Three New Zealand Lams make top pies
28 Jul 2010
Three members of a New Zealand family have taken top awards in the country’s biggest food competition proving they can make pies better than 4333 other bakers.
Pat Lam of Lam’s Gold Star Patrick’s Pies Bakery in Rotorua again won the Bakels Supreme Pie Award - this time with his bacon and egg creation - achieving the unique feat of winning the coveted award for the fourth time.
He also won silver in the gourmet fruit category, and bronze in the gourmet meat section.
All in the Lam family
Not only did Pat cement his place as New Zealand’s top pie maker, he also proved he’s from good stock with two of his siblings also taking out top awards.
One brother, Lam Ho from Taupo’s Paetiki Bakery took gold in both the chicken and vegetable, and gourmet meat categories, and the other brother, Mark from Rotorua’s Owhata Lam Pie Bakery took bronze with his mince and cheese pie.
Record entries
There were a record 4,336 pies, from 386 bakeries throughout New Zealand, entered in the 2010 Bakels Pie Awards.
Chief judge Dennis Kirkpatrick said for Pat Lam to take out the supreme award four times was exceptional.
Asian-owned bakeries won 80% of the pie awards this year.
The New Zealand pie market is now worth in excess of $145 million, with Kiwis eating millions of pies a year.
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