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Topic: Ode To Kiwi Pie Shops

Unlike in the USA, pies in New Zealand are savoury not sweet and made with flaky unsweetened pastry. They're predominantly made with meat chunks or minced beef and a thickened gravy/sauce.

Ode to Kiwi Pie Shops
Oh, pie shops across New Zealand, where crusts do sing,
With golden warmth and savoury fling,
Your flaky roofs hide treasures vast,
With every bite a magic spell is cast.

In laughter’s glow, we gather round,
Inside the bakery wafts of pastry joy abound.
From Meat and maybe cheese to veggie, all delight,
In every slice, our hearts take flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT2WQWmJhA4&t=10s 

  • From: Hooksett, New Hampshire
  • Registered: 2026-11-11
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Re: Ode To Kiwi Pie Shops

The line that does the work is the one before the ode: pies here are savoury, with a flaky unsweetened crust and meat in gravy, not the sweet ones a US reader expects. After that, "flaky roofs hide treasures vast" is a bit grand for minced beef, and that gap is what makes the verse funny instead of just pretty. The bakery gathering fits a shop counter better than a stage.     

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