I am a fan of unusual recipes, so I tried to find an original, extravagant recipe in English cuisine, although, as you know, English cuisine is distinguished by practical simplicity and conservatism. The result of my search was the recipe for a pie looking at the sky (Stargazy pie). It looks like the bottom of a dry lake with fish heads sticking out of the silt and looking at the stars. Sounds creepy? Meanwhile, Cornish housewives did not at all seek to impress their husbands with extravagant pies, but simply used the fish to the maximum advantage: the fat from the fish heads flows into the pie, making the filling juicy, and the open mouths of the fish serve as steam vents, and the crust of the pie remains even and dense during baking.. The pie turned out to be very tasty, with a delicate, juicy filling with a delicate taste and aroma of lemon zest. There is a legend behind the creation of this pie recipe based on a true story. In the 16th century, the small fishing village of Mousehole in Cornwall was cut off from the rest of the world by a storm. People began to starve, but no one, even experienced fishermen, dared to go out to sea to fish, as it was certain death on the rocks surrounding the coast during such storms and storms. But there was one brave fisherman who went out to sea and caught a lot of fish. From this catch they baked a big pie and fed all the inhabitants of the village. People brought the remains of flour, eggs, butter, that is, everything that anyone had. And since each fish was especially valuable, even the heads of the fish were used in the pie. Since then, every year in December, this village celebrates a holiday in honor of this sailor, on which this pie is prepared and served in a “classic” version.