A victory for Melton Mowbray pork pies
I worked in Melton Mowbray for three years in an office just metres away from Dickinson and Morris' Ye Olde Porke Pie Shoppe. So I'm delighted by the news that the area has won their battle to get protected status for their pork pies.
It was a travesty that people were ever allowed to sell those nasty pink, bounce-them-on-the floor-and-they-won't-even-crack pies as a Melton Mowbray pork pie. Anyone who has eaten the genuine article knows that the meat in a real MM pie is grey, the pastry hand-raised and the jelly is genuinely tasty. There is just no comparison.
When I was interviewed for my job in Melton I recall having to attend a buffet lunch with all the other candidates invited back for second interview. I seem to remember there were three or four of us and, of course, there was some pork pie on the table. Obviously, I ate some - if there's food around I eat it. None of the other candidates touched it. I'm still convinced that my decision to eat a bit of said pork pie, and comment on how good it was, is what got me the job.
