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A '''pasty barm''' (also called a '''pastie barm cake''' or a '''pastie flour cake''') is a delicacy native to [[Bolton]], a town |
A '''pasty barm''' (also called a '''pastie barm cake''' or a '''pastie flour cake''') is a delicacy native to [[Bolton]], a town in [[North West England]]. The pasty barm consists of a buttered [[barm cake]] with a (standard meat and potato) [[pasty]] as the filling. |
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The snack was supposedly invented by Bolton schoolboys in the 1950s as a "cheap dinner".<ref name="boltonnews" /> In 2010 it was voted as Bolton's favourite snack in the local newspaper ''[[Bolton News]]''.<ref name="boltonnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8619644.display/ |title=Delicacy is town's favourite snack |newspaper=Bolton News |accessdate=2012-10-29}}</ref> |
The snack was supposedly invented by Bolton schoolboys in the 1950s as a "cheap dinner".<ref name="boltonnews" /> In 2010 it was voted as Bolton's favourite snack in the local newspaper ''[[Bolton News]]''.<ref name="boltonnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8619644.display/ |title=Delicacy is town's favourite snack |newspaper=Bolton News |accessdate=2012-10-29}}</ref> In 2012 boxer and Bolton native [[Amir Khan (boxer)|Amir Khan]] mentioned plans to introduce his American fiancée to "a pasty barm, fish and chips – maybe even an ice cream if she's lucky".<ref>{{cite news|title=Boxer Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom getting engaged on January 29th, 2012 |
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==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 16 January 2024
A pasty barm (also called a pastie barm cake or a pastie flour cake) is a delicacy native to Bolton, a town in North West England. The pasty barm consists of a buttered barm cake with a (standard meat and potato) pasty as the filling.
The snack was supposedly invented by Bolton schoolboys in the 1950s as a "cheap dinner".[1] In 2010 it was voted as Bolton's favourite snack in the local newspaper Bolton News.[1] In 2012 boxer and Bolton native Amir Khan mentioned plans to introduce his American fiancée to "a pasty barm, fish and chips – maybe even an ice cream if she's lucky".[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delicacy is town's favourite snack". Bolton News. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Boxer Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom getting engaged on January 29th, 2012". News Pakistan. Retrieved 21 February 2020.