It is one of the most delicious weeks of the year
This week is National Pie Week. Running until Sunday , it is all about celebrating everything great about the British pie.
Here at Nottinghamshire Live, we were keen to find out what pies our readers love as part of one of the most delicious weeks of the year. We asked the question on our Facebook page - and it attracted hundreds of mouth-watering comments.What is your favourite fish and chip shop in Nottinghamshire? Tell us here
Anne Murphy was one of many who commented: "Chicken and mushroom." Dave Windle responded: "I was working on a job in Worston and used to get lamb and mint pies from a butchers near Downhan - lovely!"Linda Field Palmer said: "Homemade mushroom and spinach." Egg, bacon and mushroom, chicken, ham and leek, and corned beef and potato were among other favourite pies mentioned.Lin Whiteheart said: "You can't beat an apple pie.
Another piece of evidence proving a long history of pies is to be found in the Valley of the Kings - Pharaoh Ramesses II's tomb to be precise. Pie cases get a mention in a 1st Century Roman cookbook called 'Apicius'.
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