What is a tin miners pasty?
Cornish pasties originated as portable lunches for tin miners, fishermen and farmers to take to work. Housewives used to make one for each member of the household and mark their initials on one end of the pasty. The miners carried their pasties to work in a tin bucket which they heated by burning a candle underneath.
Why does a Cornish pasty have a crimped edge?
Pasties were made with a thick crimped edge along one side so the miners could use the crimp as a handle to hold on to while eating. The miners hand would often be covered in arsenic from the mine, so the miners would discard the handle when they were done.
What is the difference between a pasty and a Cornish pasty?
There will always be great debate about the origin of the pasty, but one easy way to detect the Devon pasty from the Cornish is that the Devon pasty has a top-crimp and is oval in shape, whereas the Cornish pasty is semi-circular and side-crimped along the curve.
What was in the original Cornish pasty?
The traditional recipe for the pasty filling is beef with potato, onion and swede, which when cooked together forms a rich gravy, all sealed in its own packet! As meat was much more expensive in the 17th and 18th centuries, its presence was scarce and so pasties traditionally contained much more vegetable than today.
What did Welsh miners eat?
You’ve heard of the Cornish pasty, but have you ever heard of the Welsh oggie? Historically a Welsh miners’ lunch, these controversial pastries are a taste of Welsh heritage. Much like its English counterpart, the oggie is a savoury handheld pie with a buttery shortcrust and rich, meaty filling.
Where does the saying Oggy Oggy Oggy come from?
In the 1990s, in Birmingham, UK, when some children played outside in areas with very few people, and who became temporarily split up and lost from their friends or family while playing, they would shout “Oggy, oggy, oggy” for their friends or family to hear their general direction and to respond with “Oi, oi, oi”.
What is the Welsh national dish?
Cawl
Cawl, pronounced “cowl”, can be regarded as Wales’ national dish. Dating back to the 11th century, originally it was a simple broth of meat (most likely bacon) and vegetables, it could be cooked slowly over the course of the day whilst the family was out working the fields.
What did miners eat UK?
A miner’s diet usually consisted of bread and dripping (mucky fat) or bread and jam. Other types of food were either too expensive or went off quickly in the hot conditions underground. Coal dust made the miners fingers dirty so dirty bread crusts were discarded.
Why is Cornwall so poor?
“Rural isolation, lack of transport, low wages and rocketing housing costs make a simple day at the beach something that many locals cannot afford.”
Why is Cornwall not in England?
The main reason for this is that Cornwall isn’t actually English at all and was never formally annexed or taken over by England. In fact, many Cornish people believe that they should be a completely separate entity, such as Scotland or Wales, and there are even petitions for Cornwall to become independent.
