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| | [[Image:Applepie.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An apple pie, one of the most popular pies in the [[United States]]]] | | [[Image:Applepie.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An apple pie, one of the most popular pies in the [[United States]]]] |
| − | '''Pies''' are a filled, baked [[pastry]] dish, distinguished from [[quiche]]s and [[tart]]s by the presence of a topcrust. Though Americans usually associate pies with dessert, pies can be either sweet or savory. | + | '''Pies''' are a filled, baked [[pastry]] dish, distinguished from quiches and tarts by the presence of a topcrust. Though Americans usually associate pies with dessert, pies can be either sweet or savory. |
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| | == Types of pie == | | == Types of pie == |
| | + | Many things have been historically put into pies, such as "four-and-twenty-[[blackbird]]s", referring to the old rhyme of the same name. [[Meat]], [[fish]], [[fruit]], [[lard]], [[vegetable]]s or even [[cheese]], almost anything that is solid enough not to seep out during the baking process may be used. |
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| − | Many things have been historically put into pies, such as "four-and-twenty-[[blackbird]]s", referring to the old rhyme of the same name. [[Meat]], [[fish]], [[fruit]], [[lard]], [[vegetable]]s or even [[cheese]], almost anything that is solid enough not to seep out during the baking process may be used.
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| | *[[Steak]] and [[kidney]] pie is a traditional meat-based recipe. | | *[[Steak]] and [[kidney]] pie is a traditional meat-based recipe. |
| − | *[[Pork]] pie is traditionally served cold. | + | *[[Pork]] pie is traditionally served cold. |
| | + | *[[Chicken]] pot pie mixes diced chicken with mixed vegetables. |
| | *[[Apple pie]] is a dessert pie. | | *[[Apple pie]] is a dessert pie. |
| | *Stargazy pie, a traditional [[Cornwall|Cornish]] dish is made with [[fish|sardine]]s. | | *Stargazy pie, a traditional [[Cornwall|Cornish]] dish is made with [[fish|sardine]]s. |