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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: Why don't they make pies here?
In the contest between cake and pie, it's an accepted truth pie trumps cake, hands down.
China has an incredibly wide variety of fruits. On the other hand, they're not strangers to cakes, crust and all those sweet things. So why did they never combine the two? Why is it still difficult today to find a decent pie in China?
Sometimes I thank China for helping me on my path to slimming down, other times...I just want to eat pie.
Taking a wild guess, I would venture to say it will be for two basic reasons :
1.- Chinese are not used to eat desserts after a meal.
2.- In general, Chinese dislike anything sweet. For example, my GF will not eat pineapple unless she puts salt and vinager on it.
PS: if I may, I would like to add a third one I just thought of. If you eat pies, there is nothing (bones)to spit, thus not liked it.
You can't cut a pie into 1000 slivers and serve it on a plate with other hacked-up pies.
Maybe it is because pies take so much prep work and aren't as beautiful when finished. Now, if you could convince a bakery to make individual serving sized pies, perhaps the crust on top could have cute shapes cut in it or make it very colorful...it could work. I don't see a big pie selling well.
Not talking about the sweet pie (apple and so on) but a good meat pie one thing I truly miss.
woody:
I think when Americans talk about pie they are refering to the sweet variety, where an Aussie is talking meat and sauce (or potatoe, pie & pea floater ,steak & kidney, curry, steak & onion etc)
I always bring a few packets of frozen meat pies from Australia. I have a friend who has a small oven that they bring over to our place so I can heat them up. Most people I give one to try say they like them.
To Woody - Talking bout 4 n 20 pies? or the good stuff?
See some pies in Jenny Lous but it just aint the same.
Think meat pies could hit off here.
woody:
Herbert adams if I can..http://www.patties.com.au/announcements/herbertadams-new-beef-mushroom-pie
Because Chinese just want to have their cake, and eat it, too.
Besides, making pi involves too much math for the avearge baker...
And most Chinese don't have proper ovens...damn I miss pie.
steps to cure your pie mouth
1) buy electric over (costs around 400 rmb)
2) buy eggs, flour, butter, beef, beef stock, oinons, mushrooms, carrots etc
3) mix 70% flour, 30% butter and eggs, knead and roll into lump and make into large sheet
4) boil beef in water for 40 mins, remove from water, and let settle
5) stir-fry beef, onions, mushrooms and carrots
6) place stir-fry into baking tray, place flour sheet on top
7) put into over 150 degrees for 30 mins
8) take and and stuff your face!
If you want to eat pie go to Mcdonalds. They sell two kinds apple and another flavor. It's actually pretty good and it will cost you less than 10 kuai per pie!