Blue V mince and cheese pie creator speaks out
The Blue V mince and cheese pie. Photo / Leigh Sandoe
A Kiwi “mad scientist” has joined two Kiwi treats in a feat of culinary alchemy and created the Blue V mince and cheese pie.
Ernest Rutherford split the atom, Sir William Hamilton brought the world the jetboat, David Strang made the world’s first instant coffee in Invercargill – and now these maverick Kiwi innovators are joined by a new legend, Reddit user AvailingPiano (or Leigh Sandoe to his mates).
Sandoe made a few enemies when he shared photos of his polarising pie online, standing accused of ruining the cult favourite energy drink and the classic savoury snack in one fell swoop.
“I feel like I’ve waged war against everyone with this.”
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He told the Herald he had no regrets and revealed a Covid fever dream drove him to bake the bizarre treat.
He quickly realised that his spark of inspiration could act as a way to support the humble tradesman, the backbone of New Zealand, he said.
Sharing his idea online, Sandoe said he had “given tradies an extra hand they can now use while eating lunch”.
He told the Herald that his girlfriend Kim lent her culinary skills to the madcap plan and they set about using the mysteriously flavoured drink as a quasi-marinade for the mince.
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She was on board with the baking but refused to taste the Frankenpie when it emerged from the oven.
He provided step-by-step photos of the process, which included the addition of a generous amount of blue food colouring.
The blue turned green in the mixing process and he was forced to add more, even to the cheese.
He had inadvertently created a blue cheese pie.
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“It’s pretty cultured actually when you think about it,” the self-described “mad scientist” told the Herald.
So, how did it taste?
“It was like a good mince and cheese pie, but it was just incredibly sweet.
“So it wasn’t bad…
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