Devon and Cornwall might be friendly neighbours right now, but some serious rivalry is being stoked up at the moment.

And it's all the fault of the humble Cornish pasty – or should that be 'Devonish pasty'?

Yep, that's right, war is being waged over the humble pasty's origins after BBC Radio Devon shared a revelation on Twitter.

"The 'Cornish' Pasty was first made in Devon, confirmed by Historic England. @BBCCornwall," they tweeted.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. BREAKING: The 'Cornish' Pasty was first made in Devon, confirmed by Historic England.@BBCCornwall pic.twitter.com/pOycOqHhUJ — BBC Radio Devon (@BBCDevon) June 16, 2017

But is BBC Radio Cornwall going to take that lying down? Well, not exactly. Them's fighting words, after all.

"You what?" they replied. "Did you just put speech marks around the Cornish bit of a Cornish Pasty? Did you? It. Is. On. #culturalappropriation."

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. You what? Did you just put speech marks around the Cornish bit of a Cornish Pasty? Did you?



It. Is. On. #culturalappropriation https://t.co/e2JBg9A5n2 — BBC Radio Cornwall (@BBCCornwall) June 16, 2017

This all turned into a light-hearted (hopefully) Twitter argument, with insults being traded on both sides.

A Devon dweller remarked: "Hardly surprising. The 'Cornish' can't even make a cream tea properly..."

But BBC Radio Cornwall came back strong, tweeting: "Don't you have some dumplings to be making? Whatever they are."

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Don't you have some dumplings to be making? Whatever they are 🤔@BBCDevon — BBC Radio Cornwall (@BBCCornwall) June 16, 2017

Another tweeter commented: "Uh oh, the War of the Pasties has just broken out!"

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @BBCDevon Uh oh, the War of the Pasties has just broken out! 😂 — Wendy (@wendy_uk) June 16, 2017

And that was just the start of the Devon vs Cornwall food wars:

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Devonshire cream tea and we made the pasty 😂😂😂... it's made my day as an emmet .... #dryyoureyescornwall #lovethecornish pic.twitter.com/nN5H9JDcGo — Johanna Floyd (@JoFloyd07) June 16, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The pasty is Cornish.....end of...... — Stephen Ford (@merlinsBay) June 16, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. First of all you Cornish boys got the cream/jam first issue wrong now you've lost the pasty.Christ good job you've still got Jethro. — Ken Broom (@Broomy_53) June 16, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. As a Cornishman, I delight in the fact that everything good that came from Cornwall is envied by Devon #KernowBysVyken — Alan of Cornwall (@Kernow_AL) June 16, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Oh God, this could start a war to rival

Great Scone war of the last millennium #JamOrCreamFirst — Robin Conibere (@PharmRJ) June 16, 2017

Historic England has since apologised for stirring up the life-changing argument, releasing a statement to try and settle the matter once and for al.

"This was always going to bring out the country's competitive spirits - and nothing defines local character like food," they said (via the Plymouth Herald). "We didn't mean to cause a stir."

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Luckily, it looks like the pasty feud has since been settled and everyone in the South West are friends again – at least, that's what BBC Cornwall are saying.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. We're friends again now @BBCDevon 💏 https://t.co/QXkuxfSuj7 — BBC Radio Cornwall (@BBCCornwall) June 16, 2017

Reconciliatory pastries all round?

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