One of the judges said AE Chamber's pie was superb
Melton Mowbray might be considered the home of the pork pie, but there's some stiff competition from a generations-old Nottinghamshire butcher whose traditional pastry snack has been named one of the best in Britain. AE Chambers brought the trophy back to Arnold after their triumph at the British Pie Awards.
One of the judges personally emailed Mr Chambers, telling him: "The pie was superb from pastry through jelly and the meat was delicious." Thousands of pork pies are made by Chambers' factory in Top Valley and as well as their own shop, the company also supplies micropubs, other butchers and sandwich shops.
As for the best accompaniment to the humble pork pie, it's a pint for drinkers in the micropubs. "I like chutney with mine but we are all different," he added. Another winner at the British Pie Awards was Bowring Butchers, of Mansfield Woodhouse. The fifth generation farmers and butchers breed quality cattle to produce high-quality meat and tasty farm-to-fork pies.
Matthew O’Callaghan, chairman of the Mowbray Pork Pie Association and host of the British Pie Awards, said: "This year's awards have seen a wonderful celebration of the nation’s love of pies; the atmosphere has been amazing and the level of creativity is off the scale.”
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