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[[File:Pasty barm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A pasty barm cake ready to be eaten.]] |
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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 in [[ |
A '''pasty barm''' (also called a '''pastie barm cake''' or a '''pastie flour cake''') is a delicacy native to [[Bolton]], a town in [[Lancashire]] 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> It has been mentioned by many celebrities including the boxer [[Amir Khan (British boxer)|Amir Khan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=I didn't understand a word of Amir Khan's 'daft' Bolton accent – says fiancée Faryal Makhdoom|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/321650/i-didnt-understand-a-word-of-amir-khans-daft-bolton-accent-says-fiancee-faryal-makhdoom/|accessdate=8 Feb 2020|newspaper=The Sun}}</ref> There is also a Facebook pasty barm appreciation group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pasty Barms Are Great|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/55824783435/?fref=ts|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=29 October 2012}}</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> It has been mentioned by many celebrities including the boxer [[Amir Khan (British boxer)|Amir Khan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=I didn't understand a word of Amir Khan's 'daft' Bolton accent – says fiancée Faryal Makhdoom|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/321650/i-didnt-understand-a-word-of-amir-khans-daft-bolton-accent-says-fiancee-faryal-makhdoom/|accessdate=8 Feb 2020|newspaper=The Sun}}</ref> There is also a Facebook pasty barm appreciation group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pasty Barms Are Great|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/55824783435/?fref=ts|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=29 October 2012}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Barm cake]] |
* [[Barm cake]] |
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Revision as of 13:35, 8 February 2020
A pasty barm (also called a pastie barm cake or a pastie flour cake) is a delicacy native to Bolton, a town in Lancashire 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] It has been mentioned by many celebrities including the boxer Amir Khan.[2] There is also a Facebook pasty barm appreciation group.[3]
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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 8 Feb 2020.
- ^ "Pasty Barms Are Great". Facebook. Retrieved 29 October 2012.