Cornish pasty

British

/ ˈpæstɪ /

noun

cookery a pastry case with a filling of meat and vegetables

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A packet of Cornish pasties is passed around the car for breakfast.

From BBC

Mr Pegg referred to the collection as "the pasty" due to the coins being wrapped in a cloth bundle which was barely bigger than a Cornish pasty.

From BBC

Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart joked that apart from the Cornish pasties versus American hamburgers, there wasn't a great deal of difference in how his team would operate for the UK flight.

From BBC

Cloake enjoys hers alongside summer berries and even adds a spoonful to her Cornish pasties, for "a touch of luxury."

From Salon

Could Welsh leeks become the new Cornish pasty?

From BBC

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