Pies
Pies are a big deal in the UK and are considered by many to be almost a national dish. Although many people enjoy standard types of pies there are also a few pies that stem from a specific area or region. These include:
- Bedfordshire Clanger - this pasty like creation contains meat at one end and a sweet filling such as jam at the other.
- Bridies - bridies come from Scotland and closely resemble pasties in that they are an envelope of pastry around a meat based filling.
- Butter Pies - butter pies originated in Lancashire and are made of potatoes, onion, butter, salt and pepper.
- Fidget Pies - these pies originate from the Midlands and usually contained bacon, apples and onions.
- Kent Lent Pie - this pie from Kent resembles a sweet baked cheesecake.
- Muggety Pie - this pie comes from Gloucestershire and traditionally contains sheep or cow offal.
- Pasties - pasties are small semi-circular pies that can contain meat-based or sweet fillings.
- Pie and Mash - this is a meal, rather than just a pie, which was popular in Pie and Mash shops in the East End of London.
- Pork Pies - although pork pies can be found all over the country they are most famous in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.
- Rook Pie - in Somerset it used to be popular to make pies from rooks.
- Scotch Pie - Scotch pies are available all over the country but are believed to have originated in Scotland. These pies usually contain minced meat such as mutton.
- Stargazy Pie - this pie originated in Cornwall and contains pilchards or herrings and other ingredients. The pilchards or herrings are placed in the pie so that their heads stick out of the top of it.
- Woolton pie - this pie started in London during rationing in the Second World War but was then taken up by much of the country. Ingredients include various vegetables.