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A mince pie (also mincemeat pie in North America, and fruit mince pie in Australia and New Zealand) is a sweet pie of English origin filled with mincemeat, being a mixture of fruit, spices and suet. [ a ] The pies are traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world .
In 2007, Ecclefechan tarts gained national prominence in the UK when the supermarket Sainsbury's promoted it as an alternative to mince pies at Christmas, the tarts sold over 50,000 packs in November 2007. [2] In comparison to the fruity, spicy flavour of a mince pie, an Ecclefechan tart is characterised by a caramel flavour. [3]
This is a list of British desserts, i.e. desserts characteristic of British cuisine, the culinary tradition of the United Kingdom.The British kitchen has a long tradition of noted sweet-making, particularly with puddings, custards, and creams; custard sauce is called crème anglaise (English cream) in French cuisine
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As techniques for meat preserving improved in the 18th century, the savoury element of both the mince pie and the plum pottage diminished as the sweet content increased. People began adding dried fruit and sugar. The mince pie kept its name, though the pottage was increasingly referred to as plum pudding. As plum pudding, it became widespread ...
In March 2012 Whelan sold the company to former Holland's Pies Managing Director, Neil Court-Johnston. [1] [2] who was also a former director of Peter's Food Services in South Wales. [3] Poole's Pies became part of Country Style Foods in 2013. [4] In 2015, The Denby Dale Pie Company joined them.
The Eccles cake is named after the English town of Eccles, which is in the historic county of Lancashire and in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester.Eccles cakes are a Lancashire food tradition, with similar cakes being found in other parts of the County of Lancashire, and are traditionally eaten with Lancashire cheese.
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