The Cornish Pasty

Modern pasties

and new pasties (below)

This Cornish pasty web page about modern pasties edn't finished yet! Please come back again, d'reckly .........

There are two types of pasty - the natural one, of course, and the man-made ones

Each type has two sub-groups

Classification of the Cornish pasty

This page is only concerned with bakery pasties

For information about natural (i.e. orchard and wild) pasties, see .....

• The Pasty Tree

• Pasty CAM

• Hen & Cock Pasties

• The Mexican Connection
  regarding The Mexican Pillar Plant, the co-pollinator of the pasty tree

Now, prepare 'ee-selves for a treat .....

A Hampsons beef pasty, Hayle, one of the finest pasties made

Hampsons - The same pasty complete with the bag - being a smaller concern, the bag is not a "company" bag but its what's inside that counts - and these pasties most most certainly count! Pity you can't see what's inside'n - 'tis proper 'andsome - or should that be proper Hampson!!

A Philps pasty, Hayle, another of the finest pasties made - the "p" indicates premium steak
 

Philps - The same pasty with the Philps bag, almost a collector's item in itself. What a fine crust for a proper pasty!

 Compare the crust of the Philps pasty above with the crust of the Warrens pasty below .....
..... and they say there is no such thing as left and right-handed pasties (also, see Hen & Cock Pasties)

A Warrens pasty, Hayle, another of Cornwall's finest pasties
found across the whole county and up to Bristol
We are so lucky in Hayle!
Actually, their head office is in St Just, but never mind .....
 

It hev to be said, Hayle is a very fortunate place, indeed!

An Ivor Dewdney® pasty, a famous Plymouth pasty name
with a side crust, not a top crimp!

Ivor Dewdney - The same pasty as shown above but with its trademark "Ivor Dewdney®" bag

A Ginsters pasty, bought in a Plymouth supermarket (Morrisons)
available across the country
at motorway stops, supermarkets and sporting and other venues

Ginsters - the same pasty with its bag, a modern convenience food version of the culinary icon Not that the other pasties are not ..... they are probably the forerunner convenience meal for the tin miners and farmers of Scilly, Cornwall & Devon

Here is a modern hybrid (Cornish-Devon) pasty from South Devon .......

Top view - note Devon top crimp at the left end and Cornish side crimp at the right end
End view of the top crimp end	End view of the side crimp end - although not a proper Cornish side crimp

New pasties ... !

Besides the traditional or proper Cornish pasty, there are new, modern versions.

These are exemplified by the West Cornwall Pasty Company, based at Porthleven, Cornwall. Their products list .....

• The Traditional Pasty - that combination of fresh-diced potato, turnip, onion and good steak that is lightly seasoned so that the juices and flavours infuse each other
• Steak & Stilton, a rewarding and rich mix for the discerning
• Steak & Guinness, where the beef is poached in the finest dark beer
• Cheese & Bacon
• Lamb & Mint
• Pork & Apple
• Chicken & Vegetable
• Chicken Balti
• Pork & Cider
• Turkey & Cranberry
• Vegetable
• Cheese & Vegetable
• Cheese & Tomato Basil
• Cheese & Mushroom
• Cheese & Onion
• Wholemeal Vegetable ..... and a sweet pasty .....
• Apple & Raspberry

Also, Ginsters, Callington, have introduced the Mexican-style, Indian-style and Italian-style Pasty,

Hurrah for The Cornish Pasty!