Scotch Pie awards: four Fife companies listed among the winners

Allan Crow
By Allan Crow
Published 25th Jan 2023, 08:27 BST
Updated 25th Jan 2023, 08:27 BST
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Four Fife bakers and butchers have been listed among the winners at this year’s Scotch Pie awards.

While the overall title went to Dundee-based James Pirie & Son for a fourth time, the Kingdom was well represented among the category winners.

They included Andrew Kirk, butcher, Cardenden; Fisher & Donaldson, Cupar; Stuart’s Baker and Butchers, Leven, and Tom Courts of Burntisland.

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The winning products were all considered by the judges to be the best of the best when it came to taste, texture, appearance and smell across all the categories from the iconic Scotch Pie to football pies and savouries, macaroni pies, steak pies, sausage rolls, hot, cold and vegetarian savouries, haggis savouries, bridies and apple pies.

Carol Smillie with Allan Pirie from James Pirie & Son who won The World Championship Scotch Pie Award.Carol Smillie with Allan Pirie from James Pirie & Son who won The World Championship Scotch Pie Award.
Carol Smillie with Allan Pirie from James Pirie & Son who won The World Championship Scotch Pie Award.

The competition is organised by Scottish Bakers, the association which supports the interests of Scotland's bakery trade, to shine a light on the craft of the pie makers.

TV personality Carol Smillie presented the awards to the winners.

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