pie to a (potluck dinner) (family get together) (holiday party) is very typical
Ah Mr/Ms Septic, it does indeed work fine for you, but that is purely serendipitous. This usage of “pie” is never employed over here, and I doubt Jonti had ever heard it.
Check out the illustrations of the pies in the cartoons: they are pastry-based products, and look just like the savoury ones we eat as mentioned in the OP.
This reminds me of an old episode of Dr. Katz where this guy was complaining about regional dialects.
“My roommate in college was from Brooklyn and the first day there, he asked me if I wanted to go halfsies on a pie! What the hell kind of question is that? I thought to myself, ‘this guy must really like pie’. I didn’t realize he meant a pizza pie, so we ended up getting half pepperoni, half pumpkin.”
Not only does “pie” conjure the image of a savoury food, but the only “sweet” pies I know are apple and pecan. We don’t seem to have the great proliferation of pies that you Americans have over there.
Brynda - fish pie as in the fish-chunk-and-mash style with a cheese sauce? Mm.
Have to agree with the Americans on Steak and Kidney, though. Ick.
But a lovely chicken and mushroom with chips, all smothered in gravy…drools
Damn, you guys don’t have a lot of dessert pies? Let’s see, we have:
Fruit:
Cherry
Apple
Peach
Strawberry
Strawberry Rhubarb
Blueberry
Pumpkin
Then there’s banana cream pie, cocoanut cream pie, chocolate pie, pecan, cheesecake pie, vanilla cream pie, etc. God, I can’t even think of all the different types of dessert pies we have.
Oh, and another “savory” pie I like: cheeseburger. So good and trash-tastic!
Okay, hijack here, but didn’t that little lizard fella used to have a more upper crust accent? I was quite surprised to hear him sounding so australian. (sort of, anyway)
originally originally he was voiced by Kelsey Grammer, then some other actor who, yes, sounded cultured, at least. Currently, to me, the little gekko sounds Cockney
There is an award winning pie shop near me that sells 43 different varieties of pies. It’s pot luck what is available when you arrive. Apart from all the varieties of fruit pies they make savoury pies like -
Steak, onion and tomato
Steak, bacon and cheese
Curried chicken
Chili beef
Thai chicken
Tandoori lamb
Potato. leek and green vegetables with cheese
Chicken and mushroom
Beef and mushroom
As this thread has gone madly off track anyway, let me say that Shepard’s Pie with mashed yams or sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes is ab-fab.
