Ginsters is replacing its Ham, Leek & Cheese Cornish pasty with a Chicken Balti variant, and is pledging to keep the nation's love of spicy food in mind for future launches.

The Chicken Balti Pasty (rsp: £1.99), which hits shelves this week as part of Ginsters' limited edition pasty ­programme, contains fresh British chicken ­marinated in a spicy balti sauce, as well as potatoes, onion and peppers.

"We're keen to embrace stronger flavours, with our own original recipes and ingredients, to create products that will help attract new users to the category," said Ginsters.