Seen in today’s DT, I could not have put it better myself, so apologies for copying.
Apparently the NHS is calling for Cornish pasties to be made from “healthier” – ie, lower-fat – filo pastry instead of the traditional buttery, full-fat shortcrust; a bit rich coming from a health service not renowned for culinary flair. Jill Venables, of Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, has said that, while there was “nothing evil” about a traditional pasty, she wanted to “save patients’ lives.I’m working on a few recipes using alternatives to shortcrust pastry, such as filo or pasta”.
The pasty is an honest-to-goodness dish made from a necessarily robust pastry shell (strong bread flour – filo is far too wussy) containing beef, potato, swede and sliced onion. So while the nanny state may believe it has our best interests at heart in doctoring the pasty’s ingredients, nanny herself would not approve: there is arguably no better-balanced or more delicious meal-in-one-bite. Messing with the constituent parts in the name of public health is effectively saying “this is a Bad Food and you should feel guilty about wanting it”. It isn’t, so don’t.
sticky labels on apples - remove before washing!
Bought the wrong Hot Cross Buns 😩