Do Cornish people eat GINSTERS Cornish Pasties?

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[@markjeffery7319]

As a Cornishman born and bred I can tell you that no self respecting Cornishman would be seen dead eating a Ginsters Pasty lol.

[@alanthomson1227]

Agreed , the only 5hing worse than Ginsters is Greggs .

[@Davidjohnson-o6g]

I bet there's some in your freezer right now .🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeskitt6411]

That Ginsberg pasty was full of potato, there was very little swede. The meat was certainly not beef skirt. I’m not Cornish but I would not rate Ginsters compared to a real proper Cornish Pasty from a real Cornish bakery.

[@Davidjohnson-o6g]

​@@mikeskitt6411what Ginsberg pasty it's ginsters.🤣

[@richardcrookes6496]

Lol

[@rachaelghostcat8584]

I think real Cornish pasties have proper chunks of beef in them not minced beef!

[@alanalderman3184]

Just watching your vidio ive got one in the fridge for 2moro

[@robbiekop7]

Beef Curtains 😏

[@amandawright1372]

I think its chuck steak if im not mistaken

[@andrewward7168]

​@@robbiekop7😂😂😂

[@danttny151]

I had 1 of these on Thursday bought from the co-op £2.65, tasted nothing like an original pasty in Cornwall 🤔

[@janetwatkinson745]

£1.95 Asda

[@apprentice500]

I don't care if its commercial but I do enjoy the West Cornwall Pastry company in Train stations. Very filling and meaty. Large plain or steak and cheese.

[@IamBATMAN2024]

They sound nice! I haven’t been to Cornwall in over 25yrs 😅

[@garyyates5474]

As a Cornishman, living in Devon, the Cornish prefer to have their pasty from a local baker or butcher. But to be fair Ginsters is not bad as a second choice if desperate and they do use local produce. Their slices and things are also good.

[@chucky2316]

Arrrrrr get back home you 🤣

[@georgeton4991]

Ginsters use to have a mountain of Cornish turnips on site saw it a few times I use to deliver supplies to them.

[@technicstim]

As a true Cornishman, i can say we use Ginsters pasties fr many things. They are great to wedge under your car's tyres if you have a flat to stop it running back. Also great if your leveling a shed to get the corner up.We use them for things like target practice although this is becoming uncommon due to ricochets and shooting ranges banning them. They make great boat fenders and are the perfect meal to serve someone you don't like and don't want to return. I think what I'm trying to say is as a Cornishman id rather sh!t in my hands and clap then eat one of those things. Many a BBQ has been ruined by a change in wind direction in Callington too.

[@FluffysMum]

Cornish lady here, no, we definitely don't eat these abominations. Nothing like a real Cornish Pasty, they should never be allowed to call this a pasty. Its a mince pie at best 😱 a pasty is made from Skirt Steak, never cheap minced beef

[@Katebeck27]

My dad, bless him, wouldn't eat any meal without having warmed the plates before hand 😊 I do the same, habit i guess 😅❤

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Yes! Always warm the plates. But none of my relatives does. Always cold plates out of the cupboard. Weird.

[@Katebeck27]

@@SuperLittleTyke quite agree, hot food, hot plate !

[@margaretbridgeford6159]

Plates were always warmed and the teapot was warmed before making a cuppa. I do the same too - old habits ….😂

[@oldbatwit5102]

Twice in my life, both times years ago, I lived near bakers who made their own pasties on the premises. The taste difference between a still hot, freshly made pasty, and a cold one is surprising. I don't like a pasty or pie that has no liquid in it when hot, and I no longer buy Ginsters because they have such a strong taste of pepper. I find the salt and pepper overwhelming.

[@polymath9372]

Salt and pepper overwhelming? Surely just "well-seasoned"!

[@IamBATMAN2024]

They’re meant to be really peppery. I like my food really seasoned 😅

[@IamBATMAN2024]

I’m with you on not liking a dry pasty. Got to be in plenty of tasty gravy. Meat and potatoes or just meat of any kind 😅

[@dentydent6423]

Totally agree on the pepper,way too seasoned for me and detracts from the whole thing. And I love pepper,too much swede too

[@動物同理心]

Over-seasoning ruins food.@@polymath9372

[@rm55555]

Can't really go wrong with these, you get a hearty meal for less than the price of a supermarket sandwich. The ingredients are perhaps not the best quality but then Cornish pasties were originally designed using left-over ingredients back in the days of coal miners, so can't really complain!

[@SuperLittleTyke]

That's a good comparison with a sandwich. I even paid £1.50 for a Tesco cheese and onion sandwich last Friday, which I'm about to eat.

[@bobcharles2683]

I think you'll find we never mined coal here but tin, copper and other minerals - never coal.

[@cornishcat11]

wrong

[@MuddyDuck...]

You could say that Ginsters is the BigMac of cornish pasties. What I mean is that they are widely available and consistently 'ok' ~6/10. However, having grown up a few hundred yards across the Tamar from Cornwall (with Cornish relatives) I can say that homemade or local bakeries are FAR better. The best one I ever had, was whilst camping as a youngster on a farm near Lamorna Cove. The farmers wife made pasties daily for her massive adult sons - based on her grans recipe (a mining family). One day when we got back from the beach, there was one waiting for me. It was absolutely HUGE, and memorably delicious. Interestingly it was 2/3rds traditional (savoury), and 1/3rd sweet (apples). She said that the 'pasty' was basically a food container - and they would vary the contents a bit to provide variety, and historically it was also based on what was seasonally available. Forty years, and many hundreds of pasties later, that pasty has never been beaten. But I am still on the quest...😂

[@tonywetherill8513]

What a great analogy

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Oh yes, now you mention it, I've heard of pasties with meat and potato on one side and apple on the other. Never actually seen one, though.

[@MuddyDuck...]

@@SuperLittleTyke It was a surprise to me as well. But what I can't remember (I was young and more interested in stuffing my face) was if/how she partitioned the savoury and sweet content. Although I quite often make pasties myself, when I see some nice beef skirt in our local Morrisons (but cheat on the pastry). My few attempts at making a two-filling pasty, have resulted in a runny mess (but still tasty) 😋

[@SuperLittleTyke]

@@MuddyDuck... Practice makes perfect! It took me five years to simulate accurately a McDonald's Sausage and Egg McMuffin. I got there in the end (well, 95%) by experimenting with numerous patties or sausages squeezed out of the casing. By trying various brands of English muffin (it must be Warburtons, by the way), and by doing the egg in various ways - frying, poaching, using an egg ring etc. Now I can pretty much achieve it, yet I still go to McDonald's every Tuesday morning for the genuine article and pay £4.79 (which does include a hash brown and a white coffee).

[@mikesalt8248]

Hot water Lard Pastry Beef Skirt in small cubes Spud and Swede just befor you wrap sprinkle a little gravy powder on the filling topped with 3 little knobs of butter wrap and bake Pasty Heaven folks ! I had em drooling down under, but now in Scotland Ginsters will do me

[@bwghall1]

Just bought another 12 for the week. OHDEAR ALL WITH RAW VEG. again not cooked. going to try a different brand now. fed up with slap dash.

[@margaretpickbourn2647]

Had these for tea the other day. They were ok 👍but mostly potato and onion. Very little beef

[@mwgary]

They certainly were full. Of potato! With added dots of grey meat. However, being from London, the options for a really good Cornish pasty is severely limited. Therefore, if you’re hungry, a Ginsters covered in HP sauce, is better than nowt! Reply

[@Kalarandir]

I won't lie, I enjoy a Ginster's pastie. However, although there are many pasties out there, Ivor Dewdney was my pastie of choice when I lived in Plymouth back in the 80's and 90's.

[@Fluttermoth]

Hi! I'm Cornish, and we don't really eat Ginsters that much; most towns have bakers that do their own pasties (our local butcher does them as well!), that are far superior :) But Ginsters is all right, if you're late and all the bakers have sold out! I'm afraid the story about miners holding their pasties by the crimp is probably a legend; old photos show them holding their pasties in a bags or cloths; we've tried eating them holding them by the crimp, and it's really not practical. Hot or warm is proper for pasties, and they should be quite peppery, Ginsters do have that right. Always love someone brave enough to take on the Cornish pasty, as you've worked here, you know what we're like about our pasties! Things can get very heated quite quickly; I'm awaiting other Cornish people in the comments telling me how wrong I am about everything XD

[@janewest2845]

I am seeing a relative in Truro next week, I will keep an eye out for a local bakers

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Like Gareth, I like food to be a bit peppery, too.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Maybe the crimp for holding the pasty was developed & improved later. They certainly needed to hold the pasty with something as many of the mines had arsenic, lead etc in.

[@daveyjones18]

Having a crimp on pastry and bread for manual labourers with mucky hands is a tradition in many countries. Traditional pasties and Russian miners bread is similar 👍

[@SuperLittleTyke]

@@sarahstrong7174 Couldn't they have used a knife and fork and a plate?

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Are Ginsters not actually based in Devon? I know they used to sponsor Plymouth Argyle FC. I don’t mind a Ginsters at all to take off a shop shelf for convenience but homemade ones are far better! Top video once again mate! …. Smithy

[@JonPaul1953]

British ingredients? Palm oil, coriander and turmeric? Right so, Ted. Guess they're covered under "seasoning to taste", but I do like me a Ginster's pasty👍. I like me pies and pasties cold, seems to increase the salty savouryness....if that's a word🤔

[@IamBATMAN2024]

It’s the opposite for me. Warming them up melts the grease in turn releasing the flavours from the fat.

[@IamBATMAN2024]

Browning the pastry off releases even more flavours 😂

[@bwghall1]

they undercook them. veg horrible raw. not much better when reheated 2 mins microwave, then 5 mins in air-fryer. pastry now nice and crisp but veg still hard. when I do homemade pasty's I cook the ingredients then add too the Pastry. proper Job.

[@cornishcat11]

if there was a plane crash i would eat the dead, then the plane, then when there is nothing else i might and mean might eat a bloody ginsters pasty.

[@66meikou]

When I used to work in Aylesbury, there was a baker's shop about 25m away from our office front door. I'd pop in there to get something for lunch as it was so close and reasonably priced. A couple of hot dogs in buns with English mustard, or their pasties. Being in Bucks, they weren't the traditional type where the crimp was on the side. These were smaller with the crimp down the centre. They were very tasty though. They also did lovely Chelsea buns. This was back in the late 80's so I'm sure they're long gone now. I don't mind a ginsters. I've been trying to find a way to get them here in the US but to no avail so far. I'll probably go looking up the recommended you tube video and have to put a pinny on and roll up my sleeves.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Oh then Chelsea buns yum been a while since I had one of them. All the best pal 👍

[@unysis212]

Good review Gaz. Pasty looked really nice. The problem with Ginsters is that most people eat them cold in the car! Definitely better warmed up.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Very true

[@glennbellamy7004]

No Cornishman would even glance at a ginsters pasty, If you want a proper Cornish pasty get one from a Cornish butcher's shop. Or Google best pasty in Cornwall. If ginsters was the only thing available to eat I'd starve until I could get something better.

[@andrewc9235]

As we in Devon and Cornwall are spoiled rotten with bakeries making and selling pasties we tend to leave Ginsters pasties for export. "Ginsters, taking the pissty out of Cornwall" I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.

[@john07973]

I recommend Sainsburys and Marks & 'Spensive own brand pasties. Check that they've got GB CQ627 on the small print indicates made by Ginsters but with a higher beef content 17 or 18 percent versus Ginsters 15 percent. Cheaper than Ginsters original. Good vid Gareth thanks 👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Spensive lol yes they are lol tasty though.

[@chucky2316]

I'm going to stick my neck out over the tamar and cause a war but the pasty is actually Devonshire invention 😁👍.I'm not knocking my Cornish cousins because like the cream tea it looks the same in the digestive tract and we have a cost of living crisis. But facts are facts we do it better in Devon 😉😁

[@sarahvernon1587]

Warrens bakery are the best pasties in Cornwall and the oldest bakery in Cornwall. Sold in their shops all over the West Country and online too. Ginsters are quite fatty and peppery not like a “ proper” pasty. Years ago Ginsters pastry was shortcrust but changed to flaky therefore fatty not so nice

[@mach7056]

The only thing I dislike about Ginsters pasties is the quality of meat is not always great. Several times I have found grisley bits which does tend to put me off.

[@chucky2316]

I'm from Devon the home of the pasty, I eat these when they are a quid but to me they are not a proper Devon or Cornwall pasty sorry all those folk who thought they were indulging. Mass produce

[@malcolmd53]

heartburn in a bag .nothing like a real cornish pastie

[@paulpoliri4382]

My wife and I watch every day but are extrmely disappointed you did noit tell the price of the Ginsters cornish pastry we watch for the prices and your recommendations

[@MrModelworx]

I'd rather have dead mouse guts than a Ginsters pasty.. I'm a cornishman and Ginsters have always been an insult to a decent pasty.

[@juliepacey4446]

Hi Gareth I’ve just been to Cornwall for a week and had a Cornish pastie it was out of this world absolutely delicious 😊

[@georgeton4991]

The Ginster pasties closer to the factory indeed taste fresher, I use to buy them close to the A374 Embankment Rd.

[@parallelsuns1]

I seem to remember Ginsters pasties having more a crimp section and being shaped like more of a proper/traditional pasty approx 15 years or go or so, these current ones are OK tho particularly the cheese and onion

[@PeterChelmsford]

Any pasties not made in Cornwall shouldn't be called Cornish. 😁

[@adztaylor2277]

Just an interesting fact Gaz to maybe answer your question. Ginsters pasties have been a main sponsor of Plymouth Argyle for many years from 2006 (with a couple of small breaks). The pasty vans outside our ground (Home Park) are Ivor Dewdney vans, which are much better than a Ginsters Pasty, says a lot really. Sorry, but the product you have there is nothing like a traditional Cornish pasty of today (A true Cornish pasty originally was fish, potato, onion and turnip on one side and normally jam on the other). When you cut (What they call today) a Traditional Cornish pasty in half it doesn't, and shouldn't look like the monstrosity you have there, dull and grey (where is the swede they talk about...oh sorry, Turnip). Too much pepper sometimes means they are covering up inferior ingredients. In my opinion Ginsters should go back to the drawing board and learn what a true pasty should be, and look like, not that mass produced crap. All the best bud.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Adz, yes it doesn't compare to a proper one like I had in Cornwall in the early 90s. All the best pal 👍

[@tay2229]

There's a video series from the early days of KZbin on how to make a Cornish Pasty from people from Cornwall. It was uploaded around 2008. Search "Martin Tennant Cornish Pasty" and it will be easily found. It's of Martin Tennant's mother making a 'proper' Cornish Pasty,. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because his mother (Diana) criticises Ginster's during the course of the video series, which goes some way to answering the question.

[@fatbelly27]

Our favourite pasties are Hampsons or Philps from Hayle. If pushed, we'll accept a Rowes. There are some good independent bakeries too

[@darthgardner]

I eat these plus the chicken and mushroom slice and the peppered steak slice but my fave is the chicken and bacon pasty..even tried the chicken tikka one.but yes the cornish pasty is strong on pepper.

[@Finglesham]

My wife had a pasty in Redruth from a bakery and she said it was the best she'd ever had. ( we were on holiday) I do not eat gluten so did not have one. So her opinion is that the Ginsters are a poor replica of a proper local baked job. But at a certain price may be worth eating if it was 99p.

[@stephenwassell3650]

We have these quite frequently at home accompanied by Heinz baked beans - delicious!

[@TapManDancer]

Well, according to Ginster's own package, this is not a true pasty - it contains leeks!

[@Jamesnebula]

I heard they fixed the leaks 🤔🤔😀

[@markthomas2577]

I like the Chef Select pasty from Lidl ..... only £1.19 in my central London Lidl store and very good

[@paullane5297]

Made in Cornwall,seems identical to Ginsters 🤔

[@speedtriplerider7853]

Like you mate I was very surprised by the quality of that pasty and watching you eat it had me salivating. I'm a Lancashire lad but 20 odd years ago I lived in Snozzle for a while and the locals down there avoided Ginsters like the plague and I too gave them a miss. The best traditional pasties were from the Pasty Shop in Snozzle. Having watched this video I'm definitely going to give Ginsters a second chance as they seem to have upped their game. Cheers mate.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome 😊

[@shawngrinter2747]

Yes, the only ones my Dad would ever eat

[@davey1602]

I don't eat Ginsters anymore since the price hikes. They are tasty - even when cold - but I can't justify the price when I can get a better version from a bakery cheaper. If I was a miner, I would not be throwing away any of my pasty. It was easier to wrap it in a handkerchief and use that to hold while you eat.

[@ftumschk]

"It was easier to wrap it in a handkerchief and use that to hold while you eat." - That's what they did; if not a hanky, then it was wrapped in cloth or paper. The idea that the crust was specially designed to be a throw-away "handle" is an urban myth.

[@davey1602]

@@ftumschk Yup. It was the best way of sealing the food inside rather than have the gravy dribble out after baking.

[@davebarlow6457]

Look for the pack of four they sell in farm foods or Iceland , they will cost £3.50 - £4. Much cheaper than buying them individually.

[@williamstroker6805]

Had a similar experience to you in my youth. I was painting a house behind a pub down near the Severn and went into the pub, while I was (ahem) waiting for some paint to dry and they had pasties delivered from Cornwall on a pasty run for various pubs. They were huge at two shillings each and just amazing. Ginsters don't really compare, but are pretty tasty, as they seem to do something right with their lovely pastry and the moistness of the filling with plenty of seasoning. I think of them more as vegetarian, as there is very little meat content, but great when you're starving.

[@cornishnett4405]

sorry no ,not for this Cornish maid does not even look like a true pastie

[@JRGRAY-33]

What was the price of this compared to two years ago...?

[@bobcharles2683]

Ginsters supermarket pasties are mainly for anyone beyond Cornwall, although some who live here do eat them but only out of convenience, as a general rule of thumb Cornish people will eat other pasties in preference to Ginsters. BUT Ginsters do sponsor or support some sports here and the pasties they supply are totally different to the one you have reviewed, they have certainly improved in the last couple of years. Personally I prefer my pasties to be made with shortcrust pastry. So yes we do eat them - occasionally!!!

[@Skaterbun]

I totally agree 👍 no snobbery here.

[@jimbrown8842]

been buying these ginsters for a few months now,out of Poundland for £1.25.make a reasonable lunch or tea with chips and peas/beans.also other formats,steak,cheese,chicken.

[@adventurebeforedementia.2248]

Poundland for £1.25 😂

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yes definitely Jim

[@kjh789az]

Thanks for this one! Ginsters recently changed the look if their big beef pastie by adding a yellow band. Why? Because Pukka Pies now also do a big beef pastie at a similar price and by comparison Gingsters presentation was dull although quite classy. I've had some really dry, duff Cornish pasties in Cornwall, but never a bad one from the Cornwall based Gingsters. You might not like their black pepper, but it is a quality item. Hot and cold are so different. I prefer them hot. Wish they'd do a sweet 'pastie' also. The multi packs of 4 slightly smaller Gingsters pasties are pretty good value for the same quality. Thanks!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@patriciamccormack7626Teashee]

Thank you Gaz 👍🏆♥️ My son swears by Ginsters, he always eats his cold, I can only manage half of one hot, but as you say nothing compares to the real Cornish Pasty🤤😋

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome 😊

[@MarkUK462]

Nice video. I enjoy a Ginsters Cornish Pasty from time to time 👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks 👍

[@glennanderson7795]

Good morning Gareth! We all are aware on the history of this fine foodstuff, I imagine almost all were eaten cold, back in the day, but do taste far better warm/hot! The package is misleading, states 100% 'British Beef', but beef is only 15% of the contents. I treat myself to the real thing, imported from a Cornish traditional pasty maker to Hornchurch, Essex. Not cheap by comparison but worth the expense when affordable. VBW x

[@JonPaul1953]

No, it's not misleading. All it's saying is 15% beef, and 100% of that beef is British.

[@prontoprinters4661]

Insult to real Cornish pasty

[@eviltaylor1]

I'm pie mad, always have been but you have so much trouble finding a pie worthy of a sandwich nowadays. Vote me for emperor this election and i'll nail jamie oliver to a ship's mast like in that film "Cyborg" for making our lives a lot blander. R.I.P Coco pops. Dr Pepper. YOU WILL BE AVENGED!!!!

[@spaceted3977]

Ginsters Pasties are Disgusting Now. There is No Meat, No Pepper and No Flavouring !!! Just Potato and Swede !!!

[@gamingtonight1526]

Paid £2.50 each and got 6 Cornish Pasties from a Pasty company in Cornwall, they are the real deal, skirt beef, swede, potato, all the fixin's! And uncooked, so you can cook them the way you want! Just like what I had as a kid when we went to Devon for family holidays!

[@ahigman9049]

Cornish people eat Barnecutts pasties. When l lived in Plymouth Devon 40 years ago, it was lvor Dewdney's pasties if in town or Ron Dewdney's if near Devonport Dockyard. A filling lunch, happy days!

[@ianwhite6812]

"Nation's favourite", as in "nation's highest marketing budget". Avoid at all costs. Remember the "nation's favourite sausages" contain the minimum legal pork content, and mostly mechanically recovered.

[@juliebuchan9917]

Noooooooooo ugh devils food 🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@seamusobrien2675]

Bias, so biased. One hour in the gym, no breakfast and now it is lunchtime, and "I'm gunna give you my honest opinion". Tosh. You need a double blind trial. This pastie, made by international food conglomerate (local branch Cornwell) V dish sponge with brown sauce. Of course for clique bate you would do this in gym clothes after a session, top off. See the Subs go wild, and you will get an invite the the Sydney Mardi Gras. A once in a lifetime event (for you maybe). Cheers

[@adyback7994]

6:30 An optical illusion Gareth? I bought a couple for my snacks to have whilst on my breaks at work to get me throughout the week.....that (as you show) may well have been 'full'......but it's (and was) so much smaller than the 'Ginster'' I knew...it was like bloody tiny!!!!

[@georgeprout42]

Cornish Pasties are shit. Had some earlier this year, geographically correct but omg they were mind numbingly bland. Ginsters, just no.Take a bland recipe and msss produce it I'll continue to make my own with flavour and cook the beef properly. I celebrated driving into Devon, leaving thst backward shit hole behind.

[@robertabbott7770]

Surely Devon is the real home of the pastie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😁

[@Jobriz84]

Too right, Devon pasty and a cream tea!

[@catherineturner2839]

Take a Ginters Cornish Pasty to Cornwall, hot or cold, it won't make a difference, offer to a local and then..................run for your life whilst ducking to avoid flying offending item from knocking you out

[@rogersimons4601]

ginsters are crap best pastie is ivor dewdney from devon even sells online delivered to your door

[@rogersimons4601]

also the oldest recorded pastie recipy comes from devon its been pastie between devon and cornwall for centeries

[@hazelvicary]

Absolutely not - my Cornish husband would have exploded at the very thought... He would have cringed with embarrassment to be caught buying, or even looking, at one...

[@paulw1113]

They really aren’t Cornish pasty’s! I’ve lived in Cornwall for the past 6 yrs and before moving I always chose Ginsters as you couldn’t really get real pasty’s in Derby! I wouldn’t have a Ginsters now. The real Cornish pasty is so much better with real chunks of beef and lovely pastry. I’d give Ginsters a 5 out of 10 and the real deal 10 out of 10.

[@dingnextstop]

I lived in St Ives for 2 years back in 1984 and I can tell you now that Ginsters Pasties are Crap compared to locally made! I basically lived on them bought from a local baker… I’ve tried Ginsters a couple of times over the years and every time end up spitting out Grissle! The meat content was atrocious….

[@mickybetts7957]

Love a ginsters pasty! Especially slathered with brown sauce!! (Recommend!)

[@Glenn7719]

Had a proper Cornish pasty in Cornwall when i was young also, i was probably around 10, so would've been the 80s. Wont ever forget it, same as ive only had proper Devon cream in Devon. 😀

[@HuSiaCat]

No Cornish Pasties are nice. They are bland, flavourless poor man's food, how they are still a thing is astounding. Can anyone actually say a Cornish Pasty is"delicious". Because they're not!!

[@djgarf1210]

they are so far away from a proper cornish pasty made with beef skirt and lots of black pepper you cant really compare them

[@oldgamer1299]

I tried Ginsters once, it was full of gristle and the flavour hidden under Pepper and salt. Morrisons used to be OK, but they are full of gristle now. Remember PUKKA? Or where's the meat pies as I call them.

[@duckweedy]

The crimp isn't exactly much of a handle. Pasty is very small. Doesn't look much like a pasty to me. No chunks of beef or of veg. Its all mush. Not Cornish but doesn't look much like a Cornish pasty to me.

[@talldarkviking]

Why is it, that after watching a video like this, I wish I had a pasty or a pie in the fridge? It's cruel, I tell ya! 🤭 Great review Gareth - as always 👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha cheers

[@bwghall1]

16/04/24 bought there latest batch.. all Not cooked. veg out of the land a slapped into pastry. going over to Chunk.

[@mrobo9037]

Do CORNISH people eat Ginsters pasties ? Not if you can get a REAL CORNISH PASTY !

[@witchmellor]

I used to love them years ago down in Plymouth and funny enough when I was stationed in London (can't tell you where or I will have to kill you)! haha. I seem to remember they had a very buttery pastry and traditional recipes call for several knobs of butter to be included before HAND CRIMPING, Ginster's ain't they are machine made, you can see that plus the meat is minced beef and not slices of skirt or shin but never mind. I've not had a decent pasty since the old king died, I guess I will have to make my own here and hope the price of butter comes down a bit. Cheers big ears

[@brianmcmunn5864]

Ginster's pasty probably cost in the region of £2 compared to proper pasty shops will cost about £3.50, so difficult to compare on a level playing field

[@carlyonbay45]

NO , and the factory used to be in Plymouth Devon so nothing Cornish about them 😳and you won’t find a greggs in Cornwall either 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PatrickBalfe-n1i]

I love proper Cornish pasties but I find Ginsters a bit too peppery, to the extent I get heartburn. If I am hungry I will eat one (Usually cold) but I would always go for one from the local butchers in preference. I am a Welshman.

[@quietdavedevon]

Every time I've had Ginster's I kept thinking it's filled with baby food mush. Much prefer pasties made in bakers or butchers.

[@marvinlewis5591]

They are very peppery I calm it with good old Tom sauce. Spot on.

[@spaceted3977]

Ginsters used to be the Best Pasties. I don't know how you managed to buy an Original Ginsters Pasty, but I never Buy them at all Now !!!

[@johnmurphy818]

Oh if you get round to it Gaz, try Bisto hotpots you won't be disappointed. Bisto gravy mmmm. I don't work for Heron foods honest, but shop there all the time, great helpful polite staff.👍

[@davidlipski863]

In the 90s i delivered for Kerry Foods we had vans based in Exeter Plymouth and Bodmin. We used to have a lorry arrive in Plymouth and he would bring Cornisn Pastys and Apple Pastys i think they were made by the Cornish Pasty Company and he was a brother from the Ginster Family who set up his own company, they were worth eating.

[@eadweard.]

I can't fathom why anyone would willingly eat a Cornish pasty, the dryest, stodgiest, blandest of foods. They were only useful centuries ago, for converting cheap ingredients into manual labour. The only way to make them edible is to replace the filling with something actually flavoursome, like curry or chill con carne.

[@jamielaw3881]

Don’t do Ginsters, But where Im working at the moment there’s a new bakery open in Rothwell Northamptonshire, Oliver’s it’s called and by far they do the best Cornish style pastie I’ve ever tasted and are made in their own bakery,slightly peppery but by god they are proper good👍👍

[@markdaniels2200]

Who cares, we do….😂👍

[@altheogre]

I knew a bloke with a pig. Very discerning animal his pig, wouldn't touch a Ginsters pasty for love nor money.

[@Ian_Ward_Army]

I'm Cornish, how dare you make a video even daring to pose the question do Cornish people eat Ginsters. I'm insulted wouldn't feed seagulls a Ginsters pasty lol.

[@muddyfunster1]

As someone who loves a proper cornish pasty .... I can assure you that Ginsters pasties are an insult to food ..how people still buy them thinking they are anything like a Cornish pasty is beyond all comprehension... 15% beef ... probably more like 15% roadkill ... there's probably a few horror stories that could be told by people who have seen the goings on inside the factory I bet... I wouldn't want to eat one ... I believe proper pasties are made with either skirt or chuck steak not some hotch potch concoction that resembles a dog's dinner 😂😂😂

[@roberthindle5146]

I think if you have to go down the MegaCorp route, pasties from The West Cornwall Pasty Co. are far better. Otherwise, shop local.

[@kevinsylvester770]

Haven't eaten anything Ginsters for 10 years now , ALWAYS full of Gristle in my experience .

[@jennyparker2628]

I'm cornish, still living in Cornwall, and we know ginsters as 'coffins', they're bleddy awful!

[@holteenderavfc375]

Ginsters used to be really good with a good flaky short pastry and the crust was magic. Then some years ago, the pastry went very greasy and slimy. Every time I ate one, it exited quicker than a ferrari and always gave me chronic gut rot. Haven't been near them for a long time now. Awful things!

[@trevorstephenson5766]

I've tried their products a number of times and will not touch them again-their success is down to an expensive advertising budget-the beef is fatty and low quality-not for me!!