Meaning of Melton Mowbray | Babel Free

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1. A town (unparished) in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England. (OS grid ref SK7519).
2. A pork pie with a hand-formed crust, containing chopped rather than minced meat.
3. A locality in Central Highlands council area and the Southern Midlands council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

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“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 […]”

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