- Pie, sauce. (upbeat music)
Let's do, oh!
Oh my God, so much came out.
Oh, no (laughs).
This is gonna be so messy.
- I'm scared I'm gonna burn my tongue,
but honestly,
that's the way to eat a meat pie.
It's to burn your tongue.
So let's go.
(upbeat rock music)
- Hey, guys.
Today, we are trying each other's
meat pie eating methods
to see which one
will come out on top.
- Meat pies, for me,
have a real nostalgic feel
about them.
I grew up in a really small country town,
and every Aussie knows
that in every single small country town,
there is the best bakery.
- Eating meat pies in Australia,
there's like a ton of different ways.
There's always been this debate about
which way is the best,
and which ways are, like,
just totally weird.
- I personally think that everyone
should have their own way
of eating a meat pie
because it's a very personal thing, you know?
Like, you're a kid, you're eating a meat pie.
Like you do you,
and you do what you like the most.
I know my method
is probably the most weirdest one.
So I'm literally saying that
just to defend myself.
(air whooshing) - The reason why
my method is the best way
to eat a meat pie
is because it
reminds me of my childhood.
And also,
it guarantees zero mess.
First, you have your pie.
You have a knife.
You cut around the top.
Peel off the top layer.
And then,
the trick is to use this
as your dunking stick.
So you rip it up,
dip it into the sauce,
and then eat it.
Once your top level of pastry is done,
you (laughs) spurt out all the meat,
and eat it by itself.
And then at the end,
you're left the pastry,
and then,
you eat that by itself, as well (laughs).
(air whooshing) - I am dubious
about this.
- I don't know how she thought of this.
It's just weird.
- Like, are you eating a meat pie,
or are you performing surgery?
Like, how are you supposed to get
the whole top of the crust
off cleanly?
(quirky orchestral music)
(knife rubbing)
(bell chiming) - Yes!
I got no sauce.
- That's, kind of like, fucked.
I think sauce and meat pie,
it's just like, it's like, you know,
sort of like a,
like a marriage or something, you know?
You have to have them together.
- Okay, this looks kind of wrink, though.
(quirky orchestral music)
- Just testing the temperature.
- This reminds me a little bit
of eating roti and subji,
like as a, as a brown girl.
(quirky orchestral music)
Oh, that's good.
(bell chiming)
That's pretty good.
(loud crunching)
- I can see the appeal
if you're five,
and you like playing with your food.
This is gross.
(imitates slurping)
- But as for the method, I'm really into it.
- The problem with this
is when you're at a 40 Game,
you, you,
you can't be doing this.
- Like, it's nice,
it's good, it's unusual,
it's different, but, like,
you need some sauce.
Like, what are you doing?
- Yeah, so it's all gone, pretty much.
So, now, we just bite through,
and eat the rest.
(gentle music) (loud crunching)
Yeah, this is pastry,
so,
you're kind of just like,
you know, eating pastry,
which is whatever.
- I'm gonna give this
a seven out of 10, (bell chiming)
because it would be
much better with sauce,
to be honest.
- I'm gonna give this
like a three. (audience sighing)
It was pretty gross.
- I'll give it a seven. (bell chiming)
Yeah, the pastry at the end
was kinda plain,
but it's not,
it's not terrible.
(air whooshing) My meat pie eating method
is the best because you get sauce
on every single bite.
So what I do
is I do a layer of sauce
on the first section,
before I start.
Then I bite through all of that.
Then you get into the pie,
and then you put the amazing sauce.
So you do a layer of sauce
on the meat pie there,
and into the, sort of, meat and everything.
Then you bite through that.
And you just keep going.
It's sort of like a sushi roll,
how you do, so it's, sort of, something like,
the first bite,
then you bite through that.
Then you put it on the second bite.
And it's honestly,
it tastes amazing.
- All right,
pie, sauce.
Let's do, oh!
Oh my God, so much came out.
- I'm scared I'm gonna burn my tongue,
but honestly,
that's the way to eat a meat pie.
It's to burn your tongue.
So let's go.
(jaunty music)
- Mm.
- Fuck off, we're gonna have good meat pies for a dime.
- That's actually really good.
(bottle bursting) - Oh! (sighs)
- Try a little bit more sauce.
Oh!
- There's like a lot of like balance involved.
And like,
I see this little, like, drip,
and it's giving me anxiety
because I don't want any of that
near my hands.
- Thanks for that, Tom. (lively music)
Gonna have a quick shower,
and then get back to
tasting the other ones.
- I feel like I'm gonna give this
an eight out of 10 (bell chiming)
because it tastes great.
- I'm gonna give it about
a five out of 10. (bell chiming)
Way too many components,
and sauce flying around,
in my opinion.
- I think it's quality.
It might be a little bit
more difficult to handle,
but I'm going to give that
a seven. (bell chiming)
It's a pretty solid seven.
(air whooshing) - Here's why
my meat pie eating method
is the best.
It really elongates the process
of eating the meat pie,
so the goodness never ends.
You start by getting a spoon,
and cutting around the lid.
Then you mix tomato sauce
into the meat.
You eat that with a spoon.
Then, you put tomato sauce
in the pastry
and on top of the lid,
and eat that separately.
Yum, it's a never-ending meal (chuckles).
- Now we've got
the inside out method
from Sohan.
I have actually done this method before
when I was a child.
But I don't do this anymore
because I'm grown up.
- Straight up,
I don't understand why people
wanna work this hard for their food.
(gentle orchestral music)
Like, it's literally
supposed to be a convenience food.
- I do like the pulling off
the top of the pastry.
I understand that.
I'm here for that.
Oh,
look at that crispiness. (light airy music)
Oh, oh,
beautiful.
- I'm putting
tomato sauce in the meat.
- This is better than Clare's because
at least, there's tomato sauce
in this one.
- There's just something really gross to me
about playing with the meat
and gravy in the meat pie.
Probably because you know, like, it's not
really that real meat.
- Cheers!
(quirky orchestral music)
Mm.
(light orchestral music)
I don't hate this.
This actually tastes like Shepherd's pie now.
You know, like, without potatoes.
- All right, first of all,
it's so weird to be eating a meat pie
with a spoon.
But
the addition of the sauce
in the meat and gravy
is good.
I will say that.
(gentle orchestral music) - Mm,
crunch is good.
(loud crunching)
(glass clanking)
- Texturewise, it's just weird for me.
I don't really wanna be eating,
like, deconstructing a pie.
Like the reason that it's a pie
is because all these things
have been put together.
- Uh-huh.
(loud crunching)
I guess, just imagine like eating
like a thin layer of pastry,
and then, tomato sauce on it.
And that's
what it tastes like.
That's really just what it is.
- I'm gonna give it an
eight out of 10. (bell chiming)
It's pretty similar to mine.
Sohan does the same thing.
She doesn't add sauce.
- I don't think it was
as bad as Clare's,
like, using the crust
to pick up the meat.
But I don't think it was as good
as Tom's method
of just, like, adding sauce as you go.
So therefore, I'm gonna give it
a six. (bell chiming)
- I'm gonna give this
an eight. (bell chiming)
It's not my favorite method.
And my favorite method is my method.
That's just what I reckon.
Yeah.
(gentle music)
(air whooshing) - Here's why
my method is the best.
When you slather your meat pie
with the sauce,
and you just eat it
with your hands,
you can make sure
that there's the least amount
of spillage possible,
your fingers don't get dirty,
and it lets you, kind of,
air out the meat and gravy,
so it's not like molten lava in your mouth
every time you take a bite.
- It's the classic Aussie method.
- Great when you're on the go,
or when you're walking around,
when you're at a 40 Game.
- Pie, sauce.
Just gonna do our whole big slather on it.
- That's good? - All right.
That's quite a lot,
but you need a lot for a meat pie.
- Mm, everywhere.
- Mm.
- Pretty good.
Tom's sauce really takes it up a notch.
- That reminds me of, like,
the mini party pies
when you have little kid's birthdays.
- The classic method is a mess.
You have the 40 with the crust,
you get to your meat pie,
or are you just gonna
shove it all in your mouth?
No.
(loud munching)
- Oh, love it.
That is literally so much better
than barbecue sauce,
in my opinion.
Like tomato sauce and meat pie
is just a nostalgic flavor.
- I'm going to give her
a six out of 10. (bell chiming)
It wasn't much better than Tom's.
But, at least, I liked tomato sauce
better than I like barbecue sauce, so.
- There is a
high percentage chance of
burning tongue and
dropping pie on your pants.
I would have to give this
a six. (bell chiming)
It's good, but
those factors for me are,
are a real bummer,
real downside.
- You know this might actually be
a 10 out of 10
because I don't think I have
anything bad to say about it.
So yeah, 10 out of 10 (bells chiming)
for the classic method.
And I also would like
to formally apologize
for my method.
I'm really sorry (laughs).
(air whooshing) (suspenseful music)
- Hey, friends.
- Hey, guys.
- How's it going?
- You ready to see who won?
(drums rattling)
(triumphant music)
- Are you serious? - Woo!
- Congratulations.
- I mean, I was surprised.
No, you don't have to mess
with a good thing.
- I might've been
onto something, actually.
I do not agree,
but thank you so much (chuckles).
(hip hop music)
♪ Step by step ♪
- [Producer] Love!
♪ And leave it to the ex girl ♪
- Ow! (laughs)
(producer laughing)
That was so hard to do (beep).
- (laughs) Fucking hate this so much.
All right, okay.
(clears throat)
(snaps fingers) Hey guys, how's it going?
- (beep) Congratulations (claps hands).
(laughs)
(beep) You truly deserved to win.
(lively music)