Cornish pasty

Miner's portable lunch

A Cornish pasty is a filled pastry from Cornwall, England—a semicircular pocket of shortcrust dough crimped along one edge, traditionally stuffed with beef, potato, onion, and swede (rutabaga).

The thick crimped edge served as a handle for miners with dirty hands.

We grabbed Cornish pasties from the bakery for lunch.

filling

beef

Bovine meat for eating

potatoEdible underground tuber
swedeYellow-fleshed root vegetable
onionPungent layered bulb

turnip · skirt steak · seasoning · pepper · gravy · shortcrust · chuck steak · rutabaga

Cornish

tin mining

Harvesting malleable metallic ore

Land's EndEngland's far southwest corner
TruroCornish cathedral city
FalmouthCoastal town name

Penzance · Celtic · clotted cream · Poldark · cream tea

handheld

portable

Able to be carried

lunchMidday meal
wrappedCovered in material
picnicOutdoor casual meal

takeaway · grab-and-go · working lunch · hearty · satisfying · self-contained · savory

traditional

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

authenticVerified as original
historyRecord of past events
time-honoredRespected due to age

classic · customary · ancestral · nostalgia · vintage · old-fashioned · recipe · folklore · staple · conventional

Cornish pasty

beef

tin mining

portable

heritage

Cornish pasty

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