Topic: Did you know that the Cornish Pasty has Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status?
Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #83,454
THE CORNISH PASTY ASSOCIATION APPLIED FOR A PGI TO PROTECT THE QUALITY AND REPUTATION OF THE CORNISH PASTY AND TO STOP PEOPLE BEING MISLED BY PASTY MAKERS WHO TRADE OFF THE VALUE OF THE NAME WITHOUT PRODUCING A GENUINE PRODUCT.PGI status marks Cornish pasties out as a quality product that the customer can rely on to meet the specified method of making laid down by law. When people see the PGI logo on a Cornish pasty, they know they’re getting the real thing.
The pasty industry is very important to the Cornish economy. The largest manufacturing sector, pasty-makers generate approximately £300 million of trade per annum and employ over 2,000 people. Many of these jobs are year-round, full time, permanent positions. There are strong links between pasty production and local suppliers of the ingredients too – as much as £15m is paid to Cornish farmers for ingredients for pasties, equivalent to over 5% of the total farmgate value of Cornwall’s farm produce.
Pasties are sold in virtually every village and high street in the county and therefore support and uphold the local shops that are often the hub of communities and a lifeline for those without transport. Many bakers shops say their existence depends on the pasty. Pasty producers also sustain other local service industries such as engineering and transport. The PGI therefore protects consumers in enabling them to distinguish a genuine Cornish pasty, whilst helping to ensure the sustainability of a vital Cornish industry.
A genuine Cornish pasty must only contain:
Roughly diced or minced beef
Sliced or diced potato
Swede (turnip)
Onion
Seasoning to taste (mainly salt & pepper)
The ingredients must be uncooked when the pasty is assembled
The pastry must be savoury and can be shortcrust, puff or rough puff and must hold all ingredients through cooking and handling without cracking or breaking.
The pasty must be crimped into a D shape, with the crimp towards one side.
We’re here to help with as much as possible. We deal with calls, letters and emails from all over the world asking about Cornish pasties. We can point you in the direction of other sources of information and answer most questions about pasties – apart from – who makes the best one!!
Phone: 01872 865101
Email: [email protected]
Write: Cornish Pasty Association
c/o Cornwall Food & Drink Ltd
Chapel View Farm, Coombe Lane, Bissoe, Truro TR4 8RE
MR STEVEN MNUCHIN joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later[^] [v] #960,552
Yes!
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #960,553
oh ive seen this type of fish. you have to measure them and they have to be a certain size and if they ain't you gotta set'em free. the fish in OP pic seems questionable, but then again it looks dated, so the measurements might have changed over the years, over fishing and whatnot