Steak, ale and stilton flavoured pie scoops top prize

Steak, ale and stilton flavoured Moo & Blue scoops top prize at British Pie Awards

• The pie won a competition of 900 varieties at British Pie Awards, Leicestershire
•  It was made by Brockleby’s, a company just three miles away from competition

A steak, ale and stilton pie was crowned best in Britain yesterday at an awards ceremony in the Leicestershire town famous for the cheese.

The ‘Moo & Blue’ pie beat off competition from 900 varieties and was made by a company based just three miles from Melton Mowbray in the village of Asfordby Hill.

The victory for the Moo & Blue showed the judge’s returning to a more traditional filling, after a gluten-free vegetarian pie was crowned Supreme Champion at the annual British Pie Awards in 2022.

Pie maker and bakery Brockleby’s has won over 30 accolades at the awards but until now the firm – who’s creations include spicy bison and beans and wild deer pies as well as more traditional varieties – has never scooped the number one prize.

Melton Mowbray is Britain’s unofficial pie capital, known worldwide for its pork pies as well as stilton.

 The ‘Moo & Blue’ pie beat off competition from 900 varieties and was made by a company based just three miles from Melton Mowbray in the village of Asfordby Hill

Pie maker and bakery Brockleby’s has won over 30 accolades at the awards but until now the firm – who’s creations include spicy bison and beans and wild deer pies as well as more traditional varieties – has never scooped the number one prize

Awards host Matthew O’Callaghan said: ‘We are always highly encouraged to see the nation’s love of pies at these annual awards, and this year there has been a huge level of excitement and creativity.

‘We had the pleasure of enjoying some spectacular pies, and Brockleby’s Pies has overcome exceptionally stiff competition for not only the best Hot-Eating Savoury Pie, but has triumphed over all entries and been crowned Supreme Champion.

‘These awards celebrate the skill of British piemakers across the nation, so I’d like to say a particular congratulations to Brockleby’s Pies for this huge success.’ The world-famous awards saw firms entering from across the UK.

Other fillings in the competition included marmite and cheese, kebab, and lasagne.

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