Pie floater
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A pie floater is a meal served at pie carts in Adelaide and elsewhere in South Australia. It was once more widely available in other parts of Australia but its popularity waned. It consists of the traditional Australian meat pie covered with tomato sauce (similar to ketchup), sitting, usually inverted, in a plate of thick green pea soup.
Though the dish does not look particularly appetizing, some proponents report that it is flavoursome and quite filling. Joe Cocker reportedly had a pie floater sent to his dressing room when singing in Adelaide.
In 2003, the pie floater was recognised as a South Australian Heritage Icon by the National Trust of Australia.
The most famous version of the pie floater in Australia comes from Harry's Cafe de Wheels pie cart situated in Woolloomooloo, Sydney. It has also been listed on the National Trust Register as a historic icon<ref>http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/harryscafe.html</ref>.
The Pie Floater also makes an appearance in the reality-mirroring (albeit a funhouse mirror) Discworld novel The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, where it is sold by Fair Go Dibbler, one of a number of similar characters who sell "regional delicacies" across the Disc.
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- Pie Floater entry at the National Trust of South Australia.
- Excerpts from Billy Connolly's Tour of Australia, including a description of a pie floater.
- A pie floater recipe with a picture.
