The world’s first pork pie museum is coming to England (2024)

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The "world's first" pork pie museum has opened in Leicestershire. The foodie attraction is in the newly renovated and expanded 'Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe' in - where else? - Melton. The store is the oldest and only remaining pork pie bakery and shop in the town.

Melton Mowbray pork pie

A Melton Mowbray pork pie Large pork pie cut in half. The Melton Mowbray pork pie is named after Melton Mowbray, a town in Leicestershire.

These wonderous snacks have been around for a long old time, meat pies being a staple of the British since the Middle Ages. King Richard ll's royal cooks recorded a recipe in 1390 for pork (amongst other things) parcelled up in pastry.

The Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray has been known for its pork pies since the 1700s — a by-product of the local cheesemaking industry (stilton is produced nearby), whose surplus whey proved ideal for fattening pigs.

The sides of a Melton Mowbray Pork Pie are bow-shaped as they are baked free standing, whereas most other pork pies are straight-sided being baked in hoops. The meat used is fresh pork which is naturally grey when cooked, liked roast pork, not pink like other pork pies which used cured pork.

Pork pies tend to contain quite a lot of saturated fats (lard, pork fat, oil) and salt. They are very high in calories (a small pie can be as much as 500cals) So yeah, I'd say they're fairly unhealthy.

A pork pie is best eaten cold – or even better at room temperature. Everyone has their own favourite condiment to go with a pork pie– some love hot English mustard or Branston pickle. We love ours with beetroot relish or a crisp pickled onion.

Historians believe that the pork pie evolved from a pasty. Many parts of the country used to cure the pork filling before using it in a pie thereby creating a pink colour on the inside. In Melton Mowbray, the pie contained uncured fresh meat. Once roasted, the filling was grey resembling uncured roast pork.

Apart from the literal meaning of actual pies filled with pork, 'pork pies' is co*ckney rhyming slang for 'lies'. With rhyming slang the actual portion that rhymes is often dropped in order to further confuse the outsider, so it becomes 'porkies'. So, someone 'telling porkies' is a liar.

Not just for Christmas or the Great British Summer, but ideal for when you need a snack on the go, when your lunch is looking lacklustre, when people are coming round for wine, on long journeys, away days or with really good beer. Pork Pies this good deserve to be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere, anytime.

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That aside, while a pork pie should definitely be served at room temperature rather than fridge-cold, so that its flavours can sing, there seems something deeply incongruent about hot pork pie.

Pork Pie Jelly (Flavajel)

While pumpkin pie gives pecan pie a run for its money at Thanksgiving, and apple pie, blueberry pie, key lime pie, and other flavors all have their fans in Texas, pecan pie is the No. 1 pie in the state.

Augustus Neapolitan Cleveland "Porkpie" Grant (Ram John Holder) continued to work as a lollipop man, although not enjoying his job, struggling to make ends meet and unable to afford to pay his bills.

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It is widely believed that the hat's name was originally derived from its resemblance to the Melton Mowbray pork pie; a popular pastry originating from the market town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England around the 1760s.

Apart from the literal meaning of actual pies filled with pork, 'pork pies' is co*ckney rhyming slang for 'lies'. With rhyming slang the actual portion that rhymes is often dropped in order to further confuse the outsider, so it becomes 'porkies'. So, someone 'telling porkies' is a liar.

Steak and ale pie is a traditional British dish where a perfectly cooked pastry shell is filled to the rafters with tender slow-cooked steak, gravy and various vegetables. The early versions of this British staple were first recorded in the 18th century, where a beefsteak pudding was combined with suet.

One of the most popular comfort foods in the United Kingdom is called shepherd's pie, a hot and savory dish reminiscent of a casserole, consisting of minced lamb or mutton meat, potatoes, onions, carrots, Worcestershire sauce, thick gravy, and seasonings such as marjoram, parsley, and black pepper.

British pies are often meat pies or pasties. Most American pies are fruit, pecan or pumpkin. A more comparable comparison would be to American pot pies which have meat in them but also a gravy.