Pasties

When I first heard that when in Cornwall I had to try some pasties, I couldn't help but think of the tiny tassled nipple covers of certain scantilly clad erotic dancers.
But no, that is not what they are, or how they are pronounced, as I was ever so politely corrected. Pah/stee is more like it. It is a savory/sweet meal in a dough pouch with a meat, potatoes and onions. The dough would be pinched along the seam so that you can hold it with your fingers. The miners in the area used to eat them because they could hold them with their dirty hands and not worry about eating the thicker part of the crust.
Can I have a lamb and mint pah/stee, please mum?