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Savory Pie
Meat and potato pie
at Galloways Bakers
Wigan, England
Recommended by Andrew Butterwick and 3 other food critics.
Recommendations
"For connoisseurs of the classic pie barm – yes, southerners, a peppery meat and potato pie in a buttered roll – a visit to a Galloways’ bakery is a must."
"Pastry: Beautifully soft but never soggy, with the trademark peepholes in the top, which dried gravy and filling gently oozes out of. Despite this flexible exterior, they can usually be easily eaten by hand without the contents slopping out. Presentation: An orgasmic smell and a volcanically hot foil tray. Package: Rammed full of mashed potato and mince, which attacks me head on as I bite into it. Palate: An explosion in the mouth of peppery meat and potato mush which never disappoints. You just ... Read more
"You can’t leave Wigan without eating a pie - it’s very much a local delicacy. As such, the town is full of independent bakeries, but best one of all has to be Galloways. The meat and potato pie is classically Wigan - and consistently delicious."
"Absolutely delicious."