Talk:Banoffee pie

this article...
Painfully obvious that this article was written by the "inventor" of the pie — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.245.92.173 (talk) 20:27, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

i have been told by a friend whose mum works at the hungry monk that the correct way to make a banoffee pie is to use a pie base rather than a biscuit base Angie86 21:29, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

I have eaten said pie and I concur that the pie base is the correct one to use.


 * Confirmed and noted. - IMSoP 17:09, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

It was invented by Phil Small. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.32.126.12 (talk) 19:27, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Referring to 'The citation needed' tag following the spelling of the pie as 'Banoffi'  - this is one of the spellings given in The Oxford English Dictionary, The Good Food Guide (all editions up to 2012 when the Hungry Monk closed and many other publications, including, of course, The Hungry Monk's own cook books -The Deeper Secrets of the Hungry Monk ' and " In Heaven with the Hungry Monk '  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nigelamac37 (talk • contribs) 11:10, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

calorie bomb
hey i think it should be mentioned a normal size slice of this pie will give anyone with a healthy diet severe cramps and aches —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.147.240.137 (talk) 02:37, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

what?! no it won't unless you're allergic to the ingredients! I eat an extremely healthy diet - no processed foods, fizzy drinks or alcohol; mostly raw fruit and veg and lean meat - and I can eat a slice of banoffee pie once every few months with impunity (yes, it's a weakness, lol). I suggest you get yourself checked for allergies!

World's favourite pudding
Why does it contain the words "world's favourite pudding" in the article? Where is that claim from? It doesn't seem to be on the mentioned blue plaque so presumably it's a serious claim made by the authors of the wiki article.

I believe it should be removed unless it can be substantiated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ozzage (talk • contribs) 14:05, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

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I accidentally pressed enter. What I wanted to say is:

The reference cites "who ... shared their favourite comfort food recipes with the local restaurateurs who catered to them.". This could be any number of comfort foods. Banoffee pie might not be one of them.Curb Chain (talk) 06:43, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Good point. Do we know what the source actually says? --McGeddon (talk) 10:13, 27 March 2013 (UTC)


 * It's a nonsensical question to force people to prove a negative. That said, appropriate tagging and then review of the source is a good idea.  Is it on Google books?   Montanabw (talk) 19:49, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is a nonsensical action to add anything and provide a source and tag it, all for posterity.Curb Chain (talk) 02:48, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I've traced the section to here where the concept was first introducted introduced; the section was written in this edit but has undergone several revisions since that edit. I am removing the section if no actual truthful reference proves the information in the section.Curb Chain (talk) 02:55, 28 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The source may be "actual truthful," for all we know, the problem is that the link sourced at the time no longer appears to contain the necessary information. The book may very well source the material stated, just because it's got no URL doesn't mean it is not verifiable.  I suggest that this is an interesting cultural tidbit and worth digging a bit to see if it can be salvaged in some form.  It is best to make a sincere attempt to verify information before just deleting it. I'll put on an appropriate tag and then let's give those who care a few days to see if something comes up to verify it.  Montanabw (talk) 20:54, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Since the section is as spectacular as chinese food on in north america, I am removing the section per a violation of WP:NPOV as before.Curb Chain (talk) 23:17, 4 April 2013 (UTC)


 * There is no "NPOV violation" here, it's simply your opinion that the material is irrelevant. That in itself is a POV.  It is my view that it's interesting that one particular dish seems popular in an unexpected region.  But frankly, I don't really care all that much, so I'm going to revert your deletion of sourced material and then you can just do whatever you want and I will continue to do as I see fit.   Montanabw (talk) 18:40, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Your opinion is subjective, as much as mexican food is unusual, but intersting, in canada.Curb Chain (talk) 20:30, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * As is yours. Please look in the mirror before commenting further in that vein. An ethnic cuisine arriving with a large immigrant population is one thing, a single ethnic food arriving in an unusual part of the world due to a unique phenomena is another.    Montanabw (talk) 21:57, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * "unique phenomena" = subjective. "unsual" = subjective.  I am removing the commented out part.  It will probably never be sourced and including it is trivial.Curb Chain (talk) 22:22, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I have decided not yet to remove the hidden comment.Curb Chain (talk) 22:28, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

{[od}}Current version is workable as it sits now, best to keep the hidden comment in (but Hidden) as someone may yet unearth the book in question and verify the rest. Montanabw (talk) 23:06, 8 April 2013 (UTC)