bigskygal wrote:Gob, I shit you not; my grandmother of Yorkshire heritage once asked me what herbs & spices were!
Though she baked lovely pies and certainly knew what cinnamon and nutmeg were, I doubt she used much else besides salt & pepper her whole cooking life.
THIRD YORKSHIREMAN: "But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor."
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
This year's results are in, and the same guy won again!
Competitors from across the world have taken part in the World Pasty Championships.
More than 100 professional and amateur bakers are at the Eden Project in Cornwall in the second annual celebration of the dish.
The pasty was favoured by West Country miners who used the crimp as a handle to eat it while working underground.
Reigning champion Billy Deakin retained top spot in the Cornish Pasty Amateur category.
Henry Cornish, 14, son of last year's Cornish Pasty and Open Savoury Professional winner Graham Cornish, won the Open Savoury Junior category, while his brother Simon came second in the Cornish Pasty Junior category.
Web designer Mr Deakin, 34, from Mount Hawke in Cornwall, said: "It feels great to win. Last year it was a bit of a surprise but this year I really wanted to win.
"I made the same pasty I always make at home and the judges obviously liked it as much as I do. I put a lot of effort and time into it yesterday - I wanted to make sure it was as good as it could be."
Pop singer-turned-cookery book author Paul Young was among the special guests.
In 2011 the term "Cornish pasty" was given protected status by European lawmakers.
It means only pasties made in Cornwall can claim to be Cornish pasties, typified by being crimped on the side.
But some people dispute whether the dish of meat, potato, onion and turnip in a pastry casing originates from Cornwall or neighbouring Devon
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
bigskygal wrote:Gob, I shit you not; my grandmother of Yorkshire heritage once asked me what herbs & spices were!
Though she baked lovely pies and certainly knew what cinnamon and nutmeg were, I doubt she used much else besides salt & pepper her whole cooking life.
A pasty needs nothing else, if yours 'does' you can't make tasty pasties. The flavour, all of it, comes from quality meat and veg and pastry cooked well and seasoned well. If you need to shove garlic and whatever in yours, you have failed, a pasty isn't fecking ratatouille, though I have made puff pastry parcels filled with ratatouille and they were delicious, but then i'm a really excellent cook Seriously, if you want a spicy pie make Jamaican patties, don't try to make Cornish and weep 'cos they're 'bland', when they're made well, they are delicious. Eye-rollingly so.
The 88-year-old mother of Cornish sea shanty singer John Lethbridge has been named world pasty champion.
Betty Lethbridge, mother of Fisherman's Friends singer John, won the Cornish pasty amateur title at the World Pasty Championship, held at the Eden Project.
Entrants came from as far afield as the US, Mexico and Canada as well as from across the UK.
Richard Shaw, a pasty maker from Hampshire, failed to pick up a prize despite producing a pasty costing £230
Mrs Lethbridge, from St Kew, Cornwall, has been making pasties for 80 years.
She said: "I started when I was eight years old. Mother used to make pasties so I used to roll the pastry out on a bench.
"You need to get really good meat to make a pasty and the seasoning is important."
Andy Heath, from Bodmin, took the coveted Cornish pasty professional title at the contest held on Saturday.
Mr Shaw's pasty used wagyu beef flown in from Japan, peppercorns from India and potatoes from Illinois, US.
ETA: Sacrilege!!!
A Chilean miner stole the show at the World Pasty Championships by beating his Cornish competition.
Jorge Pereira won the open savoury amateur prize with his empanada Chilena, a traditional Chilean pasty made with beef, onion, hard-boiled egg, olives and sultanas. Mr Pereira decided to take part in the contest while on a two-month visit to the UK to see his wife's family. Wife Gail, who spoke on the non-English-speaking cook's behalf, said: 'Jorge feels very excited and happy to be so far from my country to win such a prize.
'It's all about getting recognition for his country rather than winning.'
There were also pasty makers from the US and Canada at the championships, held on Saturday at the Eden Project in Bodelva, Cornwall, to celebrate the British delicacy.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Speaking of pasties (and pastries), has anyone seen the Great British Baking Show (on either PBS or BBC - where it is called the Great British Bake Off)? Not only is the food lovely to look at -- and they did stuffed meat pastry in one round --- but the setting is just so gloriously British and idyllic. The bakers work in a tent in a beautiful garden or park - this year it was Welford Park in Berkshire. The kitchen is done in soft pastels and british flags with that bright summer green and beautiful flowers everywhere. It's just mouth-wateringly luscious, before you even get to the food.
It's been really fun to watch, pretty compelling, and definitely a wonderful distraction from the unrelieved cold and white of this winter.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
Love Sue Perkins too, almost replacing Sandy Tosvig as our favourite celeb lesbian.
Jim, take out the "lamb, garlic, diced jalapenos" add cheese for a decent vegetarian pasty.
ETA: "the setting is just so gloriously British and idyllic" and it rains all the fucking time.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Gob wrote:We really love that program Guin, massive fans.
Love Sue Perkins too, almost replacing Sandy Tosvig as our favourite celeb lesbian.
Jim, take out the "lamb, garlic, diced jalapenos" add cheese for a decent vegetarian pasty.
ETA: "the setting is just so gloriously British and idyllic" and it rains all the fucking time.
I like them all - have a bit of a thing for Master Hollywood
Yes it rains. Else how do they get so many gorgeous shades of green!
This is the first season I've ever seen. Will have to search down the first four.
Eta: an example of the kitchen tent and park beyond:
Even gorgeous in the rain!
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
Seriously, if you want a spicy pie make Jamaican patties, don't try to make Cornish and weep 'cos they're 'bland', when they're made well, they are delicious. Eye-rollingly so.
