Adriano Zumbo’s latest creation: Pieburger for Taste magazine

APRIL 15, 2015
News.com.au
HE’S responsible for bringing us the “cronut” (croissant meets doughnut), and the Zumbaron (Zumbo meets macaron) and now his latest creation will satisfy those with a savoury tooth.
Meet the Pieburger or Burger Pie, whatever you want to call it. It’s a pie and a hamburger in one!
“I love a good burger, and when I was brainstorming pies, I thought, hey — burgers and pies are both perfect for eating out of your hands,” says Zumbo. “The burger bun top popped into my head, then the pie underneath appeared … we gave it a crack, threw in all those delicious burger components and cooked it up, and it’s a winner! It’s the best bits of a pie and a burger, with all the finger-licking messy eating you get with both.”
The Aussie genius graces the cover of this month’s Taste.com.au magazine, on sale tomorrow, and editor Brodee Myers-Cooke says it’s one of the most amazing food experiences she’s ever encountered.
“He’s managed to get all the flavours of the traditional Aussie burger actually INSIDE the pie: from the beef, to the tomato, cheddar and caramelised onion, and even fried egg and beetroot — they’re all there, in every bite.”
Sounds delicious!
The 10-step preparation process might not be for the faint-hearted but with winter on the way and a lot of rainy days forecast, it can’t hurt to give it a go, right?