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Herald Travel editor Jim Eagles travels to the Cornish fishing port of Padstow to discover the tasty secrets of an EU-recognised delicacy.

Louisa Eade takes two Cornish pasties out of the oven at the Chough Bakery at Padstow. Eade's pasty recipe includes her gran's ‘secret ingredient’ – a knob of Cornish clotted cream. Photo / Jim Eagles

Image 1 of 3: Louisa Eade takes two Cornish pasties out of the oven at the Chough Bakery at Padstow. Eade's pasty recipe includes her gran's ‘secret ingredient’ – a knob of Cornish clotted cream. Photo / Jim Eagles

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