Tiny pies have been a favourite food in Britain since the Middle Ages – and have changed the English language with idioms, nursery rhyme verses, even a mention by Shakespeare. In fact, records go back to the 11th Century!
Every March, St Mary’s church in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray becomes a cathedral of pies: it fills with tables bearing more than 800 pastries.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170322-how-a-pocket-sized-snack-changed-the-english-language
