AMERICAN tries NEW ZEALAND PIES!!!

I went to the US for a few months and every day I was shaking my head in disbelief at how they didn't have meat pies. The meat pie is the sign of an advanced civilisation.

My guy just smashed two pies on the side of the road, thats a bona-fide kiwi fine-dining experience right there!

Love how all the Kiwis are just saying their favourite pie places.

Fairlie Bakehouse / Fairlie, South Island NZ - Best Pies in the South Island.

To be fair, resisting eating a pie for 20min will leave you being able to eat it without it being complete lava. as the cop said in an old kiwi meme, always blow on the pie

Patrick's Pies in Tauranga consistently take out most of the awards every year. They're the benchmark.

For a first timer those selections were amazing. I don't understand why they aren't a thing in the states. Lamb and Kumura sounds delicious

I am so invested in this. My heart is filled with patriotic pride as you enjoy our national cuisine.

If you're ever in Auckland, Blue Rose Cafe In Sandringham has amazing Polynesian inspired pies like: The Palusami pie - Corned beef (not the tinned stuff) Taro leaves, onion, coconut cream and a little chili The Hangi Pie - Pork belly, stuffing, kumara and pumpkin Lamb, taro and cream cheese pie The Boil up pie - Bacon bones watercress and potato and a few more amazing pies that have to be tried.

I've eaten pies all over NZ and Oz, and my favourite - by a long way - is the Beef Wellington from The Lunch Shack in Hawera. It's a pretty modest looking place that's easy to miss, but all of their pies are top tier.

Just a heads up if anyone is looking for cheap pies, quiches and sweet slices etc in Tauranga. Raymons Pies have a wee store open to the public at the front of their factory, which is at the very end of Cypress St in Judea. They sell their food at wholesale prices there, so way cheaper than you'd pay at a retail bakery. For example a long slice of custard square (equivalent of three) is only $2.50. Definitely worth a look if you want reasonable food for a cheap price. Hope this helps someone. 😊

Sheffield Pies in Sheffield on Arthur's Pass Road. Try the Venison and Whisky pie. You'll find the same pie in Oxford. You won't be disappointed.

Enjoy your time in New Zealand .

Just a comment about the whipped cream. Lots of places nowadays use cream from a whipped cream dispenser called a Whippit, sometimes spelled whippet or whip-it, they have a cartridge of nitrous oxide (nangs) which squirts the cream out under pressure when the trigger is squeezed. The cream looks as though it's whipped but, because the process is different it actually reverts to a sloppy, slightly watery mess not long afterwards. I'm betting the reason you felt the whipped cream in your iced coffee was somehow thicker is because it had been whipped the old school way, using beaters until it thickened. Much better end result and stays whipped and thick for ages afterwards and makes more sense if they're using it in the kind of quantities they'd need to coat the inside of glasses. Lots of places only use whipped cream to squirt on top of a serving of cake so it's much more practical for them to just use a Whippit even though the end result is a bit rubbish.

Jimmy's pies is a must! It's worth the trip south!

Mate , you have to try the bacon and egg pie from spring creek in Marlborough, it's the best , I'm a truck driver , so us truckies know where the best pies are . Period.

Favourite slice is a custard square with passionfruit

"No way Australia can beat these" Chur Bro +1 like

Mince and cheese is an absolute classic, defiantly my favourite! Thank you for being a kind and considerate tourist :)

Fairlie Bakery pies, in the South Island. The apple and porkbelly is awesome. We go out of our way on trips down south to go there.