First Pasty! 4/16

Today was the day where I experienced my first pasty.  I brought Jack for another visit with the lovely owners of Shear Happiness (the kennel that will be his home away from home while Jesse are away this weekend) and met up with Jesse for lunch at The Pasty Oven in Quinnesec.  There are a few different ways to have a pasty here: Traditional (ground pork/beef, potatoes, and onions), Traditional with rutabaga, Chicken and Cheese, Veggie and Cheese, and Spinach and Cheese. They also carry pizza pastys. We figured it only made sense to start out with the traditional.

It had the flaky crust of a pot pie and the yummy filling similar to a French Canadian Tourtière (meat pie). I was surprised that the potatoes were not mashed and minced in with the ground meat like in Tourtière, but in fairly good sized chunks. I started off eating mine with a fork (what a Princess) but quickly remembered (after some strange glances from Jesse) that this was a food meant to be eaten with your hands. So as to not disrespect the coal miners, I grabbed mine with two hands and dug in. 

You can order pastys from The Pasty Oven on their website!!