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[Sheb]

I swea, this post is a tool of the pastry-industrial complex. I've already eaten 6doughnuts today!

[Gentlefish]

Well done, everyone! We talke about the finer points of donuts for oh, 150 posts? The default is 15 posts innit?

[Mephansteras]

You have donut shops?

That's... outrageous awesome.

You don't? That's sad. How do you get fresh donuts?

[GlyphGryph]

On the other hand, pie shops are better than donut shops, and we do not have pie shops in the states. (Not real ones anyway)

Of course I only saw pie shops when I was in Scotland and New Zealand - no idea which other countries have them, but being able to grab a fresh mac&cheese pie, or a chive&onion, was great.

[Mephansteras]

Well, we do, but they are few and far between. I have to drive...40 minutes to get to one, I think? And they mostly do fruit pies and the like. I don't think they have any savory ones.

More pie shops would be a good thing.

[GlyphGryph]

Well, we do, but they are few and far between. I have to drive...40 minutes to get to one, I think? And they mostly do fruit pies and the like. I don't think they have any savory ones.

If they just do fruit pies, they are definitely not the sort of thing I'm talking about. Would be like going to a donut shop and only finding crueler. It's like "Okay... err, this... wasn't really what I was hoping for during my visit to the donut shop..."

We have "pie shops" around here, but when less than 25% of your product is pies, and you have more varieties of pretty much everything else other than pies, I'm going to be crass enough to argue that you probably aren't a "real" pie shop, and the above would probably be good for the American pie shops I've experienced.

[Mephansteras]

Well, it's not just fruit pies, that's just their main thing. But, yeah, I get what you're saying. We also have a few restaurants around here that specifically sell whole pies and have pretty good selections, which is typically where I go if I want to buy a pie rather than make one myself. Still hard to get good savory pies, though.

I think they're more like going into a donut shop that only has basic glazed, chocolate covered, and sprinkled donuts. You get some variety, and if you want that type you're good, but anything more interesting and you're out of luck.

[GlyphGryph]

That might be a good analogy I guess.

I wasn't implying there isn't anywhere around here that doesn't sell good whole pies, by the way.

Just that we don't have anything like the awesome pie shops I miss from traveling abroad, where you go there to get a meal of pie, instead of just a desert or something.

[Erils]

Jelly donuts still have holes they are just small and instead of filled with air they are filled with delicious jelly.

Why didnt I think about this earlier? The answer is so simple!

All donuts have holes in them, some just have it on the inside, filled with jelly or cream.

[MaximumZero]

Still hard to get good savory pies, though.

Savory pies? What madness is this?

[Mephansteras]

Not madness, delicious!

My favorite was a...Moroccan recipie? It was basically a pie that had a bottom layer of chicken, a thin layer of crushed up pistachios and spices, and a layer of scrambled eggs. All wrapped up in a pie shell. Absolutely amazing!

[Bauglir]

Still hard to get good savory pies, though.

Savory pies? What madness is this?

It's like a pot pie, only not horrifyingly awful. The one described just above sounds awesome. You can also make a good one with chopped beets, carrots, celery, and onion held together with ground beef inside a pie crust.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

I want to experience a donut that has been inflated with sweet or savory gas which I inhale as soon as I bite into it. The donut would deflate into a pita-like sugary disc which I could break chunks from and dip into many sauces.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

What about the gas you don't inhale? Seems like wasted gas. I'd just put a straw in it and suck the delicious gasses out before I gorge myself upon the flattened goodness.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

Oh man I'm already coming up with marketing bullshit for this product.

99% less fat than a regular donut

Contains chemicals necessary for life

This donut will make you happy and attractive

Needs a name.