Protected Geographical Indication for Pies

[wedge girl]

www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005100142,00.html

[pug406]

Next thing will be Liconshire Sausages only being made in Lincolnshire.

[FourWheelDrift]

The EU will look into it, discover horrible Anti-EU regulation ingredients and call for it to be banned........probably.

[mutt k]

Don't they want to do the same thing with Cornish pasties, few of which are actually made in Cornwall?

[wedge girl]

mutt k said:

Don't they want to do the same thing with Cornish pasties, few of which are actually made in Cornwall?

They do along with Cumberland sausages and Yorkshire rhubarb, although not Cheddar Cheese as it's too generic.

[pug406]

mutt k said:

Don't they want to do the same thing with Cornish pasties, few of which are actually made in Cornwall?

They may even demand that they go back to the traditional meat etc one end and a sweet mix in the other.

[Size Nine Elm]

You'll only be able to ask the West Lothian Question in West Lothian too.

[Eric Mc]

No more Irish Stew (thank god for that, I hate the stuff).

No more Cheddar Cheese.

No more Lancashire Hot Pot.

No more Baked Alaska.

No more French Fries (already banned in the US).

No more Pizza Neapolitana.



>> Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 2nd March 10:53

[wedg1e]

Will we still be able to say 'soft southern shandy-drinker'?

[wedge girl]

wedg1e said:

Will we still be able to say 'soft southern shandy-drinker'?

You will to me, as it would be a statement of fact

>> Edited by wedge girl on Wednesday 2nd March 11:40

[Eric Mc]

But you're a girl (I presume?)

[parrot of doom]

I think its fair enough that this should happen. Look at a traditional pork pie - nice pink meat, spicy, tasty. Then buy one from the supermarket (eg pork farms), its grey inside, tasteless, rank.

A good quality pork pie is fantastic. The meat should be pink!

[einion yrth]

parrot of doom said:

I think its fair enough that this should happen. Look at a traditional pork pie - nice pink meat, spicy, tasty. Then buy one from the supermarket (eg pork farms), its grey inside, tasteless, rank. A good quality pork pie is fantastic. The meat should be pink!

Cooked pork is grey, FFS, if it's pink it's because some shaved monkey dyed it that colour.

[tonyhetherington]

I think this is a good thing. Same thing happened with Champagne!

[c c]

Keep your hands off our Norfolk Dumplings.

[Eric Mc]

I wonder what dye they use to make the pie look red?

[einion yrth]

Eric Mc said:

I wonder what dye they use to make the pie look red?

Oh some rubbish with a name like a country in West^H^H^H^H East Africa I think.

Edited for Geographical inadequacy

>> Edited by einion yrth on Wednesday 2nd March 14:22

[FourWheelDrift]

Eric Mc said:

I wonder what dye they use to make the pie look red?

Ethiopian 2. It's less fattening.

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 2nd March 14:20

[c c]

Then there is Baghdad WDM. But that’s not always easy to swallow.

[longwool]

PGI staus is a good thing, it protects traditional and quality food. I helped make a presentation for the case in attempting to secure PGI status for the Cornish Pasty.
If successful the whole area involved with the production benefits. This prevents faceless multinational food companies reducing standards and value of the product.
It was good for Stilton, good for Champagne so why not good for Melton Mowbray pies or a proper Cornish Pasty.