Tassie’s top 5 pies

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FOODIE finds Tassie’s top 5 pies

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With the season of road trips and lazy lunches upon us, there’s no better time to pick up one of Tasmania’s best pies, writes Nola James. They’re designed to be . They’re designed to be handheld and range from party to family-sized – perfect for a picnic.

1 LAMB PIE Bread + Butter LAUNCESTON

This Launceston bakery makes its own butter and sources from female-owned, free-range and local businesses. Its chunky lamb pie is unapologetically meaty, thick with rich gravy and topped with a flaky disc of puff pastry.

2 CAULIFLOWER CHEESE PIE

Banjo’s STATE-WIDE The cauliflower cheese pie from Banjo’s, the beloved chain’s original vegetarian option, has been a fan favourite for 25 years. Chunky cauliflower florets are bathed in bechamel then topped with melted tasty cheese. Tasmanians (and tourists) eat 200,000 each year. 3 WALLABY PIE Summer Kitchen RANELAGH

When a bakery starts out vegetarian then adds meat to its menu, you can be sure it has sustainability in mind. The wallaby for this stew-like pie (roux-based gravy, potato and onion) comes from Bruny Island and the flour is wholemeal and certified organic.

4 STEAK PIE Oliver’s Bakery and Cafe

ULVERSTONE + BURNIE Meat lovers can choose between steak and cheese, steak and mushroom or pepper steak pies at Oliver’s. Top-quality chuck comes from Cape Grim or King Island. The cheese is tasty, the mushrooms are roasted in butter and the green peppercorns are hot.

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5 FATAYER BI JIBNEH Migrant Resource Centre Migrant Resource Centre GLENORCHY

These triangle-shaped Syrian cheese pies can be found at the Migrant Resource Centre’s social enterprise cafe. Sometimes filled with feta and sumac, sometimes with haloumi and dried mint, always handmade with love.