Pork pie aristocratic visitors carry lumps of pie with them on horseback". The main distinctive feature of a Melton pie is that it is made with a hand-formed crust. The uncured meat of a Melton pie is grey in colour when cooked; the meat is chopped, rather than minced. As the pies are baked free-standing, the sides bow outwards, rather than being vertical as with mould-baked pies. In light of the premium price of the Melton Mowbray pie, the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association applied for protection under European Protected designation of origin laws as a result of the increasing production of
Brooksby Melton College to set up a Rugby League academy Brooksby Melton College Brooksby Melton College is a further education college based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The college has two campuses: the first is in Melton Mowbray itself and the second about west of Melton in the village of Brooksby including the late–16th-century manor house, Brooksby Hall. The college announced a link up with Rugby League side Leicester Storm of the Conference League South in 2015 following a £3.65m construction of state-of-the-art sport facilities at their Brooksby Melton College site. The club would be based and continue to play matches there as well