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Pie Floater

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The pie floater is an Australian dish sold in Adelaide, consisting of a meat pie floating in a thick pea soup, typically finished with tomato sauce. It is believed to have first been created in the 1890s and gained popularity as a meal sold from South Australian pie carts. In 2003 the pie floater was recognized as a South Australian Heritage Icon.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1890 1
The source gives only the decade, believed first created in the 1890s; this value is the first year of that decade and origin-end-year is its last.
Origin Region
South Australia 1
The source describes the dish as sold in Adelaide and recognised in South Australia; it does not use the word origin, so the region is the place the dish is tied to.
Origin Period, To (Year)
to 1899 1
The source gives only the decade, believed first created in the 1890s; this value is the last year of that decade and origin-start-year is its first.
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Wikipedia, Pie floater

In Cuisine

Australian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Wikipedia, Pie floater

Uses Ingredient

Meat, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia, Pie floater
Pea, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia, Pie floater
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia, Pie floater
Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia, Pie floater
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Pie floater
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 2 (start of the 1890s)
    Believed to have been first created in the 1890s, the pie floater gained popularity as a meal sold by South Australian pie carts.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 2 (end of the 1890s)
    Believed to have been first created in the 1890s, the pie floater gained popularity as a meal sold by South Australian pie carts.
  • Lead paragraph, final sentence
    In 2003, it was recognised as a South Australian Heritage Icon.
  • Introduction
    The pie floater is an Australian dish sold in Adelaide.
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
  • Uses Ingredient: Meat, Infobox: main_ingredient
    Australian meat pie, pea soup
  • Uses Ingredient: Pea, Infobox: main_ingredient
    Australian meat pie, pea soup
  • In Cuisine: Australian Cuisine, Lead paragraph
    The pie floater is an Australian dish sold in Adelaide.
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