OzMex

there was an awkward silence today as I left MacDonald's Bakery, for nearly two weeks, i had come in and ordered a new meat pie, but today, what could I do, i had sampled the best of their pies, and they had nothing new, so I shook my head and solemnly left, maybe I would be back someday, to try their exotic "salad roll", or even a turkey sandwich with vegimite, but for now, I had other quarry, more meat pie. goodbye MacDonald's, you've been good to me. so off I went, to the Gobble and Go. what could have been a gas station quick stop, judging by the name, turned out to be a very tasteful (and tasty) cafe and bakery, advertising sandwiches, rolls, and (yes!) pie. When I looked over their menu, I was sorry to find that most of their pies I had already tried at MacDonalds, but there were a few fortunate exceptions which stood out, one which particularly cought my eye. Never in my life did I think that so far from the soutwest would I find a "Mexican Pie." in fact, regardless of geography, the mexican pie is not something I would have expected even in the heart of Jalisco. Honestly, the mexican pie was almost quaint, in the way that australians tried to go for some latino flavor. The filling was not completely unlike chilli. The pork was right, the bell peppers (Capsicum, as the australians call them) was almost right, what gave the pie away as an imposter was the curry powder they had used to give it spice. And the ketchup that they had used as a stand in for salsa did not help matters. In the end, imagine an adorable version of taco bell, and that's about how mexican this was, but you could tell they were really trying. Don't get me wrong, the pie was just fine, it was quite enjoyable, really, it just lacked authenticity, but I guess what can you expect out of Australian mexican food.