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Great British Bake Off slammed by Cornish viewers after contestants massacre their traditional pasty

THE Great British Bake Off was given a pasting by Cornish viewers after contestants massacred their traditional pasty.

Instead of conventional ingredients, the bakes were filled with smoked haddock or aloo gobi.

Here's what a real Cornish pasty looks like...
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Here's what a real Cornish pasty looks like...Credit: Alamy
Bake Off contestant Linda Rayfield tried to pass off samosas as a Cornish pasty
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Bake Off contestant Linda Rayfield tried to pass off samosas as a Cornish pasty

As well as ditching beef, potato, onion and swede, some contestants abandoned the shortcrust pastry.

Linda Rayfield — who was eliminated in the episode — even tried to pass off samosas.

Fans of Facebook group Rate My Pasty, which has 11,000 followers, found it all hard to swallow.

Neil Clemow fumed: “Can we complain to Ofcom bout this? Blasphemy!!!”

Chris Belsher joked: “I hope the marquee catches fire.”

Benjamin Dawkins asked: “Anyone got a TV going cheap? Mine’s got a sledge hammer hanging out of it. Going for a lie down.”

Paul Hollywood didn't look too pleased with Linda's creation
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Paul Hollywood didn't look too pleased with Linda's creationCredit: ©Mark Bourdillon/ Love Productions
Linda was eliminated in the episode
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Linda was eliminated in the episode Credit: ©Mark Bourdillon/ Love Productions

Leanne Soady added: “The Diversity dance didn’t offend me, the GBBO pasty massacre of 2020 did.”

Others branded judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith “utter wrong ’uns”.

The Cornish pasty, historically a favourite of tin miners, was granted European protected status in 2011.

Robert Jenrick says a Cornish pasty could count as a 'substantial meal'

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