pastie

Pastie is a term with multiple meanings, most commonly associated with a traditional food and, in internet culture, with a text- or code-sharing service. In culinary contexts, pastie often refers to the Cornish pasty, a savory pastry from Cornwall in southwest England. A typical pastie is a shortcrust pastry crust folded and crimped to seal a filling inside, usually shaped in a rounded or D-form. Traditional fillings include beef, potato, swede (rutabaga), and onion, though many regional and modern variations use lamb, chicken, or vegetables. The pastry is designed to be sturdy and portable, a heritage meal once popular with miners who carried them on long shifts. The Cornish pasty has been recognized in the European Union with a protected status to preserve traditional methods and ingredients.

In digital culture, Pastie has referred to a pastebin-style service used to share text and code. Such services allow users to post plain text or source code with optional syntax highlighting, providing a quick way to distribute snippets without the overhead of an email or document. Early web projects and communities used variants of the Pastie branding as lightweight tools for collaboration and troubleshooting.

Etymology and usage notes: the spelling pastie is a less common variant of pasty; both forms have appeared in English writing, though pasty is the dominant term today. The two senses—culinary and digital—are distinct and rely on context to avoid confusion.