The Scottish Pie Club has added a new category to the 14th World Scotch Pie Championship this year – the best pie available for supporters to buy at a Scottish football club.
A statement issued by Scottish Bakers, who run the competition with the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders claims that it is ‘expected to be a hotly contested category. [Groan] The Scotch Pie Club has recognised the ever growing popularity of a warming and tasty pie as part of the match day experience for football fans the nation over.’ That is true south of the border as well.
The Scottish Pie Club has added a new category to the 14th World Scotch Pie Championship this year – the best pie available for supporters to buy at a Scottish football club.
A statement issued by Scottish Bakers, who run the competition with the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders claims that it is ‘expected to be a hotly contested category. [Groan] The Scotch Pie Club has recognised the ever growing popularity of a warming and tasty pie as part of the match day experience for football fans the nation over.’ That is true south of the border as well.
The publicity puff continues, ‘The traditional hard crust of the pie [not too hard one hopes] makes it ideal for eating at outside events with no need for wrapping with the warming and spiced contents bring comfort to thousands of fans on cold days.’
At Charlton we used to have a very well built physio with tiny legs (he was a taxi driver in his day job) who after coming off the pitch would throw a pie into the Addicks supporters.
The best warmed pie I have ever had was a Cornish pasty at Falmouth Town in the mid 1970s.