20 October: Sydney Opera opens, and a bowl of Pie Floater
The Sydney Opera House was officially opened on 20 October 1973, its white sails finally finished. Australia's most theatrical soup is the pie floater: a meat pie set upside down in a bowl of green pea soup.
Pie Floater
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The pie floater is a famous South Australian dish: a classic Australian meat pie placed upside down in a bowl of thick green pea soup. The soup is made from split green peas cooked slowly with onion and stock, sometimes with a ham hock, until it collapses into a thick, smooth purée.
Read about Pie Floater and get the recipe →What happened
Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Sydney Opera House.
Why this soup
An Australian landmark, so Australia's most famous soup dish (it comes from Adelaide, not Sydney).
Sources
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