Arrrgh! batten down the hatches, polish my mizzenmast and get me a big bloody pasty! I know when I think of pasties I always immediately think of pirates so it was of course the natural choice for the West Cornwall Pasty Co. to go with a tricorner-hatted, blackbearded cutthroat as their mascot.
The cornish pasties here are about the best you can actually get outside Cornwall. Why are they so good? They just arrrgh! They're far cry from the papery pasties you're likely to get at Greggs, filled with mud-coloured throbbing gristle. This is the real deal; the pastry is as golden as freshly plundered doubloons and the filling is as soft and delicious as any salty wench you're likely to come across. Ahem. And there is wide range - not only traditional Cornish but also steak and stilton, cheese and bacon and vegetable provencal.
They also do pretty good (Starbucks beating, even) coffee and spiced potato wedges - I asked though and alas, there are no plans to start selling rum or grog anytime time soon. Argh. read more