A double deep fried pie in a sandwich. $17 NZD @ Chch's new stadium

When I was a kid in chch, im 58 now, I went to Westburn primary. A lemonade popsicle was 7 cents. I could take a 20 cent coin and go to the Wentworth st f&c shop and get a fish, sausage, and scoop and get 2 cents change! Dad worked at the university of Canterbury and was in $105 a week and that was good coin. Chat tells me that's about $1568 a week in today's money. Just shows how much more shit costs these days cos 1568 is not raising 4 kids and paying off the mortgage. That takes two wages now days. Just food for thought.

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Menamanama@reddit

The rich are getting richer. Everyone else is not. Digital services have funneled wealth upwards.

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DarkflowNZ@reddit

A "dollar pie" is like $6 now lol

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travelcallcharlie@reddit

Bet you don’t want your childhood minimum wage tho.

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Pinkys_Brain_@reddit

A scoop of fish?

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

*or a

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pixelmuffinn@reddit

We do not eat like the british, thank you.

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Rev-Dr-Slimeass@reddit

As an American living here, I can confirm. These people have some of the most bland food.

Don't get me wrong. Bland isn't necessarily bad. There is absolutely nothing wrong with some hot chips and tomato sauce. It isn't strong on flavour though.

I love New Zealand, and the people who live here. I am not here for the food though.

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_Meece_@reddit

poms would eat this with peas or some gross shit

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skefmeister@reddit

Im Italian Born living in the Netherlands you have no idea how good aussie steak pie is and I heard NZ is even better. It’s just a chopped cheese only more pastry like bread

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TheMilkKing@reddit

That’s a weird comparison. Chopped cheese have lettuce, tomato etc, and are made with ground beef/mince. Steak pies are made with chunks of steak.

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chiefbushman@reddit

Mate, super jealous of this entire pic. Games looked great and stadium looks amazing. Had my office 50m away while they built it over the years

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wilan727@reddit

I'm lost. Since when is a deep fried pie a thing. And $17?

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cutekiwiguy@reddit

Looks painful

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Sphinx87@reddit

Meat Pie is filling inside bread.

Meat Pie does not require bread.

Meat Pie shouldn't be deep fried.

Source: I eat a lot of meat pies.

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Planet-Funeralopolis@reddit

You should try a meat pie sandwich, the bread helps soak up any meat or cheese that escapes and keeps your hands clean.

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the_loneliest_monk@reddit

The idea of deep frying the pie is a weird one for me (I'd totally give it a jam though, just not for $17 😂)... but pie sandwiches are awesome. I'd personally prefer a ratio of about a quarter of a pie per slice of bread, but that's mostly just to make the pie sandwiches last longer

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DarkflowNZ@reddit

Don't tell us how to pie, young man

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c_monies_@reddit

You ever been to Wigan? You love it there if you like your pies

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Sphinx87@reddit

All the way back to the motherland for pies? I have heard about the affordable and mass produced 'Greggs Sausage Roll". Unfortunately tales of Wigan haven't reached down under but I'll be sure to add it to my bucket list.

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c_monies_@reddit

Had a mate tell me that a homeless man in Wigan asked him for money "to buy a pie", they are obsessed!

Greggs sausage roll is like maccies, it's fine and they hit the spot but there are better out there from proper bakers.

Not too sure where you're from but I couldn't think of a better reason to visit a country than "for the love of the meat pie"!

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Sarazin_Sky@reddit

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krakk3rjack@reddit

Had one today. Steak 'n Cheese Pie Fried Sandwich. It was messy and awesome.

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CROMKONIG@reddit

You're in Christchurch dude, place is a shithole lmao

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Original_Emphasis211@reddit

I don't think any kiwis think that a pie sandwich belongs on the shittyfood sub. Pie sandwiches are unironically good and this pie looks beyond typical quality.

$17 is a total ripoff but that's what you get for stadium food.

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newwaynezealand@reddit

And they wonder why people don’t go any more.

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LesleyGrossman@reddit

That is an absolute abomination. What is this gross child of Satan.

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PRC_Spy@reddit

If you'd captioned it with "... at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow" I'd have been less surprised.

Speaking as an (adopted) Kiwi, I have to say that's a sad and unfortunate thing to do to a pie.

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cathartic_diatribe@reddit

Looks diabolical!

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Michaelbirks@reddit

Would

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the-realest-rivuler@reddit

Is this New Zealand or America? Who the hell deep fry’s pies???

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throwaway90234902@reddit

Says in the post title NZD.

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the-realest-rivuler@reddit

I was making a joke.

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stead10@reddit

What even is the filling of the pie?

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

Steak and cheese

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stead10@reddit

Looks more like mushroom than steak, did it taste good?

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matty337s@reddit

It’s not OPs picture

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

10/10 .. I'll have to give it a go in the air fryer at home

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Sir-Nicholas@reddit

Ooooh it’s like a New Zealand cheesesteak, pie paints such a different picture for me. I’d love to try that

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_Meece_@reddit

Nothing like cheesesteak. Literally chunks of steak in gravy with liquid cheese

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Xfuck1tX@reddit

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TelevisionJet@reddit

That new stadium looks so good on tv, hope you enjoyed super round!

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mercaptans@reddit

It was fucking delicious though

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xUmphLove@reddit

And Europeans have the audacity to make fun of American food. Not even the fattest redneck in Mississippi is eating mf pie sandwiches.

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pixelmuffinn@reddit

Too busy eating their sister, i assume

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Rev-Dr-Slimeass@reddit

New Zealand. Not Europe.

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Nopenottodaymate@reddit

The state of geography education in the US is apparently more appalling than I thought.

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puyi5@reddit

Ah yes, the Europeans of NZ just exactly as I mentioned it in my comment. Idiot

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puyi5@reddit

They’re downvoting you but you’re speaking the truth. This looks like crap, doesn’t sound good, and IS stupid. PIE… SANDWICH… 💩

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GamingInSilence@reddit

DUMB….. CUNT…. 💩

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SloppySilvia@reddit

You've clearly never tried a New Zealand pie lol

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dorothean@reddit

I think there downvoting him because New Zealand is about as far from Europe as it’s possible for a country to be

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Bozzo2526@reddit

Meat pie. Sweet pies are called tarts here. Meat pies are a classic around here, steak and cheese, mince and cheese or even curry ones like butter chicken are staples of the kiwi diet.

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Jeramy_Jones@reddit

RIP your toilet.

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

Just living in the moment man

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pixelmuffinn@reddit

L I V N

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Comprehensive_Soil_1@reddit

Deep fried pie? Explain

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pixelmuffinn@reddit

Its like frying. But deeper

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Aggravating_Ask_6988@reddit

Looks like Te Kaka too me.. 🤦🤮

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Karhak@reddit

I'm guessing this some sort of savory pie as I assume that's ketchup.

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

Yeah Steak and cheese pies with Watties tomato sauce are pretty staple in New Zealand

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TwinPitsCleaner@reddit

It's our first feed after we're born

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Kene6969@reddit

What a ripoff!

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Apprehensive-Tie5658@reddit

The food prices there are insane it cost like $12 for the most pathetic hot dog I’d ever seen

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theflickingnun@reddit

17 bucks!

For a Kai pie, mince and cheese no less. That is insane that you would pay that.

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art_mor_@reddit

I’ve got to try a pie sandwich one day

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DexRei@reddit

The deep fried part is wild. But a pie sammy was a staple growing up

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DarkflowNZ@reddit

Back when them bitches were a dollar from your local 4square

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DexRei@reddit

We had em at the High School Cafe

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---reddituser--@reddit

So a $17 pie with 2 slices of bread

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Rhiyuu@reddit

bet that was banging

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douglapnz@reddit

That clearly ain't deep fried!

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Spicyocto@reddit

Why’d they put it in a sandwich?😂 is that a Christchurch thing?

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Aggressive-Phone-423@reddit

Pie sandwich is a thing all over new Zealand usually eaten by stoners

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ExpatKiwiDocinUK@reddit

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SenorCustomer@reddit

Cant believe chch got a shout out here

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JustEstablishment594@reddit

Ahh, a good old Wigan Kebab.

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purplereuben@reddit

Deep fried... is it battered?

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topscreen@reddit

So that feels like too much money, cause stadium food, and really stupid, cause a pie doesn't need a sandwhich... but I'll take one!

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DexRei@reddit

pie doesn't need a sandwhich

Hey now. This was a high school cafeteria staple where i grew up

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Kinnikuboneman@reddit

Nice Scran

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c_monies_@reddit

Belongs on footy scran.

Would absolutely smash the fuck out of it, can't beat a Wigan kebab

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Drclaw411@reddit

A what?

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BitGamerX@reddit

Interesting choice for morning tea.

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tehspacepope@reddit

It's like a fancy Wigan Slappy, but on white bread. I'd give it a shot.

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tunachilimac@reddit

Crazy that this is the fancy version of something lol

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tehspacepope@reddit

This version is apparently deep fried, which obviously classes it up a notch.

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

Had to give Wigan Slappy a Google.. I'd give her a go !

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Shamus-McNasty@reddit

I'll take gravy over the mushy pea juice, thank you.

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constanto@reddit

Wigan Slappy with a side cup of gravy is the lord's drunk food order.

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theorian123@reddit

Scrandle.com for all the scran lovers out there.

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BushwickSpill@reddit

Nice scran

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phatballlzzz@reddit

How was the new stadium mate? Looked fantastic from what I’ve seen but I haven’t been in person yet

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jonathan42_4@reddit (OP)

I loved it, it's fit for purpose n the enclosure roof feels nice. The capacities spot on i think with the cost of liv8hg most ppl would prefer to sit in front of their 70' n grab a beer outta the fridge. I'm guttered it's just 4 rugby n concerts would love to watch an ODI or T20 there but bigger problems in the world