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Cornish pasty gets protected status

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Tuesday 1st March 2011 11:13

By James Horrell

Cornish Pasties from Valerie King on Vimeo.

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.

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