Sunday, 9 July 2017

TASTEE PATTIES - JAMAICA








I visited the Tastee Pattie shop in Lucea Town, Hanover.  My initial impression; 'this place is run down and can't be doing much'. They even have a sign reading 'no return or exchange without a receipt' which did not make me feel confident about eating there. After all it must be a regular occurrence for food to be returned if there has to be a sign!?!
 I am pleased to announce that complacency has not set in. The patties are worth queuing for.

A little bird told me that Tastee's also supply callaloo patties, but on the day I visited they were not listed on the menu.

Tastees is known as the first pattie makers in Jamaica since 1966 and have been consistent in the quality of the product and by all accounts have worked hard to improve as demand has grown.

The company has celebrated their success with projects within the community which has cemented their name with the people of Jamaica.
Other Jamaican bakeries supply patties that are similar - Tastee's is in the lead with - shape; half circle & crinkled edges, sealed flaky pastry filled with meat full of Caribbean flavour and fresh out of the oven.

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Monday, 26 June 2017

JUCIE PATTIES

I mention Juicie patties and you know I am in the land of the original pattie - Jamaica.
Juicie patties lives up to expectations - Pastry, flavour & taste! I hope to try out Mr Tasties patties (the islands other popular pattie makers) before I leave, but I wouldn't have the audacity to compare these to the English version 's and English deviations of the pattie. On saying that Jucie Patties  have changed there fillings - the most noticeable is the ackee. 
Without saying anything my followers will know that I am disappointed that the home land has gone off in a similar direction of changing the filling of there patties but maintaining the same name as the original beef or vegetable patties. See my article "TRADITIONAL CUISINE - JUST SAYING"
So Jucie have made ackee patties to cater for the vegans. I have one question: is the pastry still made with beef suet?

Sunday, 4 June 2017

PEPPERS & SPICE

Peppers & Spice
541 High Road
Tottenham
London N17 6SB

Tel: 0208 801 7182


FYI  They have callaloo patties as well.

Beef Pattie
The pastry is good. Light flaky & melts in your mouth. The pastry is why someone would eat this pattie again.

Pastry - light, flaky, melts in the mouth.- 4.5
Filling - The filling grey in colour. Little brown bits that could have been mince meat.
Flavour - Tasty, if mild in Caribbean flavour - 3.5
Shape - traditional half circle. Sealed - 4

Total  12



Monday, 8 May 2017

CHILLI BEEF PATTIE

The label reads:
"Island Delight
Chilli Beef Jamaican Crust Pattie.
Flaky pastry.
Tender minced beef simmered with nine herbs & spices and baked in a light golden flaky crust for the authentic taste of Jamaica's famous street food."
Note the terminology :
'Light golden, crusty, flaky pastry
Nine herbs and spices. Tender minced beef simmered.'
Wouldn't it be wonderful if "all" pattie makers attempted to achieve these criteria! ?!!
Pastry - light, flaky, melts in the mouth.- 4.5
Filling - looks like mince meat. Moist
Flavour - under tones of curry flavour. Tasty even if a bit mild. - 3.5
Shape - traditional half circle. Sealed - 4
Total 12

Sunday, 7 May 2017

STEW PEAS PATTY

Juici Patties
Stew Peas Patty - 235g
Supplied by Juci Patties and can be purchased from Sainsbury's Groceries.
Item code: 7832738
Description
Mixed beans and vegetables in a spicy sauce, baked in a flaky pastry.
Vegetarian Society approved
No peas! Just a traditional blend of three beans, sweetcorn and coconut milk with authentic Jamaican spices in a golden flaky crust.
Serious Jamaican Food!
Jamaica's favourite patty brand is now being produced in the UK using Juici's famous recipes under the supervision of Juici's master baker.
Jukie Chin was 16 when he started making patties in his mother's kitchen to sell in the family grocery store. 25 years later, with over 60 restaurants Juice is Jamaica's best selling pattie.
Above is purely for your information only. Comment on pastry, shape, filling & flavour has been reserved for another time.

Sunday, 30 April 2017

PANDA BERRY

Panda berry
2 Nether Street
North Finchley
N12 0EL.
Restaurant/Takeaway/Caterers
Info@pandaberry.co.uk
02034415089
07587822041

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I lived in Finchley for a short while and considered this restaurant as my oasis in the middle of a world that I could not comprehend. Every meal is a reminder of home. The staff are friendly and the  atmosphere is bohemian in style, refreshing and down to earth.

As this is a pattie blog that is all that can really be commented on. At the risk of repeating myself, we do not eat patties for the pastry alone. Patties from Panda Berry have a lot of pastry, thick, large amounts of pastry. While the filling could be conceived as being spread with a knife thinly inside.  Sadly the patties do not match the standard of the food served at Panda Berry.

Pastry - good colour and texture, but so thick!?!! The thickness is why it only scored - 3
Shape - traditional half circle, but the pastry was so thick that it puffed up and looked more like a apple-turnover... - 3
Flavour - had flavour but not enough to know it was meant to have Caribbean spices.
Filling - The thinnest layer I have experienced since I started writing The World Of Patties Blog.  - 2

Total score 8


Saturday, 22 April 2017

TRADITIONAL CUISINE - JUST SAYING

This week I sent out a request for you to nominate pattie shops and or suppliers.
I got a response I did not expect. Generally a lot of people have stopped eating patties. Plus they did not hold back on explaining why. The fillings of the patties they have tried have been questionable.
I am an advocate of the original beef or vegetable pattie. All other fillings do not count in my book. These things wrapped in pastry and called patties should be renamed and not come under the same category as the pattie. It is an insult to traditional Caribbean cuisine.
It is understandable that bakers are trying to be inclusive for all tastes and preferences. It's admirable and disappointing at the same time. If you want to create a different taste why not create a different name to?
We are offered saltfish, saltfish & ackee,  lamb, chicken, beef & cheese and cheese. These fillings are not traditional pattie fillings. Original ideas but why call them patties - is it because it's in a pastry case? Sausage roll, sambusa, stake bake, cornish pasties, chebureki and stake and kidney pies are all in pastry cases and have there own names. If you are going to create; be original with the name as well.
It is sad that other cultures trying a 'pattie' think saltfish & ackee is a traditional snack in a pastry case!
The hope is more effort can be put into getting the traditional pattie pastry, filling & flavour right rather than deviating into other fillings. The truth is if you got the original 'pattie' right there would be no need for these other filling. Just saying.

Saturday, 15 April 2017

RUDIE'S

Rudie's
50 Stoke Newington Road
London N16 7XB

www.rudieslondon.com
info@rudieslondon.com
Tel. No. 020 7249 9930


Pastry - Not the traditional short crust pastry but the texture is just right. Colour on this occasion was a bit deep, but it did not take away from the excellent flavour - 4

Shape - As patties should be a half circle - 5

Filling - Looks like meat, great healthy looking colour and moist plus full of Caribbean flavour!

Flavour - Real flavour of Jamaica. Excellent! ! - 5+

The patties taste better than they look - Serious ting!! 
Freshly baked home made patties. Thin pastry, filled with 'real' seasoned meat. Caribbean spiced!! 😀
There are some pattie makers could take a lesson from Rudie's - serious ting!!

This is a review full of explanation marks, I can't help it the whole Rudie's experience is like that - Great!! 

Total score 14

LEADING IN THE PATTIE REVIEWS JAN-MAR 2017

The World of Patties Blog  proudly  announces the top three pattie shops this quarter January-March 2017 are:

BROWN EAGLE – WOOD GREEN
NICE – BIRMINGHAM
SUGAR DUMPLIN – ENFIELD


1.      BROWN EAGLE – Wood green High Street, N22 Nr. bus station - 14
2.      NICE - Frozen food unit at the Bull Ring Indoor Market, Birmingham - 14
3.      SUGAR DUMPLIN - can be found at the back right hand side of Enfield Market in a wooden shack -11.5
4.      THE TASTE BUD - 21 Silver Street,  Enfield Town EN1 3EF. thetastebud@yahoo.co.uk  - 11.5
5.      CAFE ALLEYNES - 2 Ladysmith Road, Enfield, EN1 3AA. Email: bookings@cafealleynes.com  - 11
6.      SAVANNAH CARIBBEAN - 14 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UT - 11
7.      UPTOWN CUISINE - 20A West Green Road, Tottenham  - 9.5
8.      AUNTIES BAKERY - 409 Green Street, Plaistow E15 -  6

Please note these scores are not set in stone. Chiefs and bakers change and the quality of the product may change with them. We are happy to update our review of any patties as time goes on.

WELL DONE TO THIS QUARTERS TOP THREE!

Saturday, 8 April 2017

CRUSTEE PATTY

Crustee
2 North Square, Edmonton Green.  N9 0HW.

Edmonton Green's newest place to get your pattie.

based in Edmonton market near to Wilko's. The shop looks like it has great potential. The genuine smiles from the staff was so welcoming it made me want to stay. They actually have a pattie meal menu! For example you can get a pattie, can drink and slice of cake for £2.99.

The patties look like a meal in themselves, which I found out very quickly - the pastry is so thick and so much of it that to get the fullest experience I ate from the middle section to get some balance between the filling and the amount of pastry. The pastry could have made three patties. The pastry melted in my mouth and it flaked in a way that you just have to lick your lips. Unfortunately we do not enjoy patties for the pastry alone.

Pastry - great colour and texture, but so thick!?!! The thickness is why it only scored - 3

Shape - square-ish - why?  Let's get back to the traditional half circle - 3

Flavour - None

Filling - Looked like meat, plus moist and a good portion, but no spicy flavour. - 3

Total score 9