Cornish pasty given EU protected status
22nd February 2011
Cornish food manufacturers have won a nine-year battle to win special protection for their most famous snack, banning any products made in Devon, Wales or the rest of Britain from being called Cornish pasties.
And, perhaps, relieving those outside of Cornwall from any necessity of eating them.
The ruling, which was welcomed warmly by the Cornish food industry, has however, caused consternation around the rest of the country. Many food manufacturers which supply supermarkets are not based in Cornwall, while one Cornish Pasty maker in Devon said European bureaucrats could go to hell.
Gee, they almost sound like Texans.