What is a Pasty?
November 23rd, 2006
A Northern Michigan treat. But what exactly is a pasty, and why do people like them so much?
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November 23rd, 2006
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mmmmhhh delicious, I’m already hungry and it’s 9 a.m.
Wonderful…packed with American culture, a slice of life from Michigan…
Pasties = The new hotness. Back in the olden days, the welsh pasties in the mines were actually half mincemeat (corned beef) on one side, and half jam, or jelly type fruit-thang on the other side. So the miners had a meal, and a dessert all in one handy portable food-device. Rad.
I love the basic instructions:
1. Shovel snow for 12 hours
2. Eat pasties
Makes sense to me!
Pasties look filling! I wonder how many you can eat in an hour
Nice video btw.
Hey Josh, your video is the main course on today’s “Real Michigan Food: The Pasty” on Absolute Michigan. It’s served with a side of Pasty history and recipes!
Those look so good. I should visit Michigan to get me some of those.
Yea!
And I just found your new vlog. I try to keep up.
Take care Josh,
matt
Great post. Found it via Absolute Michigan and was really impressed with your research. Thanks!
Looking forward to your Ishpeming adventures — maybe you can interview Da Yoopers.
Great work — keep rollin’.
Not sure about the Welsh origins, but here in England tradition states that ‘pasties’, or the ‘pasty’, originated in Cornwall. Some even state Devon as being the original source. Something I’m sure Cornwall resents. Cornwall is renown for its pasty, and holidaying there as a child I would stuff my face with them (or rather my parents would stuff my face with them). Anyway, here’s a wikipedia link that has something to say on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_pastie
Fabulous little film, by the way. Michigan here I come!
What can I say? Informative on interesting subjects, fun to watch, I’m gonna tell all my friends about your site and watch it in my spare time.
This really brought back some memories, my mother used to make really good pasties when I was a kid.
i dont even know what a pastie is.:)
Sheldons look really good but if you’re ever in the Ironwood, MI / Bessemer area or even Rhinelander, WI you have to try Joe’s Pasty shop! They have traditional pasties plus added flavors like Chicken Cordon Bleu and Reuben.
MMMmmmm…