In 1973 there was one other West India shop on Cold harbour Lane in Brixton and Charlies Tasties in Tottenham and that was it from the point of view of shop fronts.
Charlie Rex and his wife Ms. T had been baking hardough bread and patties years previous to opening Charlies Tasties and delivering their products around London from a bakery based in an industrial estate in Southgate.
Taking that step in 1973 to open a shop was a monumental decision. The challenges they faced in getting a property and the hostility pointed towards them did not put them off - they stay focused. Now we take West Indian bakeries for granted but they were not common back in the 70's.
Charlie Rex and his wife Ms. T had been baking hardough bread and patties years previous to opening Charlies Tasties and delivering their products around London from a bakery based in an industrial estate in Southgate.
Taking that step in 1973 to open a shop was a monumental decision. The challenges they faced in getting a property and the hostility pointed towards them did not put them off - they stay focused. Now we take West Indian bakeries for granted but they were not common back in the 70's.
The scoring is not bias, as Charlie Rex was in the UK (2015) and made patties. This put the group of us there to witness and taste his patties in no doubt that our memory and reality are the same.
Pastry - flaky, nice colour, melt in mouth - 5
Shape - half circles with smooth edges and no bursting out of filling - 5
Shape - half circles with smooth edges and no bursting out of filling - 5
Filling looked meaty, moist and not coloured - had a natural cooked meat colour.
Flavour - spicy, peppery & tastie without being to hot - 5
Flavour - spicy, peppery & tastie without being to hot - 5
Total score 15
Mr. Tastie passed away in Kune 2021. The nearest commercial pattie I've tasted to match his standard is The Jamaican Pattie Company in Liverpool Street.London U.K.
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