A Killie pie (or Kilmarnock pie) is a steak and gravy

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, created initially for

Kilmarnock Football Club Kilmarnock Football Club, commonly known as Killie, is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The team is currently managed by Derek McInnes, who was appointed in January 2022. The club has achie ...

and sold at their stadium,

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. Local bakery Brownings has produced the pie for the club since 2003, and it is also sold in

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and selected

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stores in Scotland. Following a trademark dispute between the bakery and the football club, their retail product was renamed to "Kilmarnock Pie" in 2017. The pie is somewhat unusual in for being a

steak pie A steak pie is a traditional meat pie served in Britain. It is made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Sometimes mixed vegetables are included in the filling. The dish is often served with "steak chips" (thickly sl ...

and not a

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, the type of pie normally associated with

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History

It won the award for best pie in football two years running and is popular among away fans for its quality. It is made by Brownings the Bakers of Kilmarnock,Brownings The Bakers Website
- www.browningsbakers.co.uk who currently sponsor

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

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