would you consider a macaroni pie to be vegetarian

Yes I'd say so

Ive not heard of macaroni pie before but I assume its probably got a cheese sauce or something and no meat in it, so Id say its veggie

Eh?

I mean bells macaroni pies the ones you get in the supermarkets.

Mac & Cheese = vegetarian.

What makes it a pie ?

Never heard of a bells macaroni pie from the supermarket either!

Am imissing out on something rather nice or is it a good thing that Ive not heard of them before?!?

See I have a vision of macaroni in a sauce encased in piecrust pastry which seems rather odd!

quote:Originally posted by Pint&APie
Mac & Cheese = vegetarian.

What makes it a pie ?

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its in a pie crust?

quote:Originally posted by peanut
eh?

I mean bells macaroni pies the ones you get in the supermarkets.

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I just googled-http://www.bellbakers.co.uk/products/pies/macaroni/macaroni

They look absolutely minging.

Http://www.bellbakers.co.uk/public/products/pies/macaroni/macaroni

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I wonder if you could deep fry one ?

quote:Originally posted by peanut
eh?

I mean bells macaroni pies the ones you get in the supermarkets.

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Pmsl @ you saying "eh?" after people have answered the question you asked! A thank you would have been better, how were they to know you meant a shop bought dish ?

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quote:Originally posted by peanut
eh?

I mean bells macaroni pies the ones you get in the supermarkets.

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I just googled-http://www.bellbakers.co.uk/products/pies/macaroni/macaroni

They look absolutely minging.

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WTF, pasta and pastry and cheese [xx(]

Yes but I'd still have to be pretty desperate to eat one.

Goog grief, my first thoughts of macaroni in pastry were right. What a very odd idea.

I love a good macaroni cheese - but in a pie! [xx(]

I'm sorry but I don't believe Waitrose stock these. ?

Are you going to tell us then Peanut, that they're not in fact vegetarian?

Are they a Scottish thing? I live in Edinburgh and they're in all the supermarkets here, plus Greggs sell them. I hadn't seen them before I moved here.

Curious as to why the OP was asking if we would consider them to be vegetarian?

I've never heard of Bells Macaroni Pie.

As far as macaroni cheese is concerned it would depend I'd have to check if vegetarian cheese had been used for example, or if it contained bacon (I put this in sometimes at home).

If it had a crust it would depend on how the pastry had been made.

Sorry, it must be a north scotland thing.

they look vile but did taste rather yummy in the oven with some sauce on the top? until I just found something rather disturbing in one.

HH, the reason I said eh, I thought macaroni pies were common over the place. Didn't realise that they weren't and as I am one hand typing with my 6 month ol, my reply was taking longer to write than it would have, so I cross posted.

Apologises to those that require it

(and yes you can get them deep fried at chippies up here but they are[xx(])

Its just macaroni cheese in a pie crust

My first instinct was 'no' because macaroni pie in our family really means pastitsio, which of course uses lamb or beef mince.

I also found the 'eh' to be comically rude.

Mrs Jess, these paltry excuses for food go a long way towards explaining the obesity epidemic in scotland. ?

Depends if it's veggie cheese.

And another, why oh why?[xx(]

What did you find? Something non-vegetarian? Or something else altogether?

quote:Originally posted by peanut
yes you can get them deep fried at chippies up here

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Because of course, mac'n'cheese in pastry alone isn't enough greasy stodge. ??

??[xx(] at this thread.

Akcherloi, it's quite likely they aren't vegetarian, as the cheese could well contain rennet and the pastry be lard-based. But in my experience <flameproof suit on> vegetarians are a bunch of hypocrites who happily ignore little details like that.

Did you find a hare in it? In which case, it wouldn't be vegetarian!





Hare. Geddit?! ?

A huge chunk of what looks like cooked finger? (which I may add would maybe have increased the flavour quite considerably ?)

Apologies to those again that I thought I was being rude/offensive and to those that will be having nightmares tonight of being fed one

Cookd finger?!?

Macaroni pie is a caribeen speciality, its like a baked macaroni cheese. that is just a made up thing.

For me it would depend on whether the cheese was veggie ina proper one but the tinned thing is probably full of gelatine and so on so I would say no.

There's a legal case called donoghue v stevenson which springs to mind. ? Have you kept the icky thing? You should definitely complain. Did you buy it fomr abaker or a supermarket?

Feel quite sick now at the thought of both the pie and the finger [xx(]

quote:Originally posted by Dr Svensk Tiger
Are they a Scottish thing?id="red"> I live in Edinburgh and they're in all the supermarkets here, plus Greggs sell them. I hadn't seen them before I moved here.

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Yes i think they are. I like them though i dont buy them often, i prefer mac cheese outwith the pie!

It's in a tin? Pie? In a tin?




The dirrrrrrty bastards ?

If you've found a piece of finger in it I'm not sure that whether it's vegetarian or not is relevant in any way whatsoever ? Unless it's part of a special line marketed at cannibals.

quote:Originally posted by SophieM
??[xx(] at this thread.

Akcherloi, it's quite likely they aren't vegetarian, as the cheese could well contain rennet and the pastry be lard-based. But in my experience <flameproof suit on> vegetarians are a bunch of hypocrites who happily ignore little details like that.

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? I'm one of those vegetarians but I don't claim to be an ethical vegetarian so I reckon I'm ok ?

My favourite example of the above was when a certain friend of mine (an ethical vegetarian) gave me a long lecture about wearing a leather coat. When I pointed out her leather trainers she looked really surprised and said "but I need these for running!".