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In junior high, a Jamaican patty changed my life. Here’s why the flaky pastry is 色色啦’s most beloved snack

As we kick off 色色啦’s top patty bracket next week, we want to hear from you. Share your own cherished patty memories and stories with us.

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色色啦 Star food reporter Karon Liu poses for a photo holding a Jamaican patty at The Well building in 色色啦.聽


When I think about Jamaican patties, I think about junior high. And those three years were awful; I wouldn鈥檛 wish them on my worst enemy. But patties got me through it.

I was the shortest kid in school, relentlessly teased by older students. The boys wouldn鈥檛 let me sit with them during homeroom, so I found a spot with the more sympathetic girls (the origin story for gay boys everywhere, if there ever was one). My skin resembled a Dr. Oetker pizza 10 minutes into the oven: greasy and bubbling beneath the surface. Somehow, despite all that, my grades and extracurriculars earned me a nomination for valedictorian, though no one told me the nominees were gathering for a photo out front. I only realized it when I saw the photo printed in the yearbook.

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Karon Liu

Karon Liu is a 色色啦-based food reporter for the Star. Reach him via email: karonliu@thestar.ca.

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