Melton Mowbray pork pie

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The Melton Mowbray pork pie is a traditional English meat pie, famed for its hand-raised hot water crust pastry and uncured pork filling, and protected under EU geographical indication status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pork pie
traditional English food
contains pork jelly
countryOfOrigin England
differsFrom cured pork pies
tin-baked pork pies
hasCrustCharacteristic bowed-out sides
no supporting tin used during baking
hasFillingCharacteristic coarsely chopped pork
grey-coloured meat after cooking
hasFillingType uncured pork
hasMainIngredient hot water crust pastry
pork
hasPastryType hand-raised hot water crust pastry
hasProtectedStatus Protected Geographical Indication
hasProtectedStatusJurisdiction European Union NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasProtectionType geographical indication
hasShape cylindrical
hasTexture coarse meat filling
firm crust
gelatinous jelly layer
hasTypicalSeasoning herbs and spices
pepper
salt
hasTypicalSize individual portion
sharing pie
isAssociatedWith East Midlands NERFINISHED
Melton Mowbray NERFINISHED
isEatenOnOccasion British buffets
Christmas NERFINISHED
picnics
isPartOf British cuisine
English cuisine
isRegulatedBy Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association NERFINISHED
isServed cold
isSimilarTo other British pork pies
isTraditionallyEatenWith chutney
mustard
pickles
protectedName Melton Mowbray Pork Pie NERFINISHED
regionOfOrigin Leicestershire NERFINISHED
Melton Mowbray NERFINISHED
traditionalProductionMethod baking free-standing without a tin
filling with pork jelly after baking
hand-raising the pastry case
using uncured pork

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Protected Geographical Indication exampleProduct Melton Mowbray pork pie
this entity surface form: Melton Mowbray Pork Pie PGI
County of Leicestershire hasTraditionalFood Melton Mowbray pork pie
Leicestershire knownFor Melton Mowbray pork pie
this entity surface form: Melton Mowbray pork pies