The Cornish Pasty

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The Compleat Pastypaedia
A compendium of pasties from around the world
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"The 86 million pasties that are produced contribute £37 million directly to the Cornish economy,
and the 40 Cornish Pasty Association members turn over £150 million a year."
House of Commons Hansard 18 April 2012, Column 427 - so the pasty is an important Cornish icon.
 

Featured page - This is either an older web page that we think is worth high-lighting or sometimes a recent page that we are proud of.  Normally, we highlight something of historical relevance regarding the pasty. This week we highlight a ,page of great historical importance, History & origins of the Cornish pasty - II, which d'tell the story of the Scilly cave painting - one of those really local tellings!

 

Quick links to the sections of the "The Cornish Pasty"

Welcome to The Cornish Pasty web site Origins of the Cornish pasty Things only a Cornishman can tell 'ee about pasties Modern pasty information The learnings of Mr Henry "Oggy" Trelissick The pasty in poetry and song Pasty books Pasties in Devon The Compleat Pastypaedia - pasties from around the world Pasty miscellany Pasty links

 

Web pages of special significance in pasty history

1170 AD - Chretien de Troyes 1200's to 1746 - Early references to pasties  1296 AD - First recorded use of "paftey"  >>>>>>>>> circa 1300 AD - Le Viandier de Taillevent 1300's AD - The Forme of Cury 1380 AD - Geoffrey Chaucer - first "pafty" in print  >>>>>>>>> 1393 AD - Le Ménagier de Paris / The Goodman of Paris 1450 AD - Robin Hood (traditional ballad) 1510 AD - The Plymouth Pasty - including the 1510 hand-written word >>>>>>>>> 1584-1605 AD - William Shakespeare (dates plays written) 1660-1668 AD - Samuel Pepys diary entries 1720 AD - Edward Kidder including the (first?) D-shaped turn-over pasty >>>>>>> 1746 AD - The earliest record of a pasty in Cornwall 1449-2001 - Pasties in the National Archives 1929 pasty recipes Official definition of "pasty" - Oxford English Dictionary entry

Recent additions/updates on The Cornish Pasty:

How to Make an Award-Winning Cornish Pasty  Afghan pasties - bolani Pasty Tax Aftermath A Story of Plymouth's Past(ies) A new pasty book Pasties with "afters" - VIII - The Tin Miner Pasty (Morrisons Supermarket)

   

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