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Cornwall's national dish has got legal protection from the European Commission alongside champagne, Stilton cheese and Scotch whisky.

It means that only pasties which are baked west of the Tamar to a traditional recipe can be called Cornish.

Claire Jones reports.

One of the MEPs for the South-West has been cooking up a fuss in Strasbourg fighting for the legal status of the traditional pasty.

Graham Watson is pushing for Cornwalls "national" dish to have PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status.

This means Cornish pasties could only be made in Cornwall in the future.

Mr Watson handed out authentic pasties to his European colleagues at the European Parliament this week.