Type | Meat pie |
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Place of origin | Canada |
Region or state | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Main ingredients | Harp seal flippers |
Flipper pie, also known as seal flipper pie, [1] is a traditional Eastern Canadian meat pie made from harp seal flippers. [2] [3] [4] It is similar to a pot pie in that the seal flippers are cooked with vegetables in a thick sauce and then covered with pastry. [2] [5] [6] It is specific to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador [2] [3] [4] [6] [7] and primarily eaten in April and May, during the annual seal hunt. [8] Although in the past, seal flippers were usually acquired directly from the boats that were used for the seal hunt (since they were considered a by-product of the seal fur trade), today they are usually purchased in grocery stores. [9] Seal meat has been described as tasting like rabbit or dark meat chicken, and fans of its flavour tend to be people who grew up eating it. [10]
Flipper pie has been prepared and eaten during Lent and the annual seal hunt since at least 1555. [3] [7]
Type | Meat pie |
---|---|
Place of origin | Canada |
Region or state | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Main ingredients | Harp seal flippers |
Flipper pie, also known as seal flipper pie, [1] is a traditional Eastern Canadian meat pie made from harp seal flippers. [2] [3] [4] It is similar to a pot pie in that the seal flippers are cooked with vegetables in a thick sauce and then covered with pastry. [2] [5] [6] It is specific to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador [2] [3] [4] [6] [7] and primarily eaten in April and May, during the annual seal hunt. [8] Although in the past, seal flippers were usually acquired directly from the boats that were used for the seal hunt (since they were considered a by-product of the seal fur trade), today they are usually purchased in grocery stores. [9] Seal meat has been described as tasting like rabbit or dark meat chicken, and fans of its flavour tend to be people who grew up eating it. [10]
Flipper pie has been prepared and eaten during Lent and the annual seal hunt since at least 1555. [3] [7]