A savoury pattie is a battered and deep fried mashed potato, seasoned with sage.

It is commonly sold in the British port towns of Hartlepool, Kingston upon Hull, Wirral, Liverpool, North Tyneside, Kirkwall and Thurso.

In West Yorkshire, these battered delicacies are called fishcakes or in Keighley, these are known locally as a fish scone.

[4][5] A study into the lives of the Pattie Slappers was created into a memory project with Heritage Lottery Funding in 2012.

[6] A version of the pattie appeared as one of the dishes served up in a heat of Masterchef in 2015, and Ricky Gervais tried one on the BBC programme The One Show.