A
Little Bit about Tony Wensley
Wensley’s
Pork Pies are made using only the finest Queensland fresh pork, coarsely chopped
and combined with a blend of seasonings all encrusted within a golden hot water
crust pastry. Exactly the same recipe and process as Melton Mowbray. A natural
bone stock jelly is used after baking to enhance the flavour and to help keep
the meat succulent.
Until
moving out to Australia 4 years ago Tony had the honour of managing the bakery
for the most famous of all these Pork pie bakeries, Dickinson & Morris ‘Ye
Olde Pork Pie Shoppe’ which is located in Melton Mowbray, which have been baking
pies since 1851.
“After
immigrating to Australia it was never our intention to start baking traditional
British products in Australia. But by pure chance a local Deli owner discovered
our past history of making Pork Pies and asked us to supply them a few.
“Apparently it was a common whinge amongst the British expatriates frequenting
his shop that they “couldn’t find a ‘proper’ Pork pie anywhere”! We only went
into the shop for a piece of Stilton Cheese and the next thing I know we’re back
making Pork Pies again.
“Nothing we make is ‘out of a packet’. We
even blend all of our own seasonings. So when you try a Wensley’s Pork Pie,
Cornish pasty or any of the Wensley’s Sausages it will be a truly unique
experience not found anywhere else in Australia and will take you back to the
UK.”
No
preservatives or flavour enhancers are used in our pies
Due
to the freshness of the product, this is currently only available in the Sydney
Store