Homes’ chefs serve up local favourites for British Pie Week

RESIDENTS and team members at Four Seasons care homes throughout the UK are celebrating British Pie Week (March 6 to 12) with chefs serving up some popular regional favourites.

At the group’s Merseyside homes a version of Shankly Pie is the top pick, named in honour of one of Liverpool FC ‘s most famous managers, Bill Shankly.

The pie is a pre-match requisite for fans who enjoy the steak, bacon, mushroom and onion pies before kick-off at Anfield.

In Cumbria, residents will be tucking into Cumberland Pie and Rum Nicky Pie; filled with dates, ginger and lashings of rum.

These previously unknown ingredients were introduced to the region in the 1800’s during trade with plantations in the Caribbean.

Residents living in Lancashire homes will be treated to Manchester Tart, in London there’ll be the cockney classic; Pie, Mash and Liquor and in the North East of England, Corned Beef and Potato Pie.

Four Seasons chefs in Scotland will be making Teviotdale Pie with a minced beef and onion filling topped with a suet crust and traditional Scotch Pie.

John Bridgeman, group food development chef at Four Seasons Health Care, said: “When we develop our menus we do so knowing what an important part of life in our care homes the dining experience is.

“As well as providing vital nutrition, food can bring back fond memories