Pasties!

jimbob23

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dirtybobby said:
Sofa said:
Oatcakes are a Staffordshire delight, but I have always thought of their spiritual home as being Stoke. Does anyone else feel that way, too, or it just me?
i have never associated oatcakes with stoke, tbh - i always just thought "oh, they're a staffordshire thing".. as i say, i think historically they were associated heavily with the potteries, but in modern times that has expanded to all of our fair county.. i don't think they've ever been called "stoke oatcakes"
Unless I'm very much mistaken, they used to heat them up in the kilns at the potteries many moons ago. And I think their full title is actually North Staffordshire Oatcakes, which does imply Stoke. Luckily enough, the old dear's from Stoke, so I get to eat them more that a 'regular' Staffordian might. In fact I had some for my tea on Tuesday. Skill to the mum.
 

rich upsetter

Cuffy is the new skill
i was up at the county show on wednesday. those bad boys are massive, they are called welsh valley oggies or summat. i was gutted because i had neglected to get any cash out, thinking that the county show was just about cows, i didnt realise the amount of amzing food would be on offer. therefore i couldnt afford to buy one....looked damnably appetizing they did.
 

Jheych

Wasps - feel my wrath!
I went there too about 13 yrs ago to do my finals and it was about Shi**ing yerself!
which i guess is linked to cows!

;)
 

Doctor

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And Spam!

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Dr Elliott MooG

Kris Grainger
There was a great pasty shop in Stafford. It moved from opposite the Orange shop to round the back of the post office then, one day, I went there for my pastry and meat fix and the shop was closed. Anyone know what happened?
 

Moley

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Jheych said:
Gordon Bennet!

Is SPAM getting popular now? I wonder if anyone has any decent recipes?
It's very popular in the asia pacific rim. In particular - Honk Kong and also Hawaii (is a staple diet for surfers and you will find it in the most posh eaterys). Alot of these areas have to import most of their food products and canned meat is often the only way some folk will ever eat meat, unless they only eat fish and kill their pets.
 

CornishJon

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Dr Elliott MooG said:
There was a great pasty shop in Stafford. It moved from opposite the Orange shop to round the back of the post office then, one day, I went there for my pastry and meat fix and the shop was closed. Anyone know what happened?
Maybe they got shut down for false advertising by calling it "Cornish Pasty", you can't call it that unless it's made in Cornwall, i've seen a few places around calling there "Pasties" Cornish but there blatently not because they taste crap and they look like they've just been run over by a tank.

Sorry this comment was probably more appropriate on the rant thread.
 

CornishJon

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rich upsetter said:
dirtybobby said:
Wookie said:
"Oggle"?
Google seems to think it's synonymous with "perv (v)"...
i assume it's confusing it with the word "ogle"..
:eng101:
Cornish pasty, often called oggy or oggie in the Westcountry of England.
Well done on your Cornish history sir! I would give a skill point but your the cuffy guy so no.
Anyway your right Cornishman Brian Stanleick started the first Oggy Oggy Pasty Shop in St Ives, and now there is a chain of these shop all over the place, not bad either, they specialise in different flavoures you wouldnt expect in a pasty such as: apple and rubarb, full english breakfast and many more.
 

Attaboy!

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Dr Elliott MooG said:
There was a great pasty shop in Stafford. It moved from opposite the Orange shop to round the back of the post office then, one day, I went there for my pastry and meat fix and the shop was closed. Anyone know what happened?
I think you mean The Real Cornish Pasty Shop in Crabberry street. It was owned by Gus, owner of Mcgreggors sandwich shop in the same street. Sadly, he died and, I guess, they've streamlined the business. Only met him a few times, lovely man.
 
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