STEAK and kidney has been voted the UK’s favourite pie.

       It earned its crust as the nation’s top savoury filling, ahead of classic chicken and mushroom and beef and onion.

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       Apple topped the list of sweet pies, ahead of banoffee, Tennessee toffee and lemon meringue.

       The findings are based on orders placed through food delivery website Foodhub.

       Steak and kidney, a favourite of war-time leader Sir Winston Churchill, was chosen more than 11 per cent of the time by pie fans.

       It shunted chicken and mushroom — the most popular order last year — from top spot.

       But no vegetarian pies made the top five of the savoury list, which was compiled to mark Sunday’s National Pie Day.

       A Foodhub spokesman said: “We were surprised as cheese or cheese and onion are usually a classic choice not just among plant-eaters, but meat-eaters, too.

       “But a savoury pie is such a classic British cuisine, it comes as no surprise to see steak and kidney take the top spot.”

       The first written recipe for a steak and kidney pie dates back to 1694.

       The Queen was said to be a fan of tinned pies on flights in the 1990s.

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       Steak and kidney was voted the nation’s top savoury filling, ahead of classic chicken and mushroom and beef and onion Credit: Photolibrary RM - Getty

       Top five fillings

       Steak and Kidney (11.3%)

       Chicken and Mushroom (11.2%)

       Steak (9%)

       Beef and Onion (8.5%)

       Meat and Potato (2.8%)

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