In honour of perhaps the tastiest week of the year - British Pie Week - the UK's favourite pies have been revealed.

Researchers at Slots Up have collected Google search data to determine once and for all what flavour of pie we Brits like best. 

The Slots Up team took a seed list of 15 different pies and ranked the comfort food based on the number of average monthly searches.

Whether you lust over a Lancashire Hot Pot or you're a sucker for a Steak Pie, you can finally see how popular your preferred pie really is. 

Messenger Newspapers: (Top left clockwise) Lancashire Hotpot ( Shutterstock - OlgaBombologna) Pork Pie (Shutterstock - Elena Zajchikova) and Steak Pie (Shutterstock - photographyfirm)(Top left clockwise) Lancashire Hotpot ( Shutterstock - OlgaBombologna) Pork Pie (Shutterstock - Elena Zajchikova) and Steak Pie (Shutterstock - photographyfirm)

Here are the top 15 pies most popular pies in the UK to inspire your dinner or to make you just feel really really hungry right now.

UK's top 15 favourite pies

With 100,000 average monthly searches Cottage pie is officially the nation’s favourite pie!

The minced beef, mixed vegetables and mashed potato-topped pie has clearly won over our hearts and taste buds too.

At 50,000 searches, Fish Pie comes in second place due to perhaps its flexibility since you are free to change the recipe for your favourite fish and side.

                                                                                                          

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And rounding up the top three is Chicken and Mushroom pie with 17,000 average monthly searches. 

It's not hard to see why it scored so highly since the timeless classic is packed with flavour and might just be the ultimate comfort food. 

Check out what other popular pies made the ranking and where they scored.

Top 15 favourite pies in the UK according to Slots Up

  1. Cottage pie - 100K
  2. Fish pie - 50K
  3. Chicken and mushroom pie - 17K
  4. Steak and ale pie - 14K
  5. Lancashire Hotpot - 13K
  6. Steak pie - 12K
  7. Cheese and onion pie - 10K
  8. Pork pie - 7K
  9. Meat and potato pie - 6.5K
  10. Steak and kidney pie - 5.9K
  11. Shepherds pie - 4.9K
  12. Cheese pie - 2.9K
  13. Butter pie - 2.8K
  14. Game pie - 2.3K
  15. Pigeon pie - 800