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+====== English South West cuisine ======
+==== Cornish Pasty (Cornwall) ====
+The legendary hand-held pastry filled with beef, potato, swede, and onion — once fuel for tin miners. [([[https://notesfromtheuk.com/2023/02/24/a-quick-history-of-the-cornish-pasty/|Notes from the UK]])]
+==== Stargazy Pie (Cornwall) ====
+A whimsical pie where fish heads (usually pilchards) poke through the crust, gazing at the stars. [([[https://www.facebook.com/groups/181295949100423/posts/466687670561248/|Facebook]])]
+==== Devon Cream Tea ====
+Fresh scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, traditionally served cream first in Devon. [([[https://stanmerhouse.uk/what-is-cream-tea/|Stanmer House]])]
+==== Cornish Cream Tea ====
+Similar to Devon, but jam goes before the clotted cream — a hotly debated regional tradition! [([[https://b-bakery.com/london/blog/cornish-cream-tea-jam-or-cream-first-1|B-Bakery]])]
+==== Bath Chaps (Somerset/Avon) ====
+A dish of cured pig’s cheek, sometimes breaded and fried, once a delicacy in Bath. [([[https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/bath-chaps-2/|Fondazione Slow Food]])]
+==== Dorset Knob Biscuits ====
+Hard, dry biscuits often eaten with Blue Vinny cheese, dunked in tea, or entered in “knob-throwing” contests. [([[https://www.tasteatlas.com/dorset-knob|Taste Atlas]])]
+==== Cornish Yarg ====
+A semi-hard cheese wrapped in nettles, giving it a unique earthy flavor. [([[https://www.cheese.com/cornish-yarg/|CHeese]])]
+==== Cider-Brined Pork (Somerset) ====
+Pork slow-cooked with local cider and apples, highlighting the region’s apple orchards. [([[https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/normandy-pork-apples-cider|BBC Good Food]])]
+==== Bath Bun (Bath) ====
+Sweet, yeasted buns studded with sugar crystals and caraway seeds, dating back to the 18th century. [([[https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/bathbuns|Tasting History]])]
+==== Cheddar Cheese (Somerset) ====
+World-famous cheese matured in Cheddar Gorge caves, with rich tangy flavors. [([[https://www.originalcheddargorgecheese.co.uk/|Original Cheddar Gorge Cheese]])]
+==== Faggots and Peas (Bristol & Gloucestershire) ====
+Traditional pork offal meatballs, served with marrowfat peas and gravy. [([[https://www.thespruceeats.com/classic-british-faggots-recipe-435283|The Spruce Eats]])]
+==== Cornish Fish Stew (Cornwall coast) ====
+A rustic fisherman's stew with pilchards, hake, mussels, and potatoes. [([[https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cornish_fish_stew_02678|BBC]])]
+==== Junket (Devon) ====
+A delicate dessert of milk curdled with rennet, flavored with nutmeg and sometimes brandy. [([[https://neilcooksgrigson.blogspot.com/2009/03/131-devonshire-junket.html|Neil Cooks Grigson]])]
+==== Blue Vinny Cheese (Dorset) ====
+A rare, crumbly blue cheese with a strong, peppery taste, revived from near extinction. [([[https://www.dorsetblue.com/|Dorset Blue Vinny]])]
+==== Hevva Cake (Cornwall) ====
+A flat, currant-studded cake made by fishermen’s wives (“hevva” being the call when pilchards were spotted). [([[https://www.facebook.com/groups/465148063129374/posts/778187955158715/|Facebook]])]
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