Meat pie meets pizza pie in the newest heart-attack-inducing indulgence from Pizza Hut Australia.
The pizza company has recently partnered with Four'N Twenty, the beloved Australian meat pie, to create the Four'N Twenty Stuffed Crust Pizza. Instead of the usual stuffed crust, the pizza is bordered by tiny Four'N Twenty pies. Because if you've ever eaten a stuffed crust pizza, you've probably thought to yourself "Gee, I wish I had a meat pie to go with this."
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The launch of the new pie was announced on Tuesday. Pizza Hut's Fatima Syed said in a statement that "Aussies love pizza and we love pies, so in a world first we've brought these two legendary foods together in the crust, the perfect combination for the heart of the footy season."
We need to talk @FourNTwenty. There’s someone I want you to meet. pic.twitter.com/V7cNkL5ZE9— Pizza Hut Australia (@PizzaHutAus) May 25, 2015
Syed went on to say: "By partnering with some of the market's most-loved brands, including Four'N Twenty, we are able to create high-quality pizzas our fans will enjoy. Like any good relationship, you have to keep it exciting."
Well, Pizza Hut and Four'N Twenty certainly are keeping it "exciting." The real vexing part of this whole food merger isn't the pie itself –- it's the fact that Pizza Hut and Four'N Twenty are involved in a "complicated" and very public social media "relationship."
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Pizza Hut appears to be the slightly clingier one in the relationship, acting very jealous when Four'N Twenty fraternizes with pretty employees ...
So glad to see you’re having fun with attractive girls @FOURNTWENTY— Pizza Hut Australia (@PizzaHutAus) May 22, 2015
Forget it :/ @FOURNTWENTY— Pizza Hut Australia (@PizzaHutAus) May 22, 2015
... and even threatening to post incriminating photos if Four'N Twenty didn't shape up.
IF YOU DON’T REPLY IN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES I’M GOING TO UPLOAD THOSE GRAVY PICS YOU SENT ME! @FOURNTWENTY— Pizza Hut Australia (@PizzaHutAus) May 23, 2015
Let's all do our best to NOT imagine what a scandalous "gravy pic" would look like.
In spite of all the drama, this whirlwind romance is apparently responsible for the birth of the Pizza Hut and Four'N Twenty "lovechild," the Four'N Twenty Stuffed Crust Pizza.
Excited to announce the arrival of our delicious wee bundle of joy! Parents couldn’t be prouder, right @FOURNTWENTY? pic.twitter.com/trsXl6QxK1— Pizza Hut Australia (@PizzaHutAus) May 26, 2015