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We're off to Cornwall for a week in June, and whilst down there we want to sample the best Cornish pasty.
This will be Mrs. O's first visit to Cornwall, but my third visit, and the last time I was there I stumbled across a bakery in Hayle (can't remember the name of the bakery) whose pasties were off the chart good. But that was over 20 years ago.
Any recommendations for where to go for the best Cornish pasty?
This will be Mrs. O's first visit to Cornwall, but my third visit, and the last time I was there I stumbled across a bakery in Hayle (can't remember the name of the bakery) whose pasties were off the chart good. But that was over 20 years ago.
Any recommendations for where to go for the best Cornish pasty?
mickk said:
Sport_Turismo_GTS said:
Why?
A traditional pasty has a few simple ingredients - beef skirt, onion, potato and swede/turnip in a shortcrust pastry. Once you move significantly away from that you’re no longer talking about a pasty, it’s just a pie in a funny shaped pastry container.
Don't forget the pepper!A traditional pasty has a few simple ingredients - beef skirt, onion, potato and swede/turnip in a shortcrust pastry. Once you move significantly away from that you’re no longer talking about a pasty, it’s just a pie in a funny shaped pastry container.
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Assuming that Philps' pasties are as good as they were when I first tried them back in 2002, as of last week :-
Rowe's : As luck would have it, there was a dedicated Rowe's bakery just outside St. Agnes where we were staying. The only "thing" for me was the filling was a little too salty and a little lacking in pepper. Otherwise, the pastry was good, and had the right balance of veg and steak.
Ann's : I'm sure it was because it was fearsome busy (even on a Tuesday afternoon), but the pastry had a soggy bottom, the veg was largely raw, and the steak was chewy.
For us, however, the bar has been set by :-
https://stagnesbakery.co.uk/
The pastry wasn't flaky nor shortcrust, but melt-in-the-mouth good and a great flavour. Packed with a perfectly seasoned filling that lacked nothing, and £4.20 a pop.
Assuming that Philps' pasties are as good as they were when I first tried them back in 2002, as of last week :-
Rowe's : As luck would have it, there was a dedicated Rowe's bakery just outside St. Agnes where we were staying. The only "thing" for me was the filling was a little too salty and a little lacking in pepper. Otherwise, the pastry was good, and had the right balance of veg and steak.
Ann's : I'm sure it was because it was fearsome busy (even on a Tuesday afternoon), but the pastry had a soggy bottom, the veg was largely raw, and the steak was chewy.
For us, however, the bar has been set by :-
https://stagnesbakery.co.uk/
The pastry wasn't flaky nor shortcrust, but melt-in-the-mouth good and a great flavour. Packed with a perfectly seasoned filling that lacked nothing, and £4.20 a pop.
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