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The Cornish Pasty

incorporating
The Compleat Pastypaedia
A compendium of pasties from around the world
Also - featuring
    The Devon Pasty   

"The 86 million pasties that are produced contribute �37 million directly to the Cornish economy,
and the 40 Cornish Pasty Association members turn over �150 million a year."
House of Commons Hansard 18 April 2012, Column 427 - so the pasty is an important Cornish icon.
 

Quick links to the sections of the "The Cornish Pasty"

Cornish lamb & flag emblem - used formerly as a tin smelter's mark of purity, perhaps it should be on Cornish pasties .....

Cornish lamb & flag emblem - used formerly as a tin smelter's mark of purity, perhaps it should be on Cornish pasties .....

 

Web pages of special significance in pasty history

 

 

Images of (from the top): pafteymaker (1296 AD), pafty (William Caxton 1476 AD, the pafties, Plymourh 1510 AD) and Edward Kitter's D-shaped turnover pasty (1720 AD).

Recent additions/updates on The Cornish Pasty:

   

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Site history:
1998: Original site created by Keith Ryan
2007: Site recreated by Keith Ryan and DHarbour
2022: Site taken on and preserved by Simon Avery

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