Lunch in Boscastle

Whenever we visit my friend in Devon we make an effort to visit Boscastle so we can have a Cornish pasty for lunch.

Now, you can buy pasties all over the country, although they now have protected status and must be made in cornwall, but I don't think you can beat the pasties made freshly at Boscastle Bakery.

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Pasties were originally eaten by the Cornish tin miners and farm labourers. It was quite common to have a savoury filling at one end and sweet at the other making it a portable full meal.

Also, the thickly crimped edge meant that the men could eat them with their dirty hands and throw that bit away.

The traditional ingredients are beef, swede and potato.

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Lunch in Boscastle - Step 1

Buy your pasties and an HP squeezable sauce pack. You cannot, in my opinion, enjoy a pasty without HP sauce! 😊

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Step 2 - Choose Your Lunch Spot

We chose this pretty slate bench beside the river.

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This was our view from the bench, the Women's Institute Sale on the village green.

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Step 3 - Ready Your Pasty

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Step 4 - Add Your Brown Sauce and Enjoy!

These little packs of HP Sauce are pure genius and I've not seen them anywhere else. You just sqeeze a small amount onto your pasty eat that bit and repeat. One pack easily serves 2 pasties.

So there you have it:

How to have the perfect lunch in Boscastle, Cornwall! 😁

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