Meat pie (Australia and New Zealand)

Meat pie

A typical meat pie with tomato sauce
Type	Meat pie
Place of origin	Australia and New Zealand
Main ingredients	Diced or minced meat, gravy
Media: Meat pie

In Australia and New Zealand, a meat pie is a hand-sized pie containing diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushrooms or cheese and is often consumed as a takeaway food snack.

This variant of the standard meat pie is considered iconic.^[1] It was described by New South Wales Premier Bob Carr in 2003 as Australia's "national dish".^[2][3] New Zealanders regard the meat pie as a part of New Zealand cuisine, and it forms part of the New Zealand national identity.^[4]