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Scotch pie

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Scotch pie
A circular pie, about 8 cm in diameter and 4 cm high, on a dinner plate, with no accompaniments
A cooked, intact Scotch pie
Alternative namesMutton pie, shell pie, mince pie, football pie
TypeMeat pie
Place of originScotland
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsMutton or other meat, hot water crust pastry
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The same pie, partially eaten

A Scotch pie is a meat pie, made with a hot water crust pastry, traditionally filled with minced mutton (whereby also called a mutton pie) but now generally beef, sometimes lamb.[1][2][3] It may also be known as a shell pie. The Scotch pie originated in Scotland,[4] but can be found in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad.[5][6][7]

Consumption

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Scotch pies are often sold alongside other types of hot food in football grounds, traditionally accompanied by a drink of Bovril, resulting in the occasional reference to football pies. They are also often served hot by take-away restaurants and bakeries and at outdoor events. The hard crust enables it to be eaten by hand with no wrapping.

Ingredients and design

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The traditional filling of mutton is often highly spiced with black pepper and other ingredients and is placed inside a shell of hot water crust pastry. It is baked in a round, straight-sided tin, about 8 cm in diameter and 4 cm high, and the top "crust" (which is soft) is placed about 1 cm lower than the rim to make a space for adding accompaniments such as mashed potatoes, baked beans, brown sauce, gravy or an egg. Typically, there is a round hole of about 7.5 mm in the centre of the top crust.

Competition

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Every year, since 1999, Scottish Bakers,[8] a trade association, hold the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards.[9] The winner of the Scotch pie section of the competition is judged to be the World Champion.[citation needed]

The Kandy Bar has World Champion Scotch Pie three times in 2014, 2016, and 2024.[10][11][12] In an interview in 2016, The Kandy Bar claimed to be producing 1,200 Scotch pies a day, with 1,600 on Saturdays. Shortly after winning the Scotch Pie World Champion title in 2016 there was a "natural surge of customers from far afield".[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Scotch pies". BBC Food. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Fife Larder 2nd Edition by List Publishing Ltd - Issuu". issuu.com. 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Little Bakery Dumfries. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Classic Scots Cookery. Neil Wilson. 21 August 2011. ISBN 9781906476564.
  5. ↑ "Scotch Pie". David's Larder. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Greggs Scitch Pies". Iceland. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Traditional Scotch Pies". Canadian Living Magazine. 2005.
  8. ↑ "Scottish Bakers". Scottishbakers.org.
  9. ↑ "World Scotch Pie Championship". Scottishbakers.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kandy Bar takes home prizes at World Championship awards". Irvine Times. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  11. ↑ "Kilwinning bakers take top honours at awards". Irvine Times. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  12. ↑ Kobzar, Elina (2024-01-24). "Ayrshire bakers win top awards for their popular pies". Daily Record. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  13. ↑ Pierate. "Meet the Pie-ducer: Stephen from Kandy Bar Bakery". Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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