What is a genuine Cornish pasty?
A genuine Cornish pasty has a distinctive ‘D’ shape and is crimped on one side, never on top. The filling for the pasty is made up of uncooked minced or roughly cut chunks of beef (not less than 12.5%), swede or turnip, potato and onion with a light seasoning. The pastry casing is golden in colour, savoury, glazed with milk or egg and robust enough to retain its shape throughout the cooking and cooling process without splitting or cracking. The whole pasty is slow-baked to ensure that flavours from the raw ingredients are maximised. No artificial flavourings or additives must be used. And, perhaps most importantly, it must be made in Cornwall.
