As a proud Bristolian I have always been aware of the Welsh origins of this humble pie. In fact I was working a lot in South Wales during the 90's and one of my Welsh counterparts said " I am going to you take for an experience that you will never forget But " he was amazed when I told him that I had been brought up on them as a kid and to the present day, I think he thought they were only available in South Wales.
Baking, gravy and ballet - behind the scenes at Clark's Pies, a Bristol institution The story behind the most famous pie in Bristol https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/baking-gravy-ballet-behind-scenes-3260942 Clarks are the best pies ever, in my younger life I worked for another famous Welsh pie company, Thomas's Merthyr, they had a depot in Longell Green and I used to deliver & sell from Newport in Gwent, through Chepstow and Bulwark, to Lydney and the Forest of Dean, returning daily back to Bristol, 6d pies and pasties, brilliant company and an enjoyable job, except the Gwent police and speeding, they were sharp.
"2 teas and 2 pies please" …. used to have an old, small handbag to put the pies in whilst dodging the crowd heading for the open end vendor … where to? Ashton gate of course … some were a bit drippy ! Didn't there used to a Clark's pie shop in Bedminster? or definitely a shop specializing in them...
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I just watched the highlights and we should have been out of sight by half time. Wells is so out of form at the moment.... Their goal was another lucky deflection, we have been undone a few times in recent weeks with goals like that against us.
NO, try carrying 2 pies in a paper bag and 2 hot cups of scalding tea through a crowd hellbent on getting to where you are just leaving from, at halftime .. in them days 60's there wernt many bags that were not paper …
I went there a couple of weeks ago to get myself a Pasty and my Missus a Clarkes Pie. They make the best pasty in the world.
Only saw the highlights - such as they were. Looked like we were very wasteful in front of goal yet again and we let Wycombe back into the game. We are however unbeaten in any home Boxing Day fixture since 1962 when we lost 1-2 to Brighton. Every cloud and all that.....
Yep checked on street wise, is the pasty like a true Cornish [ lumpy] or like the crap that Company from Cornwall, GINSTERS, serves up available in most supermarkets, like a regurgitated real pasty! in the back of my mind you had to step up a bit to get served [ not level with street? ]
I would personally say nothing like a traditional Cornish pastie, but still really nice IMHO. My missus got the pie maker out today and I have 6 mini beef and potato pies and a curry pastie to pig out on over the next few days.
