The handshake
Hollywood Handshake · Tamal Ray, 6 (2015), 7 / Victorian.
Tamal Ray’s Middle Eastern Game Pie
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- Baker: Tamal Ray
- UK series: Series 6 (2015)
- Week/theme: Week 7, Victorian
- Challenge: Signature
- Handshake fact: Tamal received a Hollywood handshake for his Middle Eastern game pie.
- Evidence: Master index entry #6; research sources [S1], [S2], [S3].

Lore
Tamal’s bake brings the language of Middle Eastern seasoning to a Victorian-style game pie. That combination is the story: a sturdy, formal pie shell carrying deeply spiced game and a flavour profile that reaches beyond the most familiar British pie tradition. The verified record identifies the baker, bake, week, and Signature challenge; it does not preserve the exact filling, pastry, or decoration.
Recipe source pending
No exact or near-exact public recipe for Tamal’s handshake bake was located in the verified research pass. No game selection, spice blend, ingredient quantities, pastry formula, or method is invented here.
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