25/02/2026
🥧 PORK PIE. 🐖
Gather round, because the origin of the pork pie is basically a medieval snack story with main-character energy.
First stop: Melton Mowbray — a small English town that said, “You know what this world needs? Meat. In pastry. But make it iconic.”
Back in the 1700s, this area was crawling with fox-hunting aristocrats. Picture powdered wigs, red coats, dramatic horses — and very hangry nobles. After a long, muddy day chasing foxes, they didn’t want a dainty tea sandwich. They wanted something sturdy. Something portable. Something that said, “I conquered nature and now I will eat.”
Enter: the pork pie.
These pies were:
Filled with chopped pork
Sealed in thick hot-water crust pastry
Designed to survive being stuffed in a coat pocket
Eaten cold like the ultimate 18th-century protein bar
The crust was originally more of a container than a treat — basically edible Tupperware. Some hunters even threw it away (which feels criminal today).
Eventually, the Melton Mowbray pork pie became so famous that it gained protected status in the UK — like the Beyoncé of cold savory snacks.
So next time you see a pork pie, remember: It’s not just picnic food. It’s a fox-hunting, jelly-filled, aristocratic survival biscuit from history. 🥧
