1555 - Pasty Charm

Show your love for pasties with a pasty charm!

The pasty's prevalence in the Upper Peninsula is linked to an early 1800s rush to mine copper deposits in the region. The resulting influx of laborers from Cornwall, England, brought over the pasty.

The Cornish miners favored the dish due to its portable nature — a small meat pie that could easily be carried into the mines for 12-hour workdays.