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Melton Mowbray
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English
Proper noun
en town (unparished) in bor/Melton co/Leicestershire cc/England. OS grid ref SK7519.
en locality carea/Central Highlands and the carea/Southern Midlands central s/Tasmania c/Australia.
Derived terms
en melton
Noun
A pork pie with a hand-formed crust, containing chopped rather than minced meat.
en 1970 James Trager The enriched, fortified, concentrated, country-fresh, lip-smacking, finger-licking, international, unexpurgated foodbook 60 England's traditional steak-kidney-mushroom-and-oyster pie is a carry-over from the cooked dish. So to an extent are Melton Mowbrays, the pies made of pork, game or lamb which originated in a market town in Leicestershire