Pasties

How a bakery in Cornwall produces 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. There are rules: A Cornish pasty must be made in Cornwall; the filling can only contain onion, potato, swede, beef and some seasoning; and each ingredient must be cooked from raw within the pastry parcel. The versatility of onions, and how they make us cry. How anaerobic digestion turns food factory waste into electricity. Challenging the pasty's origin story. How importation of pepper eventually transformed it from a precious commodity to a spice that everyone could afford.

Release Date: 2015-05-05
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
TMDb: 7.8/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

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Cherry Bakewells
Episode 1 - Cherry Bakewells
Wax Jackets
Episode 2 - Wax Jackets
Croissants
Episode 3 - Croissants
Mattresses
Episode 4 - Mattresses
Pasties
Episode 5 - Pasties
Pots and Pans
Episode 6 - Pots and Pans
Soup
Episode 7 - Soup
Liqueurs
Episode 8 - Liqueurs
Cereal Bars
Episode 9 - Cereal Bars