Dan Walker, writing in his Blog on the BBC web site confesses to being a Mince Pie Fan!

“Last Thursday, I was responsible for my own nourishment on the long
trip to Liverpool, so I armed myself with the travel essentials – tube
of fig rolls, six-pack of mince pies and two pints of semi-skinned –
and headed for the M6.
If you have never experienced the heady combination of mince pie and
milk, let me take this opportunity to heartily recommend it to you. My
own personal opinion is that limiting the mince pie to the festive
period is a shambolic way to treat such a culinary delight.”

We agree with you Dan, Mince Pies should be avaliable all year round.

You can read his full article here on the BBC web site

We are not the only people tasting Mince Pies!

Keith Tomlins, a Food Scientist at the University of Greenwich at Medway’s Natural Resources Institute, conducted sensory tests to find out for the consumer magazine, Which?

You can read all about their tests here