I realise
the timing of this post – on Christmas Eve of all days – is slightly on the
controversial side. Here’s just hoping that there are clear skies tonight, so
that Rudolph’s red nose isn’t required for directing Santa’s sleigh... and that
Father Christmas forgives me enough to still provide me with at least a few
presents...
For a few
days ago, I found to my surprise (and couldn’t resist purchasing) a Reindeer
Pie from a farmers market in Birmingham! Now, as you can see from the photo
this is definitely a pie of the “pork pie” variety i.e. it has been made using
cured meat rather than tender meaty chunks and gravy. While this was not
ideally what the pierateer would have preferred, the lure of the Reindeer pie was
too strong and he was right to give it a go, as while the meat was not as
tender and moist as he would have liked, the pastry was very nice and crisp and
the meat certainly had a twist to it. Definately tasted more deer like but quite rich. Not your average steak and ale!
The capacity
was good, however you couldn’t help feel it was slightly padded out with fat,
rather than 100% meaty goodness. This meant that while the meat wasn’t chewy,
it wasn’t as flavoursome as the reviewer had hoped. However, the pie was in
good condition, especially as one would presume the reindeer had flown in to
the UK especially to be in this pie! While the price was a bit off putting for its
size, the intrigue more than made up for that! While I would have preferred a
moister pie centre and proper chunks of meat, it was certainly worth a go.
Probably won’t head over to Lapland for another one anytime soon though!
Score: 4.2/7
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