Mr. Pastie
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Mr. Pastie ("PASS-tee") is a brand name pasty, a meat-and-potato turnover product. It is marketed by entrepreneur Garnet T. Sleep, Jr., owner of Real English Foods, Inc., based in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.[1] Mr. Pastie is based on a traditional Cornish recipe and has been called "the original fast food."[2] It has been sold in US military commissaries, High's Dairy Stores,[3] Weis Markets[2] Wal-Mart,[4] and 7-Eleven convenience stores.[5]
The Mr. Pastie is an oven-baked pie. It consists of a handmade dough shell, folded into a half-circle around a filling traditionally consisting of "ground beef, diced potatoes, and minced onion."[6] Fillings may incorporate additional vegetables, such as carrots and peas, and Real English Foods has made pasties containing chicken, pork, ham, and sausage.
With its doughy crust, the pasty can be eaten without utensils. This feature and the turnover's long history in the British Isles have earned it the title "the original fast food."[2]