Cultured Palate: International Dishes from England
| January 17, 2018
Cornish Pasty
The Cornish pasty is a type of pastry that’s popular all over England, but originated in the southern county of Cornwall. A Cornish pasty contains beef, potatoes, rutabaga, and onion, wrapped up in a thick, golden pastry crust.
Although the origins of the pasty are unclear, one popular story claims that they were originally made for miners – the thick, crimped edge gave a miner something to hold on to so his hands wouldn’t get the rest of the pasty dirty. Although this story is now considered folklore, pasties have long been considered a working-class food.
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