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> Pie (whole): No (good luck) NZ/Aussie Pies: Yes These are pies you normally eat by hand. Unlike UK and rest of world pies, they have a strong base and sides

> Pie (whole): No (good luck) NZ/Aussie Pies: Yes These are pies you normally eat by hand. Unlike UK and rest of world pies, they have a strong base and sides so you can hold them easily while eating. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMYS1K6Z_eI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMYS1K6Z_eI

bruce511 5y ago
Pie has somewhat different meanings in different countries. In the US pie refers almost exclusively to a desert, some sweet concoction with pastry uon one side (bottom or top) usually served as a slice of a larger pie. In the commonwealth (UK et al) pies are more likely to be savory with pastry on all sides. Sometimes baked large, and served as a slice, (pastry on top) but that's not as common. A "real" pie would be consumed by hand - think cornish pasties, pork pies and so on. Some supermarket / gas station pies would have very thin pastry and need a container for structure, but that's more a quality /cheapness issue than a naming problem. Of course pie, like sandwich or salad is not a definitive term. Food terms almost never are. Taxation attempts to rigoursly categories but ultimately fails, having to arbitrarily group more precise terms together. Just about every generic food description has this vagueness leading to this same "argument" over and over. What is "bread"?
- KineticLensman 5y ago
  > In the commonwealth (UK et al) pies are more likely to be savory with pastry on all sides Well, an apple pie may not have pastry on the top (to some that is an apple tart) A pork pie is always entirely enclosed with pastry. Many pubs and restaurants sell meals called pies that are really just a stew with a pastry lid.
- unwind 5y ago
  In the US pie refers almost exclusively to a desert [...] But you see people in the US refer to pizza as a pie all the time, which considering the overall frequency (pizza seems more popular than other/actual pie, at least online) would argue against that. As a Scandi, a sandwich is a double sandwich (since a sandwich is open-face by default). Complicated.

bruce511 5y ago

Pie has somewhat different meanings in different countries. In the US pie refers almost exclusively to a desert, some sweet concoction with pastry uon one side (bottom or top) usually served as a slice of a larger pie. In the commonwealth (UK et al) pies are more likely to be savory with pastry on all sides. Sometimes baked large, and served as a slice, (pastry on top) but that's not as common. A "real" pie would be consumed by hand - think cornish pasties, pork pies and so on. Some supermarket / gas station pies would have very thin pastry and need a container for structure, but that's more a quality /cheapness issue than a naming problem. Of course pie, like sandwich or salad is not a definitive term. Food terms almost never are. Taxation attempts to rigoursly categories but ultimately fails, having to arbitrarily group more precise terms together. Just about every generic food description has this vagueness leading to this same "argument" over and over. What is "bread"?

KineticLensman 5y ago
> In the commonwealth (UK et al) pies are more likely to be savory with pastry on all sides Well, an apple pie may not have pastry on the top (to some that is an apple tart) A pork pie is always entirely enclosed with pastry. Many pubs and restaurants sell meals called pies that are really just a stew with a pastry lid.
unwind 5y ago
In the US pie refers almost exclusively to a desert [...] But you see people in the US refer to pizza as a pie all the time, which considering the overall frequency (pizza seems more popular than other/actual pie, at least online) would argue against that. As a Scandi, a sandwich is a double sandwich (since a sandwich is open-face by default). Complicated.