Pasty acknowledged by EU

stockhausen · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:35

Cornish pasties have been given protected status by the European Commission.
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Following a nine-year campaign by producers, the Cornish pasty has been given Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status - elevating it to a culinary pedestal alongside Camembert cheese and Parma ham.
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The pasty itself should be made up of at least 12.5% meat. (BBC online)

By meat, I assume they include anything at all that can be "recovered" from a carcass by means of an AMR system

Sp00n · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:37

Well no, because it would state MRM/MSM.

Efour · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:41

is Camembert made from Mechanically recovered meat?

FNGsam · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:42

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18212988&highlight=puppies

misleading thread title reminded me of this thread

Cosimo · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:44

The CPA are happy:

http://www.cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/

uvarvu · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:54

I had a giant steak traditional at the Cornish Bakehouse for lunch to celebrate

Masterdog · 23 Feb 2011 at 15:57

No self-respecting Cornishman would ever call it a Cornish pasty anyway. It's just 'pasty'. Nobody should be allowed to use the word Cornish in front of pasty, as this would give rise to the perception that there's some other sort of pasty that matters.
Also, BBC, it's not swede. It's turnip.

Redz · 23 Feb 2011 at 16:03

Smashing news

hux · 23 Feb 2011 at 16:07

Also no self respecting cornishman calls it a pasty, despite the disambiguation.

It's a 'pastie'

Mmmm pastie, damn this diet.

Masterdog said:
No self-respecting Cornishman would ever call it a Cornish pasty anyway. It's just 'pasty'. Nobody should be allowed to use the word Cornish in front of pasty, as this would give rise to the perception that there's some other sort of pasty that matters.
Also, BBC, it's not swede. It's turnip.

Cosimo · 23 Feb 2011 at 17:44

hux said:
Also no self respecting cornishman calls it a pasty, despite the disambiguation.

It's a 'pastie'

Mmmm pastie, damn this diet.

That's what the Irish call a pasty.

MikeHunt79 · 23 Feb 2011 at 17:45

Redz said:
Smashing news

Indeed!

Logsi · 23 Feb 2011 at 17:47

Good!

Van Hellseek · 23 Feb 2011 at 18:45

Cornish pastys are foul.

I'd be quite happy to let Cornwall keep them.

stockhausen · 23 Feb 2011 at 18:53

I wonder what the The Cornish Pasty Shop in Cambridge will call itself now?

Van Hellseek · 23 Feb 2011 at 18:56

The Cornish-style pasty shop.

Cosimo · 23 Feb 2011 at 19:01

stockhausen said:
I wonder what the The Cornish Pasty Shop in Cambridge will call itself now?

The Smashing Pasty Shop.

pastymuncher · 23 Feb 2011 at 19:01

Van Hellseek said:
Cornish pastys are foul.

I'd be quite happy to let Cornwall keep them.

I could say the same thing about many other regional specialities from around the country. It's not as if anybody is forcing you to eat them.

About bloody time this happened. Maybe the supermarkets will stop branding their crap imposters as Cornish Pasties when they are nothing of the sort. A Cornish Pasty is made from shortcrust pastry, potato, turnip and steak with some seasoning. None of this puff pastry, potato, swede, carrots and mince rubbish!! I can't remember if it was Asda's or Tesco's now but one of them even had peas in them!! :eek:

powelly · 23 Feb 2011 at 19:05

i was kinda hoping for some sort of thread about the eu approving of some hot Asian and then violently smashing her pasty, but i guess we can't all have what we want

Van Hellseek · 23 Feb 2011 at 19:12

simulatorman said:
The Smashing Pasty Shop.

Sounds like the name of an 'establishment' in Amsterdam.

POB · 23 Feb 2011 at 19:32

Shame it won't stop Ginsters making their nasty versions as they are actually in Cornwall.

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