Exploring Montana Cuisine

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Patsy (Irish Butte)

A food that is a Montana favorite is called a patsy pronounce "pass tee" The Taste line like pot pie with no gravy in at the gravy is on the side. It was really good.. In the USA the term “pasty” (rhymes with “hasty”) is more associated with a nipple cover than food. In Michigan and Montana, however, everyone is familiar with pasty (PASS-tee), knows how it is pronounced, how it tastes, and is well aware of its significance.

Pasty’s heritage is linked to the early 1800s rush to mine gold, tin, and copper deposits in Montana. Early Irish Catholic Priests created pasties to transport food and sustenance as they walked about the countryside preaching and aiding people. Cornish miners preferred them because they were portable and filled with much-needed sustenance. So naturally with the incursion of Irish and Cornish immigrants during the gold rush, the pasty was introduced to our state.