In sticking with the theme of striving to keep you up-to-date with all the latest information concerning matters of investment and business, we now bring you a story to tickle your taste buds in a new way. Brussels has declared the pasty is now no longer in any danger of being plagiarised.

A little while ago a relatively large landmark ruling in the way of names of really cool things happened.

The world watched as countless bottles of “champagne” suddenly became, sparkling wine, and only the real stuff that actually came from Champagne could be referred to as such.

This explains the minor details of what’s happened with the good old Cornish:

Only pasties prepared in Cornwall and following the traditional recipe can now be described as Cornish after the European Commission awarded the dish “protected geographical indication” (PGI) status.

Principally you can still make and sell pasties but you’re sure of a wrap over the knuckles if you call it Cornish.

Obviously not everyone is pleased with the ruling and this was signalled by the revered words of William Sitwell entering public discourse on the matter. Basically he bluntly stated:

Is a Cornish pasty really what we want history to record as our part of our Great British food legacy?

He does have a point and the Sitwell’s have been on the literary scene since the 1800s so they’re kind of a big deal, although branding experts might disagree.

[Source: Guardian, Telegraph]