Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
I'm going to throw pasties from Cornwall into that list. I had one in Padstow and it was rubbish. I had another from a specialist pastie shop a few days later to test again, different town, and it was no better. Big disappointment.
In terms of pizza, you have named American pizzas that you like. They have adapted Italian pizzas in the same way we have adapted Indian and Chinese food. I take your point though, if you go expecting one thing and get a flat alternative you feel pretty let down.
Bang on, new entry at no.2.
Give me a Sayer's traditional pastie, which is basically just some sort of "mush" as a filling, but well tastier than ones with proper pieces of meat, tater and carrots in.
1. Italian Pizza in Rome.
2. Proper cornish pasties.
3. Melton mowbray pork pies.