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Where to buy a real Cornish pasty in the County of Cornwall |
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| The Cornish Pasty has been around since the 17th century. Reputed to have been designed for the Cornish tin miners as a meal that they could take down the mine without it becoming spoiled by lunchtime. The pastry case contained the meat and vegetable fairly securely and the heavy crimping along the edge was used as a handle that could be disposed of once the rest of the pasty had been comnsumed. The proper Cornish pasty has the crimping along the side and not the top. The quality of the meat was generally poor - commonly blade of beef - as the miners did not earn much money and most of the vegetables - potato, turnip (what is known as swede in the rest of the British Isles) and onion - were grown in the garden of the miners cottages. The pastry was short crust as fat and butter were not very plentiful. The use of the turnip and onion always produced a good clear gravy that often ran out of the bottom of the pasty as you ate it. |
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| Cornish pasty retailers by location |
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| Bodmin Café Barnys The Old Guild Hall, Fore Street Malcolm Barnecutt Carminnow Road Industrial Estate Malcolm Barnecutt The Old Guild Hall, Fore Street Malcolm Barnecutt Walker Lines Industrial Estate Aunt Avices Pasty Shop 1 St. Kew Service Station, St. Kew Highway |
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| Callington Ginsters Tavistock Road, Callington PL17 7XG |
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| Camborne Philps Bakery The Square, Praze |
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| Camelford Four Seasons Tea Room 2 Market Place Light Bites 1 & 2 Market Place |
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| East Looe Presto London House, Fore Street |
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| Falmouth Mylor Stores 37 Lemon Hill, Mylor Presto 7 Arwenack Street |
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| Fowey Jolly Jacks Deli 24 Fore Street Niles Bakery Ltd 14 Fore Street |
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| Hayle Hampson of Hayle 20 Chapel Terrace Hampson of Hayle 33 Fore Street Philps Bakery 1 Foundry Hill Philps Bakery 1 East Quay |
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| Lands End The Pasty Shop Caravans End |
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| Launceston Malcolm Barnecutt 5 High Street Parker's Bakery 2 Southgate Street |
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| Liskeard Malcolm Barnecutt 3 Fore Street Purdy's Bakery 4-5 Baytree Hill Taste of the West Country Ltd Fore Street, St Cleer |
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| Lostwithiel Frans Pantry 1a Quay Street |
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| Marazion Philps Bakery Market Place |
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| Mevagissey Presto 1-2 Olivers Quay |
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| Newquay A's Bakery Unit 3 Whitegate Shops, Chester Road Expresso's 42a Bank Street Niles Bakery Ltd 42 Bank Street Presto 7 Bank Street |
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| Padstow The Chough Bakery 3 The Strand Presto 2 Mill Square The Rick Stein Deli Unit 1 & 2 South Quay The Rick Stein Patisserie 1 Lanadwell Street |
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| Par Benkamin Leddy's Famous Pasty Shop 3 Harbour Road Eden Project Bodelva Pit, Bodelva Niles Bakery Ltd St Blazey Gate Pearns Pasty Bar 13 Harbour Road |
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| Penzance Aunty May's Pasty Co 3 The Coombe, Newlyn Cindy's Bakery Shop 1 Alverton Street The Pasty Shoppe 41 Market Place Penzance Cornish Pasty Co 8 Market Jew Street Penzance Pasty Co 85 Market Jew Street |
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| Perranporth Chapman Butchers 45 St Pirans Road |
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| Polperro Presto The Coombes |
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| Saltash Kerrow Mill Trerulefoot |
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| St Austell Café Barnys 13 Fore Street Coffee Corner 9 Duke Street Cooksleys 74 East Hill Crib Box Cornish Pasties 5 Mount Charles Road LGT & VM Pearce 2 Polkyth Road Malcolm Barnecutt 13 Fore Street Niles Bakery Ltd Morven Road Niles Bakery Ltd 117a Alexandra Road Niles Bakery Ltd 78 Daniels Lane Niles Bakery Ltd 7 Duke Street Niles Bakery Ltd 33 High Cross Street |
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| St Ives Presto 9 Fore Street The Cornish Pasty Bakery The Wharf |
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| The Lizard Ann's Pasty Shop Beacon Terrace, TR12 7PB. Tel: 01326 290889 |
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| Tintagel King Arthur Bistro Atlantic Road Shop in the Strand House on the Strand, Trebarwith Strand |
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| Wadebridge Malcolm Barnecutt The Platt Malcolm Barnecutt 18 Molesworth Street |
