The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico & Doucet House Museums are thrilled to announce the return of the “Meat Pie Festival du pâté”! Six regional competitions will take place between November 26 and December 16 across PEI. Regional competitions will be held from tip to tip of the Island and 1st place regional winners in both categories will gather for the grand finale in Rustico on Saturday, December 16.
Do you believe you make the best meat pie in your local area or maybe even in PEI? Do you have a secret recipe of your own or a long-standing family recipe that’s been passed down from generation to generation which you believe will leave our judges salivating for more? If so, the “Meat Pie Festival du pâté” is for you!
“The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico and Doucet House Museums are very pleased to be hosting the 2nd edition of this Island-wide festival featuring the Acadian Meat Pie. Personally, I think that the Rustico meat pies are the best we have in PEI. I understand that I may very well be proven wrong, and I challenge all Islanders to register for the Meat Pie Festival du pâté which is going to be a fun-filled friendly competition!” indicates Arnold Smith, President of the Farmers’ Bank of Rustico and Doucet House Museums.
Regional events will take place on the following dates:
Sunday, November 26 (afternoon) – Rustico
Sunday, November 26 (evening) – Évangéline
Friday, December 1 (evening) - DeBlois
Sunday, December 3 – Rollo Bay
Friday, December 8 (evening) – Charlottetown
Sunday, December 10 (afternoon) – Summerside
Each regional competition will feature two different categories of meat pie - Traditional Acadian Meat Pie as well as the Non-Traditional Meat Pie.
Category description:
Traditional Acadian Meat Pie
This category features and highlights the classic traditional Acadian meat pie. Acadian meat pie goes back hundreds of years and is a delicacy that is still served in Acadian households today. Many Acadians still gather around the table to feast on Acadian meat pie after midnight mass on Christmas Eve or will have it for breakfast on Christmas Day!
Here are a few things to keep in mind for this category:
- Should be made with chicken (or turkey) and may include pork
- It may include onions
- It should (but does not need to) include summer savoury
- It may include your family’s secret ingredient(s)
- It may include salt & pepper
- It may be folded or served pie style
Non-Traditional Meat Pie
Let your imaginative and adventurous side run free! Nothing submitted in this category can be too crazy or too wacky! This category is designed to let your culinary talents run wild and allows you to come up with your very own creation! In this category the sky is the limit and we’re looking forward to seeing your twist and creations surrounding meat pie! Maybe a cheeseburger meat pie? A curry meat pie? A dessert meat pie? Soooo many options and possibilities and we’re leaving it all up to you!
To register, review the contest rules and regulations and for more information, please visit www.farmersbank.ca.