The closest thing we’d eaten in the UK to one of these tasty little creations was a certain, gloopy, apple dessert made by a well-known burger chain. You know, the one that painfully blisters your tongue if eagerly ingested. That being our experience, the thought of eating a molten sugar pie after a meaty plate of barbecue did not appeal. However, with fried pies or ‘pocket pies’ being such a Southern staple, we had to give a few a go.