The reason your New Year s Day steak pie isn t real and the story behind the dish
Revealed: The reason your steak pie isn t real and the story behind Scotland s New Year s dish STEAK pie for dinner at the New Year is one of Scotland’s best-loved traditions. Butchers just cannot make enough to satisfy the nation’s desire for the combination of puff pastry and stew. But the origins of the tradition are unclear and contested. As Bruce McColl, the member services manager at the Scottish Craft Butchers Association, explains, there are three main theories which explain why steak pie is to New Year in Scotland as turkey is to Christmas in the rest of the country.