Cornish pasty in European battle for protected status

Cornish pasty in European battle for protected status

The Cornish pasty could get protected status from the European Union to safeguard the savoury pastry for the county.

"The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced it will take the Cornish Pasty Association's (CPA) application for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) to Brussels.

If successful, only pasty makers in Cornwall that use traditional methods and recipes for the meat and vegetable snack will be able to use the trademark, preventing copy-cat manufacturers from branding and marketing their products as Cornish pasties.

It will bring the savoury pastry in to line with other delicacies officially recognised by Europe such as Champagne, Parma ham and Whitstable oysters".

What about the dear old Yorkshire Pudding?