A pork pie is a traditional British meat pie

Meat pie

A meat pie is a savoury pie with a filling of meat and other savoury ingredients. Principally popular in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, meat pies differ from a pasty in the sense that a pasty is typically a more portable, on-the-go item, as opposed to a more conventional pie.-History:The...

. It consists of roughly chopped pork

Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC....

 and pork jelly

Pork jelly

Pork jelly is a broth made from a mixture of leftover pig organs and other ingredients. Pork jelly is a popular appetizer and, nowadays, is often prepared in a more modern version using lean meat, with or without leftover pig organs...

 sealed in a hot water crust pastry

Hot water crust pastry

Hot water crust is a type of pastry used for savoury pies, such as pork pies, game pies and, more rarely, steak and kidney pies. Hot water crust is traditionally used for making hand-raised pies....

 . It is normally eaten cold as a snack or as part of a meal.
There are two main types of pork pie generally available in commercial outlets:
The common pie uses cured meat

Curing (food preservation)

Curing refers to various food preservation and flavoring processes, especially of meat or fish, by the addition of a combination of salt, nitrates, nitrite or sugar. Many curing processes also involve smoking, the process of flavoring, or cooking...

. Often produced in moulds or form, it gives the outside of the pie a very regular shape and the inside filling a pink colour.