Shamrock Pies

I can confirm that the Midrand Shamrock outlet sells some great Shamrock pies. Not all are to my taste, but there is a good selection. The curry pies are by far my favourite, followed by snake & kidney, and some others. I have tried them all, bought over R1300 worth of frozen pies recently, froze them and baked them in my trusty Phillips Air Fryer. They are yummy. Not cheap at R25 a pie, but you pay for quality.

The best Pro-Am homemade pies (in a different league altogether) are without a doubt at Thamela Farmstall (32°53'56.15"S, 24°41'19.57"E) outside Jansenville, farmstall on the R75. They are filled with meaty goodness. Definitely worth taking a detour . You are not worthy, but very very welcome !
 
Rocket-Boy said:
Nanaga lamb and mint is easily the best pie on earth.
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No way. The original one was a fair candidate for best pie ever, but standards changed at Nanaga a long time ago. The last few lamb and mints I've had there I didn't even particularly feel like finishing. A sad imitation of what once was.

Now the best is Pastryworks in Villiers Rd.
 
No good pies in the Roodepoort/West Rand area?
 
Lupus said:
No good pies in the Roodepoort/West Rand area?
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There was one at Silverstar.
Not sure if it's still there but I bought some of their pies from the store around June.
 
GlassMirror said:
Got very excited when I saw they're coming to Stellies and immediately showed my SO who asked me "Why are you so excited" and I just said "If only you knew how good these pies are"
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Worth taking time out of my day and going to stelmark for one?
RonSwanson said:
I can confirm that the Midrand Shamrock outlet sells some great Shamrock pies. Not all are to my taste, but there is a good selection. The curry pies are by far my favourite, followed by snake & kidney, and some others. I have tried them all, bought over R1300 worth of frozen pies recently, froze them and baked them in my trusty Phillips Air Fryer. They are yummy. Not cheap at R25 a pie, but you pay for quality.

The best Pro-Am homemade pies (in a different league altogether) are without a doubt at Thamela Farmstall (32°53'56.15"S, 24°41'19.57"E) outside Jansenville, farmstall on the R75. They are filled with meaty goodness. Definitely worth taking a detour . You are not worthy, but very very welcome !
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Well, that's a very unique flavour, I'll skip that one.
 
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Beavers Pies were fantastic - if I remember it was a supermarket store in Port Alfred and at some stage were in PE. Not quite sure if they still exist.
 
Lupus said:
No good pies in the Roodepoort/West Rand area?
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Btw, if you're looking for a great pie in the West Rand area there's a place in Randfontein called Fork 'n Pie.
They sell deep fried pies. Best way to describe it is with a thin vetkoek crust. My favourite is the cheese griller but the others are excellent as well.
 
Craig said:
Worth taking time out of my day and going to stelmark for one?


Well, that's a very unique flavour, I'll skip that one.
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I'd say so yes, haven't tried the one in stellmark yet but if it is as good as those I had in EL then go for it. I must sample some from stellmark before I can offer real advice
 
GlassMirror said:
I'd say so yes, haven't tried the one in stellmark yet but if it is as good as those I had in EL then go for it. I must sample some from stellmark before I can offer real advice
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Ok, I'll maybe try one today if I get time and report back.
 
Nanaga reportback: We stopped there for a break on our way through both ways. The first time, the week before last, it was way too early to think of pies, so we shared their long koeksister with our coffee. Definitely not to our taste and we won't have it again. This past Friday we stopped to get pies to take to family for lunch. No pics, but I did an analysis. I think the main problem is their pastry. The pies all have a high dome, and I think the only way they can get that is to have pastry with the consistency and taste of cardboard. No vestige of flakiness which, though admittedly messy, just makes a good pie in my opinion. We had the warthog (called Wild Boar) ones and the filling was tender and not too salty or gamey, and there was a decent amount.
 
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Kinda wish people would stop mentioning Nanaga so much. When were you last there? Years ago already the quality of their pies dropped through the floor. The last few lamb and mint pies I had there (previously my favourite pie in the world) were so lousy I wasn't motivated to finish them.
 
Bryn said:
Kinda wish people would stop mentioning Nanaga so much. When were you last there? Years ago already the quality of their pies dropped through the floor. The last few lamb and mint pies I had there (previously my favourite pie in the world) were so lousy I wasn't motivated to finish them.
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I haven't been there in years to be honest.
 
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