Hey there, its Tommy's Tummy here, and I’ve found a new delight to share with you!

Sometimes you just feel like something home-made, something that reminds you of your mothers baking, perhaps your grandmothers or aunties.

You know that family get-together or that pot-luck lunch on a Sunday.

But here is the thing, its Thursday, its 9am and you're late for work.

There aren’t too many options in a small town when it comes to finding a bakery with tasty treats or savoury delights.

Herin lies the problem, or so you thought.

Now, you may be passing by a petrol station, there could be an option or two in there.

Perhaps you are lucky enough to have that bakery on your way to work and of course there is the corner store.

I envy you, and I have for a long time!

However, today that may have all changed. 

Night ‘n’ Day City in Invercargill... now I know what you might be saying here as I’ve probably said it before as well.

But they sell a delicious wholesale pie that’s been baked fresh in Wanaka before being shipped out to sell across NZ.

A bacon and egg pie from Kai Pai Pies gets a big tick from Tommy's tummy. Photo: Supplied

Now as a former baker I understand the logistics here in having your resellers heat and produce the quality product that you're hoping they will.

I must give a shout out to Night ‘n’ Day City Invercargill for doing the pies from Kai Pai Pies supreme justice.

The pie itself is delightful and today I have chosen the humble B n’ E or Bacon and Egg pie.

You may remember as I said earlier that home-made pie from the pot-luck lunch?

This pie is exactly that. It has a gorgeous top flaky pastry with the dry crumbling edges that as soon as it hits your lips starts to melt, those wee pockets of trapped air that has a slight crunch as you bite down through the layers of carefully folded pastry.

Now the bottom paste is a little on the softer side, almost like it’s been sitting in the tin while traveling from one house to the next before being devoured by the hoards of people at the family get-together.

One, two, three, four bites and its almost all gone, the filling with a whole full unbroken egg that isn’t dry and overdone, no, this egg is near perfection the yolk just melts away, the whites as soft and gentle as a cloud, wrapped in ‘real’ chunks of smoky bacon with slight hints of sweet onion trickle through before the flavour of a sprinkling of cheese delicately dances on your pallet, it also feels like there is a quiche sauce in there as well to hold it all together.  

So, if you are ever in a hurry and just need something to tide you over, that brings back another happy memory as you wolf it back, head down to Invercargill City Night n’ Day. The team there will sort you out with a fresh Kai Pai Pie!

FYI if there isn’t one in the warmer, they might just go sort one out and get it into their little oven for you.

It will only take a few minutes and in my opinion, it was worth the wait!