I Ate All The Pies

For all the talk about healthy lifestyles and the Scottish diet there’s times when you just have to have something stodgy and greasy. And in Dundee we have our iconic food in the form of Wallace’s Pies. There can’t be many Dundonians who haven’t got some childhood memories of Wallace’s. For me, it was a trip into town and eating a greasy pie sitting in the City Square. On the one hand there was Wallace’s Auld Dundee Pie shop in Castle Street and then there was Wallace’s Land o’ Cakes in Crichton Street. I remember my granddad telling me that Wallace’s actually split into two companies due to a fall out between two family members. Both companies stopped trading years ago.

There is, however, a company called Wallace Family Bakers, based in Longforgan and this comes from their website.

Based in Dundee, Angus on the East Coast of Scotland, Wallace Family Bakers produce a large and varied collection of bakery products using only the best local produce. Our fleet of vans deliver daily across the length and breadth of Angus to local convenience stores and supermarkets. We have been established for many years with a growing reputation of producing the finest quality products. Our website will be continually updated with further information about the history of the company, our location and a full range of products, visit us regularly to keep in touch with ’your local baker’ or if you have a specific enquiry email us oninfo@wallacebakers.co.uk.

Unfortunately the website doesn’t give any more info than this. Consequently I don’t know if the pie in the photograph emanates from this company but I can assure you that it tastes very like the Wallace’s pies I remember.