Subj : Re: My trip
To   : Blue White
From : k9zw
Date : Wed May 08 2024 15:40:35

On 08 May 2024, Blue White said the following...
 
 BW>  > Thinking that it is Cornwall that is supposed to be pastie renown.
 BW>  > 
 BW>  > True Yooper Pasties are excellent.  Personal preference is Jean-Kays
 BW>  > Pasties in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
 BW>  
 BW> I think you are correct.  Both are known (at least to me) for them, but
 BW> it is indeed Cornwall that is famous for them.  Miners in both areas used
 BW> to pack them into the mines for lunch.

In some areas they do a two-pocket, with a savory side (the meat and potato part) and a sweet side (like a pocket pie).

 BW> I have had several good ones during my trips there, and to Northern
 BW> Wisconsin along the Lake, and a few that were not bad, but so far never a
 BW> bad one.  ;)

You haven't tried enough if you haven't hit some best shared with the dogs than actually eaten.  

 BW> I don't know that I have ever had one but, in parts of the UP, the
 BW> pasties supposedly have a "Finnish" touch to them.  Not 100% on what that
 BW> means, other than the ingredients are different.

UPers talk traditional, Italian style and Finish style.  What "traditional" means is anyone's guess, as far a history tells us there is no pre-immigrant pastie culture in the UP.

The other two seem more about the spicing.  

I forget the name of the rather spicy sausage filled Italian ones - they have some zip to them.

Biggest deal seemes to be whether you wants yours "with" or "without" - which is whether they have rutabagas (swedes in euro-speak) in the mix.

I always go for "with" myself, but it is a personal taste thing and you don't get shunned if you are a "without" person.

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