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Celebrating the British Pie
The Pie is one of the icons of British cuisine and probably one of Britain’s most important contribution to international cuisine. Savoury or sweet, hot or cold, the British eat millions of them every year worth over £1billion in total.
The British Pie Awards are a national celebration of British Pies in all their varieties and they have been running since 2009.
The Awards are held in Melton Mowbray, the Rural Capital of Food, and hosted by the
Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association
For the purposes of the Awards a pie is defined as the following: ‘A Pie is deemed to be a filling wholly encased in pastry and baked’.
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Pie facts you might not know
Pie and mash has been served in London since at least the 19th century and the first Pie and Eel House existed even before fish and chip shops.
“Umble pie” consisted of deer entrails encased in a pie in the Middle Ages. The entrails are termed “umble” not humble.
The Pilgrim Fathers took their apple pie recipe to America. They were often called “pippin” pies due to the fact they were made with the Cox Pippin apple.
Cornish Pasties came from tin mining, while the famous Stargazy pie in Mousehole resulted from famine in Cornwall and used fish heads and tails since these were the only foods available at the time.
https://www.britishpieawards.co.uk/british-pie-week-2022/
lamb and potato pie…a 2024 winner
