Tommos Pies

We were supposed to go to the Crocodile Farm to have a Crocodile Burger and some Croc skewers for lunch but it was closed. Also the weather was not so great by lunch time. We stopped at Tommos Pie instead and did not regret it. We had some delicious Steak and Kidney as well Steak and Mushroom pies. While browsing over the internet I was amazed to see how you even have some blogs discussing where the best Australian pies can be found, and believe me some bloggers are talking about Tommos all the way from Victoria!

Pies

If you ask me what is typical French food I will not be able to answer. Travelling abroad, I have often been asked the question but I have never found a way to describe what it could be. May be it is too varied or too regional? When it comes to Australian food the problem is the same. It is influenced by so many other countries (England, Germany, Chinese, Vietnamese, Pacific, etc…) that it is difficult to pick something typical. That said, barbecued snags (sausages), sausage rolls or meat pies would probably what would be defining Australia best as a food nation. But of course, and thankfully, it is not all about this – delicious – junk food. Today, I had the pleasure to stop by a wonderful place simply called ‘the bakery’ at Malmsbury in the Goldfields and I had a wonderful beef and kidney pie (pictured above).