Ginsters Cornish Pasty

I actually wanted to write a review on a scotch egg, but there isn't a category for it. So instead I'm going to write a review of a cornish pasty. Those of you wanting to know my opinion of scotch eggs will have to contact me personally. Sorry about that - I don't make the rules. So - a Ginster's Cornish Pasty. Usually purchased at a petrol station, these slabs of nutrition can be eaten hot or, if you like, cold. Many petrol stations offer a microwave facility in order to heat up your pasty, but I never dare ask to use it. If you're made of sterner stuff, you might like to give this a go, and ... more

Luckily, you do not need to go all the way to Cornwall to enjoy a good old fashioned Cornish Pasty. Thankfully, Ginsters are right there in the refridgerator department in the supermarket to offer packaged, ready to eat pasties. Ginsters are actually Ginsters of Cornwall and I believe cornish pasties are like champagne, they cannot be called a cornish pasty unless they have actually been made in Cornwall. So, all the better for us as I have been to Cornwall and their pasties are some of the best I have ever tasted. Basically a pasty is a type of pie or filled pastry case that is folded over to ... more

From little acorns big Oak trees grow! During the 1960's Ginster's was a small egg packing business, as time went on the company expanded and diversified and today employ over 700 people to manufacture their famous pies, pasties and sandwiches. I don't know about you but I enjoy a Cornish pasty hot or cold and the Ginster's pasties are a mighty undertaking, far more than a mere morsel! Sainsbury's have the large pasties on offer at the moment, a 227g pasty for £1. usually they are about 30p dearer than that. If you were feeling so inclined then you could offer to share one between two but I'm ... more

I came across Ginsters Cornish Pasties about 2 years ago, after a holiday in Cornwall. I thought that maybe they would taste as good as the real thing, as they are made in Callington! Well read on and find out what I think. Ginsters Cornish Pasties come in a black packet with a red label on the front saying ’Ginsters Cornish through and through’ in white. There is a picture of a cut pasty on the bottom right corner showing you the filling, and a description saying ‘fresh beef with potato, onion and swede wrapped in a light puff pastry case’. Inside the packet is a cardboard sleeve used to ... more

Given the option this would be him one's choice for a lunchtime snack. I say snack advisedly, since weighing in at a hefty 227g,: that's half a pound in old money. In 1969 Geoffrey Ginster began producing his own Cornish pasties from a site in Callington, Cornwall just two years after starting a van sales business buying and selling fresh pasties to local retailers in Cornwall. The business quickly began to grow and distribution channels were opened up throughout the south of England. By 1977 Samworth Brothers had acquired Ginsters and it remains within this group today. This group is behind ... more