Permanent claim record · Michigan

The Cornish pasty came to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with copper miners in the early 1840s — a hand-held pastry of beef, potato, rutabaga, and onion designed to be eaten underground, with a thick crimped edge as a discardable handle for dirty hands.

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Michigan (place)
As of
Status	Verified
Source	Michigan Famous Foods, Iconic Spots & Uniquely Michigan Experiences — Perplexity Deep Research (March 2026) (trust 6.5/10)
Reference	—
Document hash	pending evidence-pack link
Provenance chain
Claim ID	73b15e0f-9f12-4904-a431-83b570ab5e8a