My experience with pasties is that they were totally devoid of any
spice. When you consider that they originated as lunch food for Welsh
miners the lack of spice makes perfect sense... if not perfect taste.
:-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/20/2012 11:42 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Pasties would have caused me to leave the UP if it weren't for the fried
>> walleye that convinced me to stay a bit. :-)
>
> Oh, come on. You weren't up there long enough.
>
> My first experience with pasties did leave me, uh, a little
> disappointed. I was expecting something different than a cassarole in
> an edible envelope. Perfect for mailing off to those starving children
> in some far off land. I've had a couple since then and I'm not sure my
> feelings really have improved too much.
>
> The whole reason for going to Mackinaw City is Bell's Fishery. Without
> a doubt, the best smoked fish in the country. Going north, I'd always
> buy bunch of fish and chow on that for the remainder of the trip.
> Total avoidance of pasties was accomplished.
>
> Pasties... Maybe that's why they drink so much in the UP?
>
> AG
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