article_snippet: This is the man who spent two years touring the UK in a quest to find Britain's best pie.
article_snippet: The 41-year-old judged each pie on a number of  important criteria - purveyor, premises, purchase, place, pastry, presentation, package, palate, price, and portion - as part of his research for a book on British pies.
article_snippet: A humble meat and potato pie from a bakers in Cumbria topped the chart, with Martin Tarbuck describing it as 'softer than an angel crying on your tongue'.
article_snippet: The pie-mad author said: 'Sometimes I go looking for the pie, sometimes the pie finds me.
article_snippet: People, towns, cities and counties are proud of People, towns, cities and counties pies and love to make and eat People, towns, cities and counties own regional variations of People, towns, cities and counties. '
article_snippet: There were also pasties, chunky steak pies, breakfast items, and chicken and mushroom pies.'
article_snippet: The 41-year-old's love of pies originates from The 41-year-old's love of pies hometown - arguably the pie capital of the UK. '
article_snippet: It is the duty of a Wigan man to sample as many pies as is humanly possible from around the world,' The 41-year-old's love of pies said. '
article_snippet: For many decades large swathes of professional and amateur commentators alike have laughed at the town of Wigan and mocked the town of Wigan inhabitants for being pie eating simpletons. '
article_snippet: Nevertheless what I discovered during my research is that pies are not necessarily a Wigan thing.
article_snippet: pies are a national treasure where each area has each area individual intricacies and delicacies. '
article_snippet: The Wigan native crowned a humble meat and potato pie from a bakers in Cumbria as Britain's best .
article_snippet: And after years of practice in eating them, The Wigan native has firm rules as to how them should be consumed.
article_snippet: Martin said: 'A pie has to be completely encased for a start - otherwise there's no chance of eating A pie with your hands, and the top crust should be the decorative invitation to the party that lies within. '
article_snippet: Martin has penned a book on finding the perfect pie - with in depth reviews of each and every one Martin has sunk Martin teeth into.
article_snippet: Martin addeed: 'I feel duly obliged to say that pies, brilliant though pies, brilliant are, should only be consumed in moderation.'
highlights_snippet: Britain's best pie is from Greens Bakery and Confectioners in Cumbria .
  
highlights_snippet: Pastries on presentation, price, package, portion and presentation .