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. These Awards are a national celebration of British Pies in all their varieties and they have been running since 2009.
This annual event sees hundreds of professional pie-makers gather for a celebration and trade competition of this British culinary favourite. 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’.
(Please note this event is not open to the public, however piemakers are very welcome to observe the judging).