Rarely available in its natural form, suet is mixed with flour and sold in supermarkets in cream-coloured blocks. A vegetarian suet made from palm oil and rice flour is also available, but it ...

Some recipes even use rich suet pastry for an extra element of indulgence. Vegetables like onions, carrots, and mushrooms can be added, too, for extra nutrition and heartiness.

There are pies, and then there’s this – the kind of thing to make Desperate Dan weep with joy. A pie with more beef in it than a Westminster lobby, a pie so rich it could bankroll a small nation.