Most popular pie in Manchester revealed as British classic

Mancunians are famed for being pie lovers, with Wigan home to the annual World Pie Eating Championships, and now Manchester’s most popular pie has been revealed.

Ahead National Pie Day on January 23 researchers at Betway have uncovered the most favoured pies in the city and the good old pork pie has come out on top.

The cheese and onion pie scooped second place while pasties came in third. Perhaps more surprisingly a meat and potato pie proved more popular among Mancunians than a steak and ale pie.

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Banoffee pie also made a somewhat surprising appearance on a list ranking the city's most loved pies coming in as the tenth most popular, proving Mancunians have a sweet tooth.

According to the study by Betway, Manchester’s favourite pies are as follows:

Betway used a trends tool to determine which pies and fillings are Manchester’s most popular, according to their online mentions per million capita.

Using the same metric the classic pork pie was also revealed as the most popular pie across the UK. The humble pasty meanwhile took second place and shepherd’s pie came in third.

According to Betway’s research, pork pies are particularly coveted in Leicester, with a staggering 812.26 online mentions per million locals, compared to the national average of 418.91, and Manchester, with 255.61.

According to the study by Betway, the UK’s favourite pies are as follows: