noun
General Slang
servo pie floater
SER-voh PY FLOH-tuh · noun · informal
a meat pie in pea soup
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Definitions
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A meat pie floating in thick green pea soup, a South Australian specialty.
“A pie floater at midnight is a proper Adelaide experience.”
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servo pie floater In A Sentence
A pie floater at midnight is a proper Adelaide experience.
Origin & Usage
South Australian dish, traditionally sold from pie carts.
Variants
pie floater
People Also Ask
What is a pie floater?
It's a meat pie sitting upside-down in a bowl of thick green pea soup, usually topped with tomato sauce. It's a classic South Australian dish.
Where does the pie floater come from?
Adelaide, South Australia, where it was traditionally sold late at night from mobile pie carts.
Why is it called a floater?
Because the pie appears to float in the bowl of pea soup it's served in.
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