also whats a rice patty? is it like a rice cake? a little patty of rice? or did you mean paDDy? pat·ty /ˈpæti/ [pat-ee] –noun, plural -ties. 1. any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked: oyster patties. 2. a thin, round piece of ground or minced food, as of meat or the like: a hamburger patty. 3. a thin, round piece, as of candy: peppermint patties. 4. a little pie; pasty. pad·dy /ˈpædi/ [pad-ee] –noun, plural -dies. 1. a rice field. 2. rice, esp. in the husk, either uncut or gathered. if you're gonna be pissy about grammar and sentence structure, in the future please make sure you use the correct words.