.jpeg) A Cornish pasty | |
| Course | Main, snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Region or state | England (Cornwall, Devon) |
| Main ingredients | A pastry case traditionally filled with beef skirt, potato, swede and onion |
| Variations | N/A |
A pasty (/ˈpæsti/[1]) or Cornish pasty is a British baked pastry, a variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, but has spread all over the British Isles, and elsewhere through the Cornish diaspora.[2][3] It consists of an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, baked in a folded and crimped shortcrust pastry circle.
The traditional Cornish pasty, which since 2011 has had Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status in Europe,[4] is filled with beef, sliced or diced potato, swede (also known as yellow turnip or rutabaga – referred to in Cornwall and other parts of the West Country as turnip) and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper, and baked. Today, the pasty is the food most associated with Cornwall. It is a traditional dish and accounts for 6% of the Cornish food economy. Pasties with many different fillings are made, and some shops specialise in selling pasties.
The origins of the pasty are unclear, though there are many references to them throughout historical documents and fiction. The pasty is now popular worldwide because of the spread of Cornish miners and sailors from across Cornwall, and variations can be found in Australia, Mexico, the United States, Ulster and elsewhere.
- ^ Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, s.v. "pasty" Archived 9 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bamford, Vince (9 April 2019). "Cornish pasty is UK's most recognised PGI product". British Baker. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "History of the Cornish Pasty". Historic UK. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
L193was invoked but never defined (see the help page).