Now Reading - Food Research finds meat pie not so Australian
Just reading an article on News.com.au about the origins of the humble meat pie and while we apparently claim it as our own, it turns out that Food Research finds meat pie not so Australian.
According to Brisbane food historian Dr Janet Clarkson, who has spent years researching our culinary icon, the pie was invented as a way to preserve meat in medieval Europe.
The pastry, today an essential part of a good pie, was not meant to be eaten, The Courier-Mail reports.
“There were no metal baking dishes or ways to keep food fresh, so the pastry was used both as cooking container and preserver,” Dr Clarkson said.
“Called a ‘coffin’, it was made with very hard rye flour up to seven inches thick and wrapped around the meat and baked. This could preserve meat for up to a year.”
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