Paste
A Mexican hand pie from the state of Hidalgo, made from a folded half-moon of pastry with a savory or sweet filling, descended from the Cornish pasty.
- Traditional and regional desserts
- Mexico
Pastes arrived with Cornish miners who came to work the silver mines around Pachuca and Real del Monte in the 1800s. Local cooks adapted the pasty to Mexican tastes, and the town of Real del Monte is still known for them.
The classic filling is potato and beef, but sweet pastes are common too, filled with pineapple, apple, rice pudding or sweetened beans. Unlike many Cornish pasties, the filling is usually cooked before it goes into the dough, so the pastries bake quickly.
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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.
- Paste (Q7142958), Wikidata