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Subterranean Snacks: Cornish Pasties in 19th Century Mexico
Photo by Rocio Carvajal, www.passthechipotle.com
Struggling to decide what to have for lunch today? Take a tip from history & pack a pie! This week, The Feast explores how the pastry pie was the original grab & go lunch option, from the Ottoman börek to the Cornish pasty to the Hot Pocket. Although the Cornish pasty may be an icon of English cuisine, learn how a small town in the mountains of Mexico made this traditional mining meal their own. Plus, all the EU pastry laws you can handle on this week’s special collaboration episode featuring Rocio Carvajal & PassTheChipotle.com
Co-written by Rocio Carvajal & Laura Carlson
Produced by Laura Carlson
Technical direction by Mike Portt
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