Patty

A patty, in American, Canadian, South African, Australian, Argentinian and New Zealand English, is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat or meat alternatives. The meat is compacted and shaped, cooked, and served. Patties can be eaten with a knife and a fork in dishes like Salisbury steak, but are typically served in a sort of sandwich called a "burger", or a hamburger if the patty is made from ground beef. The patty itself can also be called a burger, whether or not it is served in a sandwich, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where the term "patty" is rarely used.

Similar-shaped meat cakes not made from ground beef may also be called "burger": "turkey burgers" or "fishburgers" may be made from reshaped mechanically separated meat. Sometimes burgers are breaded. Veggie burger patties are made without animal products, usually made of soy.

In Ireland, traditional chippers often serve batter burger (a beef-based patty dipped in batter and deep fried) or spice burger (a savory patty made with a proprietary recipe of meats and spices). These are served in a greaseproof paper bag and eaten with the hands.

Patty (Peanuts)

Patty is a fictional character featured in the long-running syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. A former major character that turned into a cameo-girl (due to her supposedly lacking the distinguishing characteristics of characters like Lucy, Linus, or Sally), she is often confused with Peppermint Patty, a different and later character from the same strip.

Patty is best known as a girl who thinks highly of herself, and because of her self-opinion, she often torments the hapless Charlie Brown. She is accompanied often by her best friend Violet and sometimes by the abrasive Lucy.

The character has appeared in numerous Peanuts television specials, cinematic films, theatrical features, and video games.

History

A early conception of the character was created by Schulz for his comic strip Li'l Folks (which is like an embryonic stage of Peanuts). Schulz then reused the character for Peanuts, and there, he named her Patty.

The first published strip in which Patty was featured was in the very first Peanuts comic strip, on October 2, 1950. Since her first published appearance, Patty's character developed and appeared frequently until the character began to suffer a decrease in usage. She became less and less prominent until her succeeding appearances are reduced to mere cameos. Her last comic strip appearance was in the November 27, 1997, strip.

Patty (singer)

Patty (パティ, Patī, born November 5, 1960) is a former singer, tarento, and English teacher in Japan. She is a hāfu American who started her music career under the name "Patty Fink" in 1979.

Bio

Patricia Ann Fink was born on November 5, 1960 in Iruma, Saitama, to an American father, an airman, and Japanese mother, Hiroko Takahashi. She attended Kubasaki and Kadena High School in Okinawa, and Yokota High School in Tokyo. In 1979 she made her recording debut with her first single " My Life", a soundtrack song of the movie "See How She Runs"(Japanese title:My Life) on the Seven Seas label (King Records) as Patty Fink. As Patty she signed with Eastworld record label (Toshiba EMI), and released her second single, "Taiyo no Utopia" on February 5, 1980. This NTV drama theme music song peaked at #18 on the Oricon chart. In the same year, she sang other channel 4 drama's title songs "Konoyume no Hatemade"(Oricon #27) and "Ashita...Saku "(Oricon #29).　Without English lyrics "Ashita" is best remembered among Japanese people. She released three vinyl albums,"My Life"(1978) "Far Away"(1980) "Second Impression"(1981),and one compact disc, "Idol Miracle Bible Patty Best"(2003), reissue of her EMI albums and a single. As she is fluent in both Japanese and English, she appeared on television and radio shows a lot. She also posed in bikinis for Weekly Playboy magazine three times, and the cover of Heibon Punch magazine. She now lives with two chihuahuas in Tampa, Florida.