1 hour ago, jmacnaughtan said:
Uhhhh...
What British person has never eaten a pie?
They're on the menu of every pub that serves food (almost always with mash), available widely in supermarkets, butchers and service stations, and are a staple at Scottish football grounds. They are a popular dish to make at home, and you can often get them at late night kebab shops and chippies.
And that's only hot pies - Melton Mowbray pork pies enjoy their own protected geographical indication, and are widely available across the country.
This is a horrible slur on the excellent meat pie.
I think you need to re-read what I actually wrote. At no stage did I say that British people don't eat pies. I said the opposite.
I did say that few people have eaten the traditional dish of pie and mash with parsley liquor, almost exclusively found in London, although most people there haven't eaten it either. I lived in London for 20 years and never ate it once, not did I know anyone who ever mentioned eating it.
My late wife was a Londoner, born and bred, and never once ate it, although she certainly ate and made pies. I've made steak and kidney pies here in China when I got nostalgic.
I only finally ate pie, mash and liquor on a visit to England in 2001 when a friend here in China asked what it was like, so I obliged her by going to find out.