Cornish Pasties!

[unruliejulie]

I went to Plymouth this weekend and had a proper Cornish pasty from oggie oggies(sp) I have to say, it was the best i have had, delicious. What do they do thats different ? any ideas, and has anyone else had one of these. Yummy!

[shaneystar2]

Proper Cornish pasty ? I don't think any of these places have the faintest idea what a proper pasty consists of.Same with that chain in London and all over whatever they are called .Cornish Pasty Company or whatever .I remember buying one in Liverpool Street.It was revolting .
My Mum and my Grandmother were cornishwomen born and bred and they could make a pasty ..or tiddy oggies as they are called .These are all poor imitations !! A proper pasty would cover the plate .... half hot one day and cold the next. I have never eaten a pasty that lived up to what my Mum could make .
They bung too much rubbish in them these days .They should be made with chuck or skirt ,potatoes,onion and swede or turnip and a nice short pastry and that's it !

[spudqueen]

Hope it was cooked in Cornwall and not Plymouth otherwise it isn't allowed to be called a cornish pasty. I used to live in Devon when this European ruling was brought in and all our local bakers starting calling their pasties Devon pasties!

[unruliejulie]

well shaney, it was very nice compared to what we get in Leicester thats for sure . I wish i knew your Mum!!!! Sounds like she knew how to make a "proper" pasty! Here they always seem to be too spicy, with very little meat in them.

spudqueen, we get cornish pasties here and i very much doubt they are cooked in Cornwall. How does that work?

[shaneystar2]

Ooh Julie my dear old Mum is long gone ...but just the thought of one of her pasties makes my mouth water ...try as I might ,and I do make them now and again, they just don't taste the same .I agree they put too much seasoning of some sort in them and usually they make them with mince !

[unruliejulie]

awww, so sorry shaneystar!!!!! Funny how Mum always makes things better than us isnt it?