The Cornish Pasty

incorporating
The Compleat Pastypaedia
A compendium of pasties from around the world
Also - featuring
    The Devon Pasty   

"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.
 

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

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