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The pie’s the limit as Bubwith butcher tastes success again

A family-run butchers from Bubwith, near Selby, has won a coveted prize in the prestigious Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards - for the second successive year!

J A Mounfield & Son Ltd, who have been based in Bubwith for more than a century, won the Best Yorkshire Pork Pie category again, with judges giving it “11 out of 10”.

This is the first time anyone has won this keenly-fought category two years running. Owner David Mounfield explained: “We are absolutely delighted to have won such an important award for two years in a row. This year our joy is tinged with sadness, though, as both my mother and father have recently passed away. They were inspirations to me personally and to our family business and this award is dedicated to them.”

Allison Kane of Deliciouslyorkshire commented: “In arguably one of our most fiercely- contested categories, this year’s winning pie from J A Mounfield & Son certainly needed to impress our discerning panel. Giving it an 11/10 for its crisp fresh pastry, the judges loved that the pie was ‘packed with succulent and flavoursome meat with a well-set jelly’. This was a pie to shout about”.

Mounfield’s are no strangers to winning awards, having collected many accolades throughout their long history.  Butchering all their meat on site, the team pride themselves on 100% traceability from field to plate.

David Mounfield said: “The Deliciouslyorkshire Taste awards are highly regarded in the region and it is a great honour for us to win. We pride ourselves on making exceptional pork pies and it is wonderful that Deliciouslyorkshire shares our opinion.

“I am especially pleased for our loyal and dedicated staff in our on-site bakery and abattoir. This award is ultimately for them – and for our loyal customers,” said David. “Our on-site abattoir means we have strict control over quality at all times.”

He explained: “We have been working hard over the years to make our pork pies the best in Yorkshire and, indeed, in the north of England. We have won a number of awards in competitions organised by BPEX (the British Pig Executive), who were always ready to advise on the texture, taste and colour of our pies, so we could improve even further. We also won a Gold Award in the Great Taste Awards for the Best Speciality Pie from Yorkshire.

“The secret recipe started with my gran and granddad, and we’ve worked on it and just kept tinkering to improve it. We are proud of our Yorkshire heritage – and our Yorkshire suppliers. Our beef comes from Rawcliffe Bridge, our pork from Melbourne and our lamb from Ellerton,” he added.

The Mounfield’s have occupied their current business site since 1928. Due to expansion David’s grandfather, James Pratt Mounfield moved the business from a central village location, relocating from the building which is now a hairdressers.

David and his sister Anne began making the pies that have since become famous across the county in 1987, winning countless prestigious awards and are now recognised nationally as amongst the best in the country.

Today Anne still runs the bakery, while her son James works alongside his uncle David in the shop and abattoir.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Robert Beaumont .