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Greggs has previously said peoples' dietary changes led it to move away from its usual fare of hearty and high-fat pasties, cakes and pastries.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

These are pasties, crescent-shaped hand pies that originated as a lunch food for miners in Cornwall, England, and have become a mainstay in Grass Valley, 60 miles northeast of Sacramento.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

She’s interested in adding regular savories such as pasties and sausage rolls, and maybe bringing new treats such as trifles or Eton Messes to her roster.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

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

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022

A giant boar’s head came first in order, then pasties and whole suckling pigs, pigeons and geese roasted with feathers on.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli