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A '''pasty flour cake''' (or '''pastie flour cake''') is a delicacy native to [[Bolton]], in [[Lancashire]]. The pasty flour cake consists of a buttered [ |
A '''pasty flour cake''' (or '''pastie flour cake''') is a delicacy native to [[Bolton]], in [[Lancashire]]. The pasty flour cake consists of a buttered [[Flour Cake|barm]] (sometimes called 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> In 2012, Bolton-born boxer [[Amir Khan (British boxer)|Amir Khan]] mentioned introducing his American fiancée to the pasty flour cake during a visit to England.<ref>{{cite news|title=I didn't understand a word of Amir Khan's 'daft' Bolton accent – says fiancée Faryal Makhdoom|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4078271/Amir-Khans-fiance-Faryal-Makhdoom-struggled-with-the-boxers-accent-at-first.html|accessdate=29 October 2012|newspaper=The Sun}}</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, Bolton-born boxer [[Amir Khan (British boxer)|Amir Khan]] mentioned introducing his American fiancée to the pasty flour cake during a visit to England.<ref>{{cite news|title=I didn't understand a word of Amir Khan's 'daft' Bolton accent – says fiancée Faryal Makhdoom|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4078271/Amir-Khans-fiance-Faryal-Makhdoom-struggled-with-the-boxers-accent-at-first.html|accessdate=29 October 2012|newspaper=The Sun}}</ref> |
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A pasty flour cake (or pastie flour cake) is a delicacy native to Bolton, in Lancashire. The pasty flour cake consists of a buttered barm (sometimes called 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, Bolton-born boxer Amir Khan mentioned introducing his American fiancée to the pasty flour cake during a visit to England.[2]
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References
- ^ a b "Delicacy is town's favourite snack". Bolton News. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "I didn't understand a word of Amir Khan's 'daft' Bolton accent – says fiancée Faryal Makhdoom". The Sun. Retrieved 29 October 2012.