Football fans cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles during the biggest game of the year can now celebrate with Hawaiian BBQ Meat Pies, the hearty collaboration between Philly-based maker of revered Australian meat pies, G’Day Gourmet, local purveyors of Hawaiian at-home condiments, Poi Dog Sauces, and the Aussie offensive tackle, Jordan Mailata. Sold at Lincoln Financial Field during the regular football season, G’Day Gourmet is now shipping Hawaiian BBQ Meat Pies nationwide in honor of the Birds heading to New Orleans! Fans can order Hawaiian BBQ Meat Pies online for $11 each or $19 for 2. The perfect watch party snack, the Hawaiian and Australian meat pie mashup features succulent pulled pork roasted in pineapple juice, smothered in tropical Huli Sauce by Poi Dog, and baked in G’Day Gourmet’s signature buttery pie crust.
Originally created as a philanthropic response to the Maui wildfires, G’Day Gourmet will continue to honor its pledge of donating $1 from every Hawaiian BBQ Meat Pie to the Chef Hui non-profit, supporting residents still displaced and affected by the tragic wildfires.
See more information about these charitable collaborators below — Go Birds!
ABOUT POI DOG SAUCES
Kiki Aranita, who spent her childhood split between O’ahu and Hong, designed Poi Dog Sauces to reflect the mixed flavors of the islands and her multicultural upbringing. Poi Dog, a pidgin term for mixed breed or mutt, celebrates the diverse fusion of cultures that makes up ‘local food’ in Hawai’i. The blend of ingredients – from China, Japan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Okinawa, Korea, and the Philippine Islands – with traditional Hawaiian food, was born on the sugarcane plantations, where Aranita’s great grandparents and grandparents lived and worked. Today, this food feels like home for Aranita and continues to inspire her multicultural culinary creations.
At the end of 2020, Aranita launched a line of retail sauces rooted in Poi Dog’s Hawai’i-style cuisine that is available nationwide. As seen in The New York Times, Good Morning America, Food Network, BuzzFeed, and more, Poi Dog Sauces showcase island-inspired flavors with its newest batch of Chili Peppah Water, Guava Katsu Sauce, and Huli sauce, all available bottled for retail. Huli and Guava Katsu are available in a food service format.
ABOUT G’DAY GOURMET
Homemade Goes Worldwide | Growing up in Australia and New Zealand, Chef Big Mike and his classmates lived for Friday school lunch, an end-of-week celebration featuring the local tuck shop’s (a tuck shop is a deli, cafe or bakery) traditional meat pies, delivered hot and fresh to their classrooms. At home, Mike’s Mum and Dad crafted a wide variety of heritage Aussie dishes, including their own meat-filled pastries baked from heirloom family recipes passed down through generations.
Upon his family’s immigration to America in the early 1980s, much to Mike’s surprise, his beloved meat pies were nowhere to be found. Inspired by his parents’ cooking, Mike sought a restaurant job as a young teen, where his diligence as a dishwasher earned him occasional cookery lessons from head chefs. During years spent exploring the restaurant world, Mike discovered a natural knack for preparing his home nation’s fare in his own kitchen and set out to further develop his family’s recipes.
On a mission to share Australia’s favorite meal with his new home, Mike eventually launched the first Flying Pie Guy food truck, a venture inspired in part by the café his aunt once operated on the beach of Australia’s Gold Coast. To this day, G’Day Gourmet remains a family operation—all G’Day recipes must first pass Mum and Dad’s taste test before they meet the world.