Embracing your Inner Cornish Pasty
The 5th March is St.Pirans Day, a Cornish 6th Century Abbot and Saint, and Cornishmen all over the world will be eating Cornish Pasties in celebration.
Originally created as a convenient way for tin miners and agricultural workers to take food to work for lunch, the Cornish Pasty is a lovely creation.
Egg glazed shortcrust pastry (preferably made with half and half lard to butter for light, flaky shortness) encases beef skirt, onions, potato and swede. As hotly contested as the ingredients of a true Cassolet, the Cornish Pasty has at least as many variations on the theme of it’s contents, and debate resounds around Cornwall each year about what is most traditional and authentic.
I believe there is also now a Cornish Pasty Festival in place so that Cornwall can celebrate this wonderous creation in all it’s splendour, and allow us all to participate in the embracing of our inner Cornish Pasty.
St. Piran would be proud.
Cornish pasties are just amazing
A good one is a delight, Amy! Sadly some are just a bit sad..just like life really
Who knew you could be so profound with a pasty! They are indeed like life
I love it x
We only got part of the title. S1 thought it was embrace your inner cornichon.
We only gor part of the title. S1 thought you were inviting her to embrace her inner cornichon
That sounds wildly peverse and uncomfortable!
I believe there is a web site for just that very situation (or at least, so I have heard).