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Default Warnings about ordering certain foods in certain cities

NeedforSwede2 wrote:
> In article >, andrew@rockface-
> records.co.uk says...
>> Dav wrote:
>>> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:47:53 +0100, "Andrew @ Rockface"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you'd ever had a locally made pasty you'd know what's wrong with
>>>> them. I guess it's a little like comparing a shrink-wrapped frozen pizza
>>>> with a freshly made pizza in Italy. They really are horrible next to the
>>>> pasties we eat down here.
>>> Fair enough - I can dig that. Ginster's pasties are much nicer than
>>> the 'fresh' ones that they serve up in my local Co-op though...

>> We're spoilt for choice really. Most towns and villages have several
>> pasty makers (4 in my town). Like I said, I'll buy you (or any of the
>> other alt.punkers) a pasty and some real beer if you come down.
>>
>>

> The missus is from Leigh, not far from Wigan.
> And they make pasties up here. Proper meat and potato ones.
> When we lived in Luton she always complained that Pasties had peas and
> carrots in, not like proper meat and potato ones from the north.


I wouldn't mind trying one sometime.

> I'm afraid when it comes to pasties I'm a cheese and onion person
> myself.


My favourite is a good steak and stilton pasty.

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