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Showing posts with label france. Show all posts
Showing posts with label france. Show all posts
Friday, 4 July 2014
World Cup Pie-Off - France v Germany
The Quarter Finals of the World Cup 2014 has thrown up a European heavyweight clash between France and Germany, but it's not just the players on the pitch getting a rating. Oh no! We couldn't let these two teams battle it out without some reference to their pie line ups! So off the back of our England v Italy and Australia v Netherlands World Cup Pie-Offs, here's our third installment!
The World Cup Pie-Off idea is simple – a straight head-to-head between the top rated pie from France and Germany.
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As you might expect this was quite a tight battle, with both sides not actually showing great commitment on the pie front. It seems both the French and Germans favour tarts over pies - something we at Pierate are highly disappointed about. However, a pie was found in both countries, so here are the review summaries.
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| Team France Pie Review |
The top rated pie from Germany was found right at the centre of Cologne. It was a sweet pie - as most of the pies (and tarts) we have seen in Germany have been - and the apple flavour is quite typical too. The pie itself was a lovely, sweet apple pie which crumbled beautifully in the mouth when eaten. The beautifully buttery pastry was lovely and golden, crumbling in the mouth. If anything, it was just a little too crumbly to eat easily by hand. Still, it rated well on the 7 Cs.
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| Team Germany Pie Review |
So onto the pie-off and here are the results of the top pie from each country (click on the pie for the full review):
| Info | France Pie | Score | vs | Score | Germany Pie |
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Flavour
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Duck and Fig Pie |
6.0
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-
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5.7
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Apple Pie ("Apfeltorte") |
Company
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Morzine Delicatessen | Merzenich | |||
Where
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Morzine | Cologne |
And it seems that we're not the only guys having a World Cup food contest! For alongside our Pie-Offs, the Great British BBQ website are having their own World Cup Sausage contest called "El Sausageo 2014". To see which sizzling sausage wins in their World Cup match offs, visit the El Sausageo website!
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Sunday, 24 February 2013
Canard et fi: ooh la la! French pie review
French pie review
Here at Pierate, we have been fortunate enough to rate pies from countries other than the UK. In fact our pie-oneers have eaten pies from as far flung as Australia, New Zealand and Borneo. You can see our full list at the bottom of our World Cup pie blog.
However, the pie which is the focus of this review comes
from slightly nearer home: France. Now, you might think that, as Pierateer SJL has travelled to gay Paris regularly
for business meetings that we may have rated a French pie before. But the
French, for all their world renowned food sophistication, have a distinct lack
of pie on their menus. Therefore, it will come as no surprise to hear that I
was over the moon this Christmas to find, not one but THREE pies in a local delicatessen
in Morzine, France. The first two were individual pies, one filled with
mushroom and the other veal. While very intrigued by the veal pie, instead I
purchased the Christmas special “Duck and fig” pie. Though I very much wanted
to buy one of each of the other pies, at €15.60 for two quarters, I had to
choose between them, and I thought that the other two might still be on the
menu when I hopefully return in the spring.
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| Duck and Fig French Pie Review |
So other than the high cost of this pie, what was it
like? Well, firstly, for such a special pie, I could hardly consume it all
myself, so I had to bring it back on the plane for the other pieraters to enjoy
with me. As the pie was of the traditional pork pie type (gelatinous?) it travelled
better than possibly a traditional chunk-and-gravy pie. We heated it up in the
oven which turned the pastry the lovely, rich golden colour that Pierateers
crave. As can be seen in the photo, the capacity of this pie was chock-full. The
flavours were rich and slightly sweet from the fig. Although a little fatty,
which is to be expected from this type of pie, the meat wasn’t chewy. Obviously
there wasn’t any gravy, but the pie kept moist and succulent.
Overall, this pie would have scored a lot higher, if it
wasn’t for the outrageous price. It scores well on all other 7 Cs though, so as
a luxury or occasional treat, this pie is well worth it.
Score: 6/7
ARL
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