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World Cornish pasty championships
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Cornish pasties that have been baked as part of the World Cornish Pasty Championships at The Eden Project are judged on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. Cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall to celebrate the popular local delicacy, that was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s, at the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe, some variations being judged today include pasties made with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
Head chef Tony Henshaw takes freshly baked pasties out of the oven at the World Cornish Pasty Championships at The Eden Project on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. Cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall to celebrate the popular local delicacy, that was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s, at the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe, some variations being judged today include pasties made with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
Cornish pasties that have been baked as part of the World Cornish Pasty Championships at The Eden Project are judged on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. Cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall to celebrate the popular local delicacy, that was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s, at the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe, some variations being judged today include pasties made with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
Winners of the World Cornish Pasty Championships, Suzanne Manson, who won the amateur category and Graham Cornish, from Ginsters who won the professional category, pose for a photograph at The Eden Project on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. To celebrate the popular local delicacy – which was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s- cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall for the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe some variations being judged today include pasties cooked with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
Beth Mitchell, 27 and Rory Campbell, 22, both from St Austell and sporting Cornish flags painted on their faces, try a Cornish pasty that has been baked as part of the World Cornish Pasty Championships at The Eden Project on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. Cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall to celebrate the popular local delicacy, that was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s, at the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe, some variations being judged today include pasties made with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
People gather to see the winners of the World Cornish Pasty Championships announced at The Eden Project on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. To celebrate the popular local delicacy – which was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s- cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall for the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe some variations being judged today include pasties cooked with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
Cornish pasties that have been baked as part of the World Cornish Pasty Championships at The Eden Project are judged on March 3, 2012 in St Austell, England. Cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall to celebrate the popular local delicacy, that was given protected status under EU law in 2011 and is said to date back as far the 1300s, at the first World Pasty Championships. Although judges will be looking for the best pasty made to the traditional recipe, some variations being judged today include pasties made with squirrel meat. (Getty Images)
