A baker has created a pork pie believed to be the UK's most expensive - complete with truffle, caviar and edible gold. A small, single pie will set you back £100.
Dreamed up by Turnbull’s Northumbrian Food in Alnwick, Northumberland, the recipe includes black summer truffle and beluga caviar. The pricey pie is finished off with grated truffle and edible 24 carat gold.
Just two of the limited-edition pies have been created in celebration of the annual Pork Pie Festival organised by the company. The festival sees Turnbull’s celebrate everything there is to love about one of the country's most popular savoury snacks, Chronicle Live reports.
Creator Phillip Dickinson, known locally as Baker Phil, said: “We like to invent a new flavour of pork pie every year for the Pork Pie Festival. But this year, we really wanted to push the boat out and create something extra-special for the return of the festival.”
Describing what went into the £100 luxury pie, Phil explained: “I spoke to Russ, a trusted truffle dealer, who was able to arrange some of the very best Italian black summer truffles which are packed with tons of earthy flavour which will complement the sweet pork. I also managed to get my hands on some of the finest beluga caviar to put on the top of the pie, that will add a subtle salty and savoury element and result in a rich and opulent pork pie fit for royalty.”
The Turnbull's team said making of the £100 pie is "a bit of light hearted fun" ahead of the Festival - with the proceeds going to a good cause. Matthew Slack, sales and marketing manager for the store, said: "We do not expect this pie to sell - however, if it does, we will be donating the full amount to the local food bank."
