I’m in Kent, but I tell you none of these have anything to do with Cornwall. Ginsters is an abomination. As a big man, when in Cornwall I like to eat pasties. The place in Porthleven had imo the best, but seems to have gone. A proper pasty with skirt steak and love. A thing to behold and enjoy. I hope the Cornish reading this can bear with a tourist.
Ey-up Gareth. I 'ope you're absolutely spot on! Before we moved to America I worked as an IT consultant to the Magistrates' Courts in England. When I worked in Bodmin, Cornwall, I used get pasties from a small bakery near to the Court building. The owners told me that a Cornish Pasty never contains minced beef or chopped swede or potatoes. She said that they are all sliced very small and thin. Sliced small, admittedly, but sliced and the pastry is shortcrust, never puff. I had orders from friends and neighbours to bring them home to Oldham - I had boxes of them in my car at the weekends! Looking foward to your next one.
cheers Tony, yes the pastie doen that neck of the woods is debatable where ever you go. Tasty all the same. Home cooked are best mind well if your a good cook lol
Here in the USA, I think Cornish pasties are essentially an unknown food. Maybe they are popular in a couple of places around the country, but you definitely cannot find them everywhere. I did see them at a local grocery store years ago and was intrigued, so I bought it. Yummy! It was called Mr. Pastie. The Pennsylvania company still exists, but the store I bought it from has not carried it for so long I can't even remember when I last had one. Maybe 30 years ago?! There is a handmade pasty shop here in northern Virginia called Pure Pasty. Oh so good, but of course very expensive at $8.49. I have tried making them myself a couple of times, but I need more practice making the pastry.
Trekke. If you want perfect Pastry get an Electric Pie Maker. If you cook Meat, Potato, Swede and Onion with Salt and Pepper Put the Cooked Mixture in the Pastry and cook for 30 mins you will get a Fantastic Pasty type Pie !!!
That's a little surprising as during the 19th century a lot of Cornish people moved to America (mainly for work in mining industries). Perhaps people make their own rather than have a commercial outlet to buy the from.
The true peppery taste is Cornish and some of it is higher sweed content Tesco and Morrisons both 2.25 for 4 , Morrisons doesn't stock the guinsters now and 40 mile trip to nearest Asda ,sad.More local makers charge up to 6.00 each for slightly bigger items!
@@patthewoodboy same, I'm a pepper fiend. Sometimes I use so much I start sneezing and my tongue burns for 20 minutes after the meal. King of spices and the most versatile by far. Salt and pepper are the be all and end all of seasoning for a reason.
@@karensmithson318 i see your point, when i went to Bude in the winter(70s) they asked /talked to me normal, but come summer it was all Tiddy oggy & my andsom swo pleases don't get all regionally cultural with me , been there , smelt it
I grew up on home made pasties, not plastic supermarket ones. I only go to a local bakery here in Cornwall for my pasties, or at a local store, which come from local bakeries like Barnecutts. I'll occasionally buy a veggie Ginster pasty, but no comparison with a freshly baked pasty/oggy. Bodmin.
We have a Barnecutts bakery in Launceston and their steak pastys are among the best i've tried in cornwall. Their cheese and potato pastys are great too!
All made in CQ627 - Effectively the Ginsters factory. Also make various others including M&S - it's just the recipe formulation that will alter slightly.
Not on the pasty theme but, there used to be an ad on tv years ago what said Kellogs don't make cereal for anyone else ! except oor lasses mam worked in M&S and the cereals in M&S were delivered by a Kellogs waggon , always in M&S boxes
I'm with you on this, my preference is ginsters for exactly the same reason it has a very peppery taste. I have also had many pasties in Falmouth as I use to holiday down there regularly and my Daughter went to University there as well. One of my favourite places in Falmouth is the botanical Gardens as if you walk right to the bottom there is a beach with a large monument because it was a sailing point for the troops on D Day. Very moving to stand there and reflect. Great vlog as always 👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy Done alot of the pubs too and always use to book the Holidays the week of the Charity Sheild and start of the Football season much to the other half's displeasure 🤣👍
It's bland, cheap meat and veggies. Perfectly serviceable grub that I would never turn my nose up at, as being able to eat is a privilege I will never take for granted, but food like this requires seasoning. Spices are so prized because they can make even the most modest food tasty. Pepper saves what would be tasteless beef offcuts and potato.
Cornish Pasties we’re originally lunch for the tin miners in Cornwall and were often made from the leftovers from the previous days dinner, or whatever else was on hand, so could have pretty much anything in them. The miners would hold the pastie by the thick curved crust, then throw the crust away as it would be contaminated with lead from their hands. My ancestors were tin miners and my grandmother makes pasties to die for.
I'm 100% picking up some cornish pasties tomorrow, I tried asda own steak pie today it was bang on I'd never normally buy asda own products but after watching you I'm all over them. Top work pal 👍 and you're saving me some cash in these inflated times 👍
The Tesco one's foodcode is GB CQ627 which is The Cornwall Bakery in 81-83 Tavistock Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7TA. Also manufactuer of the Ginsters brand.
The "cornish pasty" has pgi status meaning a any pasty that has not been made in Cornwall can't be named a cornish pasty. So the Asda one must also have been made by a bakery in Cornwall.
First Cornish pasty I had was when I was working down Brixham and I've never tasted one better since. A little cafe by the harbour home made they were just lovely. That new pukka beef pasty tasted so much like a Cornish.
Pasties, they bring back memories as as a family, we used to holiday in Cornwall each year and a pasties were a meal in one, which apparently , we were told down there were originally a meal in one for tin miners and farmers. I sometimes have had them delivered to Lancshire from a Cornwall company but, sadly, there was almost no meat in them ! I try various ones from time to time and I am with you on the Gingsters ones, they seem fuller and I prefer the peppery taste, plus available even in some fuel stations. 👌👍
They are ALL prepared and made in Cornwall because the “Cornish Pasty” has Protected Geographical Indication called a PGI status, Just like “Stilton” and “Champagne” It can be baked elsewhere but must be made in Cornwall otherwise you can not legally call it a Cornish pasty. And the addresses are for the Head Offices.
Awesome on the million views! It's because you're just a regular person who's uploading in a way that's relatable to all of us regular folks Love your uploads, they really help get me through my anxiety and depression struggles... You're single handedly causing a nationwide pie shortage lol 😂💖
I ate an asda pasty cold whilst watching your review. You can always sprinkle some ground black pepper over the top if that helps as that's what I always do when having them hot. Thanks for the review. P. S I swear and live by asda food it's really nice quality. Asda also do the 4 pack cheese and onion pasties so maybe that's a next video? Andy.
I get them, and squirt brown sauce on them, spread it all over with the back of a fork, then put more pepper on, so it sticks, plus makes them a bit spicy.
I've had the ASDA pasties a few times (purely because ASDA is the nearest shop to my home) and, because they're already cooked, they only need heating through. I prefer to wrap them completely with tin foil - but leaving the ends open - and heat them for slightly longer. Then I let them stand for a short while to cool slightly - if they're eaten too hot you lose some of the flavour, and wrapping them in foil stops the pasties getting too crispy. 😋
Completely agree 100 % - red hot pies are awful - they have to be "on the way down" after being cooked . My wife thinks I'm daft, but I say red hot - or too cold , both are tasteless.
The nicest Cornish Pasties I have tried recently are Perter's available in many stores including Tesco. They are delicious and look nothing like those you have tested
They're OK but closer to ginsters than what you would find at a good bakery. You're going to be paying about a fiver for it but you'll probably get more and higher quality meat than a fivers worth of these factory specials combined.
It’s a great idea for your channel and you’ve a great personality for it. I’m glad to have subscribed on both my accounts 👍🏼. BTW I only ever buy Ginster’s pasties when I can’t get handmade.
I have a Ginsters Cornish Pasty for my breakfast every Friday - They are my favourite! And whilst I have had them hot before, I much prefer the flavour and the bite of the vegetables in the cold pasty. Lovely start to my last day of my working week!
Nice one mate.true Cornish pasties are made with a superior pastry and with beef skirt as opposed to minced beef thus giving a more substantial and better around taste and texture.this would have been what you experienced all those years ago in Cornwall ( kernow) best wishes and keep up the good work here from Cornwall me ansom 👍
Nice down to earth vid yet again mate 👍 Ginsters really do know what they are doing when it comes to mass produced but tasty pasties, but seems like they have competition galore now. Still my choice though!😋
Those look amazing, never had one but would love to try them. I don't know why these haven't crossed the pond to make a huge impact in the states. Really nothing not to like about them, have a great day!
I like so many different Cornish pasties... I tried an M&S Cornish pasty a few months ago that tasted better than Ginsters... more filling inside too. Have you thought of doing a review on 'Chunk Of Devon' pies and pasties? I've searched for reviews on RUclips and can't find any. I tried their veggie alternative to the Cornish pasty recently, it was packed with giant chunks of high quality veg (no bland plastic faux meat!) just real food! It had a very similar flavour to a Ginsters Cornish pasty. They mainly sell meat pies... but have a few impressive veggie options too.
I love Cornish pasties - wherever they come from! One thing though, I have to have mine with ketchup - I always find the pasties are way too dry (which is better than being oily/greasy). Keep up the great work!!
I had my 1st cornish pastie on a visit down there a few months back. People queuing out of the door of this bakery in Looe. Very strong on the pepper (which is a good thing).
So glad i found your page Gareth and i have bought plenty of the items you have reviewed and enjoyed them all, i did say to myself when recently you have been doing the pie offs i hope he doesnt do pastys 🙂 but i know you have to do content. Us cornish are a fickle bunch and we all have our favourite place to buy a pasty from, Gear Farm, Hampsons, Philips, Barnecutts, Anne`s just to name a small few but you cannot beat a mums homemade one. Keep up the great work i look forward to every video 👍
Thank you very much, kind comment. Yes sorry I had to do it. Its what's on offer in our markets in afraid. I did enjoy the many I had in Falmouth lovely😋👌
I'm in Whitstable and I miss Rooks. All the different hot pies and pasties on the back wall. I don't think the Herne Bay shop does hot pies. The best pasties were from the stand in Whitstable Market in Gorell Tank
I like the Ginsters pastys. Think the others don't taste the same. Congrats on the 1mill views. A review is needed on Greg's steak bake and Lidl steak slice if you find the time Gareth. Keep up the good work.
its years since i heard 10 bob each lol ,heading to keswick at weekend be popping into the cornish pasty shop £4.35 for a traditional pasty ,so hope you can have a go at these and give a review on then ,love the videos
Hello Gareth, I’ve just become a new foodie you do a brilliant job! And it helps us to know the difference between the tasting of different brands so well done 👏, 💕
Hi Mate, I live in Cornwall but originally from London, down here the Ginsters are frowned upon by the locals, have to say the real cornish pasty made by the local bakery's are much nicer than the mass produced variety. I think the Asda and the Tesco must have been manufactured by Ginsters as it cant be called a Cornish pasty unless its made in Cornwall. Love your foody Videos.... Nick Maskell.
That's interesting feedback Nick, that Ginsters are frowned upon down in Cornwall, I always thought they were a respected company but then local bakers usually taste better anywhere, few or no preservatives, additive etc.
Makes me laugh how many pasties resemble a punctured balloon and deflate when you cut them, only to reveal a thin, sparse layer of filling in many cases.
all packaging is the same mate, look at baldfoodguys sausage roll comparison, greggs look great in the box pic but are the same as aldis in real life, hes just saying what we all think that its a scam ! he should be on tv, what a star, his patter is great
Have you ever tried Jamaican pasties (patties)? Yellow pastry. I used to love them living in Handsworth along with Rusty Lees amazing jerked pork and dumplings. Jamaican patties are now available in the supermarkets. Keep doing what you are doing, we all love you
Back in the late 80s we were doing some Shopfitting in Camborne , Cornwall at Magnet kitchens , one of the staff there made us a homemade Cornish pasty , it was enormous and the best one I have ever tasted , having said that now am starving and want to try one of yours lol
i grew up near the original Greggs, was a small bakery chain local in North East, they done a pasty which was full with chunks of meat and gravy with bits of carrot/peas ad tatty, pastry was beautiful, then the shop went national and the filling was just a meaty paste, no bits, just piped on crap pastry, dont sell them now, they used to be a best seller
Jingle bell's, jingle bell's, ginsters all the way, and for 10 Bob each, you can't go wrong, I love the pepper in them,and whether you get a bit of light on em or not, they still the best, you should do a blindfold taste test.x
I have tried Ginsters in the past and always enjoyed them, I used to travel up and down the country with my job and Ginsters were available in most places and always tasty, I'm retired now and become very fussy about pies and pasties, I have found a little bakery called Dawsons! not far from home in a place called Atherton in Greater Manchester! they do corned beef pasties and they are to die for, if you shop much after lunch time they are usually all gone! that tells you how good and popular they are! non of the other bakeries do corned beef pasties! so if you are ever in the area it's worth a sample! yum yum!😜
I sat down to watch ‘heat’, one of the best movies ever with acting royalty such as Robert De Niro and Al Pacino however I’ve ended up watching a guy eating cornish pasties. Class.
Thanks for the review, all good value pasties, I have to be honest I like cheese and onion pasties not Cornish ones but still worth knowing thankyou Gareth
They can try to imitate a pasty all they want but you will never taste anythin near as nice as a proper fresh and hot pasty from Cornwall itself , the pure size and content of one is enough for your tea on it's own, nothin else needed apart from some hp brown sauce , cant go wrong 👍
I came across your Iceland Big Daddy video yesterday so i bought one for my tea this evening , I won't be trying the Cornish pasties as pastry gives me instant Heartburn HAHA, Keep up the good videos.
You cannot beat a good Cornish pasty can you?..and I completely with you Gareth on the verdict...it's Ginsters everytime for me. Keep these great videos coming mate.
Started watching all your videos recently and they are brilliant videos really enjoy your content. Was watching Right guy reviews on ticktock but he's left now.
Should be interesting to see which is the better of the 3. Ginsters = very peppery - tasty - Cornwall Tesco = no pepper - Still tasty - Italian ASDA = pepper? - still tasty - Dublin Ginsters wins due to the amount of pepper and also they are actually made in Cornwall. The other 2 are not. Actually it is hard to see which is better they all looked okay. Still think my Mum's were the best but she made a pastie loaf rather than individual ones, I think holding onto a few pastie loaves would make them last but no luck we always managed to polish it off in one meal due to their taste. 🇦🇺🇦🇺😷😷🇦🇺🇦🇺
All 3 were made in Cornwall as they all show the Geographically protected status badge on the pack....otherwise they would have to be called just Pasties....the addresses Gareth were Asda's head office in Leeds and Tescos Irish office
Abandoned Ginsters in 2004 after finding gristle in a pasty and a pie . Around 10 years later went round to mums for dinner and we both had gristle in our pies , I asked her what make are these pies ? Ginsters she retorted , I just shook my head and thought , nothing changed there then !
Love cornish pasties , best ones I've had I bought from the pound bakery in the old town , there smaller than these but absolutely spot on mmmmmmm ! At 10.000 foodies your gonna have to celebrate with a live , your not far off now ✌🏽
I love Ginsters Cornish pasties the best. But I really love pasties anyways and would probably like the others too. Thank you for the review, it really helps.
I often buy the Ginsters Large Cornish Pasty (about £1.50 in ASDA). With some instant gravy it's a meal in itself for me - but I find adding gravy is a must. I love the hint of pepper, just enough to make it interesting.
I worked in Terrys chocolate factory for 26 years and we used to make chocolate products for all the major supermarkets the only difference was the wrapper and certain ingredients and the mould in which we made there chocolates so it makes me wonder if a lot of these products you test are made in a similar way, ? Peace.
Living in cornwall for 20 years i have to say the pepper is where its at in the proper Cornish Pasty... every one i buy here just outside of st ives is jammed full of pepper
Cornish pasties, I remember working on a building site in London during the 70''s I was sent down the pie shop to buy the pasties and they really were tasty. We don't really have them in Ireland now.
I used to live over the road from Ginsters in Callington, Cornwall. They used to make food stuffs for all different companies and just put different wrappers on them.
I had the same experience while in Cornwall tasting the true product and it is wonderful ! The product you have are mass market pale reflections on the real Pastie . Also the salt police are spoiling all products with pastry most of all the Pork pie which needs the salt as they know not what they do It's not salt or lard that kills, it is sugar ! in all its forms . If you are over 50 please watch your intake of any product made with white flour . Wheat Pasta being one of the worst foods for Pushing Blood sugar levels beyond levels the body can cope with, spend a little time getting to know the GI scale to rethink your diet and educate yourself about how carbs convert to SUGAR in your Body . Also get to know about Vitamin B12 Plenty of video's on RUclips to inform you .
Ahhh. I used to hate Cornish pasties when I was a kid. But I love them now! The Ginsters ones are gorgeous. I’m like you. Love a load of pepper on stuff! X
@@georgecollings8603 whether a Cornish man would eat them or not is of no concern to me. I am only concerned with what tastes nice to me! As should you be! Best regards! 😘
I love a good Cornish pasty. I have some very fond memories going to the Pengena bakery in Tintagel in Cornwall and also the Pasy shop in Mevagissey when I was a kid.
As a cornishman I'll have to sit this one out, I could get lynched for just looking at a ginsters
Haha yes sit it out lol
As someone from Cornwall as well I was looking for a comment like this 😅. Ginsters is pretty much banned here 😅.
I’m in Kent, but I tell you none of these have anything to do with Cornwall. Ginsters is an abomination. As a big man, when in Cornwall I like to eat pasties. The place in Porthleven had imo the best, but seems to have gone. A proper pasty with skirt steak and love. A thing to behold and enjoy. I hope the Cornish reading this can bear with a tourist.
Ey-up Gareth. I 'ope you're absolutely spot on! Before we moved to America I worked as an IT consultant to the Magistrates' Courts in England. When I worked in Bodmin, Cornwall, I used get pasties from a small bakery near to the Court building. The owners told me that a Cornish Pasty never contains minced beef or chopped swede or potatoes. She said that they are all sliced very small and thin. Sliced small, admittedly, but sliced and the pastry is shortcrust, never puff. I had orders from friends and neighbours to bring them home to Oldham - I had boxes of them in my car at the weekends! Looking foward to your next one.
cheers Tony, yes the pastie doen that neck of the woods is debatable where ever you go. Tasty all the same. Home cooked are best mind well if your a good cook lol
the Devon pasty has a top-crimp and is oval in shape, whereas the Cornish pasty is semi-circular and side-crimped along the curve.
Here in the USA, I think Cornish pasties are essentially an unknown food. Maybe they are popular in a couple of places around the country, but you definitely cannot find them everywhere. I did see them at a local grocery store years ago and was intrigued, so I bought it. Yummy! It was called Mr. Pastie. The Pennsylvania company still exists, but the store I bought it from has not carried it for so long I can't even remember when I last had one. Maybe 30 years ago?!
There is a handmade pasty shop here in northern Virginia called Pure Pasty. Oh so good, but of course very expensive at $8.49. I have tried making them myself a couple of times, but I need more practice making the pastry.
Thank you for the information, great comment, all the best to you 😊👌👌
Trekke. If you want perfect Pastry get an Electric Pie Maker. If you cook Meat, Potato, Swede and Onion with Salt and Pepper Put the Cooked Mixture in the Pastry and cook for 30 mins you will get a Fantastic Pasty type Pie !!!
That's a little surprising as during the 19th century a lot of Cornish people moved to America (mainly for work in mining industries). Perhaps people make their own rather than have a commercial outlet to buy the from.
I know these can eaten hot or cold (because they're precooked), but heating up in oven def brings out more flavours. Glad you enjoyed them all.
Cheers Nigel
The Ginsters looked like it had the best filling to pastry ratio.
No I can’t eat Ginsbers they are way too peppery .
@@xvsupremacy7190 thats the reason I like them.
The true peppery taste is Cornish and some of it is higher sweed content Tesco and Morrisons both 2.25 for 4 , Morrisons doesn't stock the guinsters now and 40 mile trip to nearest Asda ,sad.More local makers charge up to 6.00 each for slightly bigger items!
@@patthewoodboy same, I'm a pepper fiend. Sometimes I use so much I start sneezing and my tongue burns for 20 minutes after the meal. King of spices and the most versatile by far. Salt and pepper are the be all and end all of seasoning for a reason.
Any resemblance between these and real Cornish pasties, is purely coincidental.
true, dont they call them Tidioggi?
@@karensmithson318 i see your point, when i went to Bude in the winter(70s) they asked /talked to me normal, but come summer it was all Tiddy oggy & my andsom swo pleases don't get all regionally cultural with me , been there , smelt it
I grew up on home made pasties, not plastic supermarket ones. I only go to a local bakery here in Cornwall for my pasties, or at a local store, which come from local bakeries like Barnecutts. I'll occasionally buy a veggie Ginster pasty, but no comparison with a freshly baked pasty/oggy. Bodmin.
thanks 😊
We have a Barnecutts bakery in Launceston and their steak pastys are among the best i've tried in cornwall. Their cheese and potato pastys are great too!
The addresses on the packs are where the head offices are based,not where the product was produced.Great channel,always starving after watching you.
All made in CQ627 - Effectively the Ginsters factory. Also make various others including M&S - it's just the recipe formulation that will alter slightly.
Yep Paul, it amazes me that people don’t realise this…
Karen Smithson exactly, people must think that all these shops have pasty, jam, bread, nappy, deodorant, biscuit, cheese, pop ect factories 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏼♀️
And slightly less content in the special offer ones 😂
Not on the pasty theme but, there used to be an ad on tv years ago what said Kellogs don't make cereal for anyone else ! except oor lasses mam worked in M&S and the cereals in M&S were delivered by a Kellogs waggon , always in M&S boxes
@@rayhall4578 Well we know Kellogg's is an American Company. 😊
You are a cheery man and so respectful to your audience keep that way of treating people thanks for your great videos carol
You're welcome
I'm with you on this, my preference is ginsters for exactly the same reason it has a very peppery taste. I have also had many pasties in Falmouth as I use to holiday down there regularly and my Daughter went to University there as well. One of my favourite places in Falmouth is the botanical Gardens as if you walk right to the bottom there is a beach with a large monument because it was a sailing point for the troops on D Day. Very moving to stand there and reflect. Great vlog as always 👍
Cheers Ian, great comment. I never got to the gardens when I was there. Just allot of pubs and clubs lol👍👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy Done alot of the pubs too and always use to book the Holidays the week of the Charity Sheild and start of the Football season much to the other half's displeasure 🤣👍
It's bland, cheap meat and veggies. Perfectly serviceable grub that I would never turn my nose up at, as being able to eat is a privilege I will never take for granted, but food like this requires seasoning. Spices are so prized because they can make even the most modest food tasty. Pepper saves what would be tasteless beef offcuts and potato.
Always loved the Ginsters pasty, when I lived in London, haven't had one for years, glad they are still good.👍💜
Cornish Pasties we’re originally lunch for the tin miners in Cornwall and were often made from the leftovers from the previous days dinner, or whatever else was on hand, so could have pretty much anything in them. The miners would hold the pastie by the thick curved crust, then throw the crust away as it would be contaminated with lead from their hands. My ancestors were tin miners and my grandmother makes pasties to die for.
Thank you, yes seen a programme about it, can't beat home made 😋👍
it was a Arsenic on the crust - not lead - been on a tin mine tour
BOLLOCKS,, a pasty is made of beef skirt, potato, turnip, and onion,,, crimped left to right ( hen pasty) crimped right to left ( cock pasty)
I’m Cornish born and bred and I wouldn’t touch any of them , come to Cornwall and have a proper pasty.
I'm 100% picking up some cornish pasties tomorrow, I tried asda own steak pie today it was bang on I'd never normally buy asda own products but after watching you I'm all over them. Top work pal 👍 and you're saving me some cash in these inflated times 👍
Thank you
I've been wanting a Cornish pasty for months, definitely going to have to go on the hunt for one now!
The Tesco one's foodcode is GB CQ627 which is The Cornwall Bakery in 81-83 Tavistock Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7TA.
Also manufactuer of the Ginsters brand.
we are all mugs !
The "cornish pasty" has pgi status meaning a any pasty that has not been made in Cornwall can't be named a cornish pasty. So the Asda one must also have been made by a bakery in Cornwall.
I’ve been with you I think from the 500 subscribers mark. Well done mate keep em coming.
Cheers Ben, thank you for sticking in
Love your videos mate, I've seen all your new ones so I'm working through all your older content now. Keep it up!
Glad you like them!
Am a new foodie to this channel and you have opened my eyes to the way i shop, keep up the good work fella.
cheers Vinnie, welcome. All the best, Gareth.
First Cornish pasty I had was when I was working down Brixham and I've never tasted one better since. A little cafe by the harbour home made they were just lovely. That new pukka beef pasty tasted so much like a Cornish.
Cheers for that, all the best
Love the way you refer to cost as 10 Bob! Ahh the good ole days. Great what you are doing it will encourage me to eat some different products. ☺
Thank you
@@BaldFoodieGuy never seen ginsters pastys for ten bob like, i love pastys but ginsters are the last i go for because of price
Pasties, they bring back memories as as a family, we used to holiday in Cornwall each year and a pasties were a meal in one, which apparently , we were told down there were originally a meal in one for tin miners and farmers.
I sometimes have had them delivered to Lancshire from a Cornwall company but, sadly, there was almost no meat in them !
I try various ones from time to time and I am with you on the Gingsters ones, they seem fuller and I prefer the peppery taste, plus available even in some fuel stations. 👌👍
Thank you for sharing that pal, all the best, Gareth
Great video. It's amazing how alike in looks they are. Xx
Thank you! 😊
They are ALL prepared and made in Cornwall because the “Cornish Pasty” has Protected Geographical Indication called a PGI status, Just like “Stilton” and “Champagne” It can be baked elsewhere but must be made in Cornwall otherwise you can not legally call it a Cornish pasty. And the addresses are for the Head Offices.
Those pasties are a joke.
they just need to add the word "style" and the PGI is gone !
They’re all a disgusting representation of a real Cornish pasty.
In Cornwall we think this is a bit daft, it's like Yorkshire telling us to call Yorkies just puddings
Or a mars bar that doesnt come from outerspace !!
You sir are one of the most awesome things on RUclips! Keep making this content! Spot on!
Appreciate that wow thankyou 🙏
Love watching your vids absolutely brilliant keep them coming
Cheers Dean, I appreciate it
Great to hear some of your background stories as well, please consider including more of them 👍
Thank you will do 👌
Just bought the Ginsters pasties this morning from Sainsbury's. Lovely hot served with baked beans 😉👍
Awesome on the million views! It's because you're just a regular person who's uploading in a way that's relatable to all of us regular folks
Love your uploads, they really help get me through my anxiety and depression struggles... You're single handedly causing a nationwide pie shortage lol 😂💖
cheers Vamp, Im glad i can help you. Makes me happy knowing your happy 😊☺
That is exactly why I watch bald foodie guy,cheers me up totally.
Cheers Billy👍👍
Love cornish pasties, my Mum made the best cornish pasties with ground brisket beef,great stuff matey and spot on.
I ate an asda pasty cold whilst watching your review. You can always sprinkle some ground black pepper over the top if that helps as that's what I always do when having them hot. Thanks for the review. P. S I swear and live by asda food it's really nice quality. Asda also do the 4 pack cheese and onion pasties so maybe that's a next video? Andy.
Cheers Andy, yes they were all lovely. Your right about the pepper. Cheers
I get them, and squirt brown sauce on them, spread it all over with the back of a fork, then put more pepper on, so it sticks, plus makes them a bit spicy.
I've had the ASDA pasties a few times (purely because ASDA is the nearest shop to my home) and, because they're already cooked, they only need heating through. I prefer to wrap them completely with tin foil - but leaving the ends open - and heat them for slightly longer. Then I let them stand for a short while to cool slightly - if they're eaten too hot you lose some of the flavour, and wrapping them in foil stops the pasties getting too crispy. 😋
Cheers Fred
Completely agree 100 % - red hot pies are awful - they have to be "on the way down" after being cooked .
My wife thinks I'm daft, but I say red hot - or too cold , both are tasteless.
The nicest Cornish Pasties I have tried recently are Perter's available in many stores including Tesco. They are delicious and look nothing like those you have tested
Thanks for the tip!
They're OK but closer to ginsters than what you would find at a good bakery. You're going to be paying about a fiver for it but you'll probably get more and higher quality meat than a fivers worth of these factory specials combined.
YAY! Ginsters! I knew it! Your palette is Impeccable! 👍💖
Yay! Thank you!
i think all your comparisons say what i've thought for years, the public are being ripped off, fantastic vids mate
Cheers Ray, your right 👍👍
Be interesting to compare some of these products with a freshly home-made one sometimes. Price-wise & taste-wise.
Can’t beat a Ginsters for supermarket pasty , but if you want a taste sensation , make them from scratch 👍🏻
I live in Cornwall and I have never tasted a home made pasty that was as good as a good local bakery's product.
@@Britonbear really ? Have a word with the pasty chef 😂
@@thornbird6768 Why would a 'pasty chef' have any input on my experience?
@@BritonbearI make my own. I was very disappointed with the pasties in Cornwall. Tried 3 different ones and none were as good as mine.
Brilliant reviews, not surprised you have a million views, honest opinions. Keep up the great work
Much appreciated!
I only just found this channel and to quote McDonalds "I'm loving it". Very down to earth and entertaining :)
cheers Clare spot on thanks 😊
Bought two boxes of Phat pasty company's award winning pasties online earlier this year and they were amazing.Ginsters aren't to bad.
It’s a great idea for your channel and you’ve a great personality for it. I’m glad to have subscribed on both my accounts 👍🏼. BTW I only ever buy Ginster’s pasties when I can’t get handmade.
Cheers Keith, all the best, Gareth
I have a Ginsters Cornish Pasty for my breakfast every Friday - They are my favourite!
And whilst I have had them hot before, I much prefer the flavour and the bite of the vegetables in the cold pasty. Lovely start to my last day of my working week!
Nice one mate.true Cornish pasties are made with a superior pastry and with beef skirt as opposed to minced beef thus giving a more substantial and better around taste and texture.this would have been what you experienced all those years ago in Cornwall ( kernow) best wishes and keep up the good work here from Cornwall me ansom 👍
Cheers Colin merry Christmas 🎅🎅😋😋😋
Nice down to earth vid yet again mate 👍 Ginsters really do know what they are doing when it comes to mass produced but tasty pasties, but seems like they have competition galore now. Still my choice though!😋
Thank you John👍👍
Agreed on the Ginsters one but if not on offer they can be £1.70 each while the Asda and Tesco are approx £2.40 for 4 even if slighty smaller
Those look amazing, never had one but would love to try them. I don't know why these haven't crossed the pond to make a huge impact in the states. Really nothing not to like about them, have a great day!
Cheers you too 👍👍😋😋
I like so many different Cornish pasties... I tried an M&S Cornish pasty a few months ago that tasted better than Ginsters... more filling inside too. Have you thought of doing a review on 'Chunk Of Devon' pies and pasties? I've searched for reviews on RUclips and can't find any. I tried their veggie alternative to the Cornish pasty recently, it was packed with giant chunks of high quality veg (no bland plastic faux meat!) just real food! It had a very similar flavour to a Ginsters Cornish pasty. They mainly sell meat pies... but have a few impressive veggie options too.
yes Suzy ive tried the M&S one was good. I do like there food.
I love Cornish pasties - wherever they come from! One thing though, I have to have mine with ketchup - I always find the pasties are way too dry (which is better than being oily/greasy). Keep up the great work!!
Sounds great!
I had my 1st cornish pastie on a visit down there a few months back. People queuing out of the door of this bakery in Looe. Very strong on the pepper (which is a good thing).
So glad i found your page Gareth and i have bought plenty of the items you have reviewed and enjoyed them all, i did say to myself when recently you have been doing the pie offs i hope he doesnt do pastys 🙂 but i know you have to do content. Us cornish are a fickle bunch and we all have our favourite place to buy a pasty from, Gear Farm, Hampsons, Philips, Barnecutts, Anne`s just to name a small few but you cannot beat a mums homemade one. Keep up the great work i look forward to every video 👍
Thank you very much, kind comment. Yes sorry I had to do it. Its what's on offer in our markets in afraid. I did enjoy the many I had in Falmouth lovely😋👌
Great review mate, I was waiting for a Cornish Pastie review, Ginsters it is then! Congrats on the million views, amazing 💪
Cheers Karlos, all the best pal
Rooks in Whitstable and Herne Bay (Kent) used to do a premium Pasty. One of the best I've ever had.
I'm in Whitstable and I miss Rooks. All the different hot pies and pasties on the back wall. I don't think the Herne Bay shop does hot pies. The best pasties were from the stand in Whitstable Market in Gorell Tank
Well done buddy! Great videos 🤩🤩 I do love Ginsters gear!
Thanks 👍
I love these videos! Ginsters ones are nice although our wee local shop used to sell ones from a butcher shop and they were amazing! x
Cheers Hazel 😘👍👍
It's great to be able to watch honest reviews!
Thank you
I like the Ginsters pastys. Think the others don't taste the same. Congrats on the 1mill views. A review is needed on Greg's steak bake and Lidl steak slice if you find the time Gareth. Keep up the good work.
Cheers George, all the best, Gareth
Glad you mentioned the pepper. I HATE pepper so will try the Tesco's. 💋
yes im the opposite, I love it. Hope your well thanks 😊
its years since i heard 10 bob each lol ,heading to keswick at weekend be popping into the cornish pasty shop £4.35 for a traditional pasty ,so hope you can have a go at these and give a review on then ,love the videos
Cheers Dave👍
Hello Gareth, I’ve just become a new foodie you do a brilliant job! And it helps us to know the difference between the tasting of different brands so well done 👏, 💕
Welcome Gina, glad you like the vids. I'm going live this Friday please feel free to tune in 👌👌
Hi Mate, I live in Cornwall but originally from London, down here the Ginsters are frowned upon by the locals, have to say the real cornish pasty made by the local bakery's are much nicer than the mass produced variety. I think the Asda and the Tesco must have been manufactured by Ginsters as it cant be called a Cornish pasty unless its made in Cornwall.
Love your foody Videos.... Nick Maskell.
Cheers, yes they are the best from local bakers.
That's interesting feedback Nick, that Ginsters are frowned upon down in Cornwall, I always thought they were a respected company but then local bakers usually taste better anywhere, few or no preservatives, additive etc.
Makes me laugh how many pasties resemble a punctured balloon and deflate when you cut them, only to reveal a thin, sparse layer of filling in many cases.
all packaging is the same mate, look at baldfoodguys sausage roll comparison, greggs look great in the box pic but are the same as aldis in real life, hes just saying what we all think that its a scam ! he should be on tv, what a star, his patter is great
I get around this problem by buying a tin of stewed steak or tin of chicken in white sauce etc. Stuff the pastry till its full.😂
Yummy
@@BaldFoodieGuy chicken and mushroom pie with added tin chicken in white sauce.....sooooo delicious.🤓
Yummy
Have you ever tried Jamaican pasties (patties)? Yellow pastry. I used to love them living in Handsworth along with Rusty Lees amazing jerked pork and dumplings.
Jamaican patties are now available in the supermarkets.
Keep doing what you are doing, we all love you
Not yet Tony, cheers
Back in the late 80s we were doing some Shopfitting in Camborne , Cornwall at Magnet kitchens , one of the staff there made us a homemade Cornish pasty , it was enormous and the best one I have ever tasted , having said that now am starving and want to try one of yours lol
Sounds great!
So hungry after watching that!! Think I’ve got a Greggs cheese and onion lurking in the freezer somewhere lol. Great review as always 😘👍🏼
Haha woops yes, I'm full now had all 3 before. Keep me going till tea time lol😋😋😘
@@BaldFoodieGuy haha 😂 I’d have scoffed the lot as well 🐷🐽 well you can’t let them go to waste can you!? 🤤🤤 😘
Exactly none of it good to waste😋😋😋👍
i grew up near the original Greggs, was a small bakery chain local in North East, they done a pasty which was full with chunks of meat and gravy with bits of carrot/peas ad tatty, pastry was beautiful, then the shop went national and the filling was just a meaty paste, no bits, just piped on crap pastry, dont sell them now, they used to be a best seller
Jingle bell's, jingle bell's, ginsters all the way, and for 10 Bob each, you can't go wrong, I love the pepper in them,and whether you get a bit of light on em or not, they still the best, you should do a blindfold taste test.x
Cheers Jacky soon be Xmas hohoho. Good idea with the blindfold 👍👍🎄
Morrisons used to do a tin miners pasty which was a Cornish pasty but 1 quarter was jam filled for dessert 😊
I have tried Ginsters in the past and always enjoyed them, I used to travel up and down the country with my job and Ginsters were available in most places and always tasty, I'm retired now and become very fussy about pies and pasties, I have found a little bakery called Dawsons! not far from home in a place called Atherton in Greater Manchester! they do corned beef pasties and they are to die for, if you shop much after lunch time they are usually all gone! that tells you how good and popular they are! non of the other bakeries do corned beef pasties! so if you are ever in the area it's worth a sample! yum yum!😜
Cheers Ron, spot on
I sat down to watch ‘heat’, one of the best movies ever with acting royalty such as Robert De Niro and Al Pacino however I’ve ended up watching a guy eating cornish pasties. Class.
Haha great film that
Thanks for the review, all good value pasties, I have to be honest I like cheese and onion pasties not Cornish ones but still worth knowing thankyou Gareth
Thanks Jean 😋👍
Hi Gareth, I have flu at the moment, and I fins your videos very comforting, thank you!
Hope you get well soon pal
I was rooting for the asda pasty as soon as you said it was born in Leeds......another great review pal. 👍
Gareth I have a strange feeling they are all made by Ginsters
Lol
All yummy though, good price
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They can try to imitate a pasty all they want but you will never taste anythin near as nice as a proper fresh and hot pasty from Cornwall itself , the pure size and content of one is enough for your tea on it's own, nothin else needed apart from some hp brown sauce , cant go wrong 👍
Hipsters for me too, as I love the pepper in it.
He ha, hipsters, I meant ginsters 😂
I came across your Iceland Big Daddy video yesterday so i bought one for my tea this evening , I won't be trying the Cornish pasties as pastry gives me instant Heartburn HAHA, Keep up the good videos.
Oh enjoy your burger
Once you get an air fryer, try cooking them in there. So much better than the oven.
You cannot beat a good Cornish pasty can you?..and I completely with you Gareth on the verdict...it's Ginsters everytime for me.
Keep these great videos coming mate.
cheers will do thankyou
Yer getting famous now, keep up the good work. ps must admit i bought the big daddy burger after review.
Started watching all your videos recently and they are brilliant videos really enjoy your content. Was watching Right guy reviews on ticktock but he's left now.
Thank you very much, all the best, Gareth 😋👍👍
Should be interesting to see which is the better of the 3.
Ginsters = very peppery - tasty - Cornwall
Tesco = no pepper - Still tasty - Italian
ASDA = pepper? - still tasty - Dublin
Ginsters wins due to the amount of pepper and also they are actually made in Cornwall. The other 2 are not.
Actually it is hard to see
which is better they all looked okay. Still think my Mum's were the best but she made a pastie loaf rather than individual ones, I think holding onto a few pastie loaves would make them last but no luck we always managed to polish it off in one meal due to their taste.
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Yes you can't beat your mums cooking can you, all the best 😋😋👍
All 3 were made in Cornwall as they all show the Geographically protected status badge on the pack....otherwise they would have to be called just Pasties....the addresses Gareth were Asda's head office in Leeds and Tescos Irish office
Abandoned Ginsters in 2004 after finding gristle in a pasty and a pie . Around 10 years later went round to mums for dinner and we both had gristle in our pies , I asked her what make are these pies ? Ginsters she retorted , I just shook my head and thought , nothing changed there then !
Haha cheers pal 😋👍
Absolutely right. Meat is grey, chewy and full of gristle. I also stopped buying them.
Love cornish pasties , best ones I've had I bought from the pound bakery in the old town , there smaller than these but absolutely spot on mmmmmmm ! At 10.000 foodies your gonna have to celebrate with a live , your not far off now ✌🏽
Thank you
I love Ginsters Cornish pasties the best. But I really love pasties anyways and would probably like the others too. Thank you for the review, it really helps.
you're welcome 😊
I often buy the Ginsters Large Cornish Pasty (about £1.50 in ASDA). With some instant gravy it's a meal in itself for me - but I find adding gravy is a must. I love the hint of pepper, just enough to make it interesting.
I worked in Terrys chocolate factory for 26 years and we used to make chocolate products for all the major supermarkets the only difference was the wrapper and certain ingredients and the mould in which we made there chocolates so it makes me wonder if a lot of these products you test are made in a similar way, ? Peace.
cheers Peter, yes it just goes to show doesn't it. thanks 😊
Mccains use to use the same for many brands.
They are all probably made in the Ginsters factory in Callington, Cornwall.
Living in cornwall for 20 years i have to say the pepper is where its at in the proper Cornish Pasty... every one i buy here just outside of st ives is jammed full of pepper
I like the big Lidl one at 99p quite generous with filling and double nice warmed up. Lunch break filler for a quid.
Brilliant you’re so good at this, love it keep going….!!!
thanks Gareth 😊
Cornish pasties, I remember working on a building site in London during the 70''s I was sent down the pie shop to buy the pasties and they really were tasty. We don't really have them in Ireland now.
Nothing beats a true Cornish pasty but for me a Ginsters will keep me going.
I used to live over the road from Ginsters in Callington, Cornwall. They used to make food stuffs for all different companies and just put different wrappers on them.
Ten Bob? Made me chuckle that did, not heard that for a long time!
I had the same experience while in Cornwall tasting the true product and it is wonderful ! The product you have are mass market pale reflections on the real Pastie . Also the salt police are spoiling all products with pastry most of all the Pork pie which needs the salt as they know not what they do It's not salt or lard that kills, it is sugar ! in all its forms .
If you are over 50 please watch your intake of any product made with white flour . Wheat Pasta being one of the worst foods for Pushing Blood sugar levels beyond levels the body can cope with, spend a little time getting to know the GI scale to rethink your diet and educate yourself about how carbs convert to SUGAR in your Body . Also get to know about Vitamin B12 Plenty of video's on RUclips to inform you .
Thank you for your advice, all the best, Gareth 👍👍
Excess salt is extremely bad for you, it's not an either/or case.
Ahhh. I used to hate Cornish pasties when I was a kid. But I love them now! The Ginsters ones are gorgeous. I’m like you. Love a load of pepper on stuff! X
Yes I've always loved them 😘😋😋😋👍
Sorry Beverly you have no taste. You will never see a true Cornishman eat one of those.
@@georgecollings8603 whether a Cornish man would eat them or not is of no concern to me. I am only concerned with what tastes nice to me! As should you be! Best regards! 😘
I love your vlogs, especially the comparisons, they are very helpful 👍😊
Glad you like them! Thanks 👍
I love a good Cornish pasty. I have some very fond memories going to the Pengena bakery in Tintagel in Cornwall and also the Pasy shop in Mevagissey when I was a kid.
thanks 😊
Cornish pasties must be made in Kernow ( Cornish for Cornwall ) just like a pork pie must be made in Melton Mowbray 👍
That's a good idea pork pie review lol....
And that's why these can be named cornish pasties. The manufacturer is in Cornwall.
A Pork pie doesn’t have to be made in Melton Mowbray, unless it’s called a Melton Mowbray Pork Pie
I prefer the Ginsters too - the pepperiness adds so much to the pasty.
you're also a dimwit...they are muck
Love the videos down to earth straight to the point deserve 1mil views 😜😜😜👍👍
Cheers
My hubby likes the Ginsters the best, I’ve never tried them. Great review 👍