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:''This article is about the baked good. For the mathematical constant, see [[Pi]]. For other uses, see [[Pie (disambiguation)]]''.
[[Image:FoodApplePie.jpg|thumb|right|A slice cut from an [[apple pie]]]]
A '''pie''' is a baked dish which is usually made of a [[pastry]] dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various [[sweetness|sweet]] or [[savoury]] ingredients. Pies can be either "filled", where a dish is covered by pastry and the filling is placed on top of that, "top-crust," where the filling is placed in a dish and covered with a pastry/potato mash top before baking, or "two-crust," with the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings. Socalled “pyes” originally appeared in England as early as the 12th Century, but the word “pie” did not appear in the Oxford English Dictionary until the 14th century. <ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20080123/ai_n21211533</ref>
==Regional variations==
[[Image:Pork and cherry picnic pie.jpg|thumb|right|A small cherry and pork (sweet and savoury) pie.]]
Meat pies with fillings such as steak and cheese, [[steak and kidney pie|steak and kidney]], [[minced beef]] or [[chicken]] and [[mushroom]] are popular in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] as take-away snacks. They are also served with [[French fried potatoes|chips]] as an alternative to [[fish and chips]] at British chip shops. [[Cottage pie|Shepherd's pie]] (which does not involve pastry) is a favourite amongst people throughout Britain.{{fact}}
These meat pies contain beef and gravy in a shortcrust piecase, often with a flakey top. A peculiarity of [[Adelaide]] cuisine is the [[Pie floater]].
[[Pot pies]] with a flaky crust and bottom are also a popular American dish, typically with a filling of meat (particularly beef, chicken or turkey), gravy, and mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots and peas). Frozen pot pies are often sold in individual serving size.
Fruit pies may be served with a scoop of ice cream, a style known in [[North America]] as ''[[wikt:à la mode|à la mode]]''. [[Apple pie]] is a traditional choice, though any pie with sweet fillings may be served ''à la mode''. This combination, and possibly the name as well, is thought to have been popularized in the mid-1890s in the [[United States]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/remember_the_a_la_mode_pie_a_la_mode/ |title="Remember the à la mode!" (pie à la mode)|accessdate=2007-10-29 }}</ref>
==Pie throwing==
Cream filled or topped pies are favourite props for humour, particularly when aimed at the pompous. Throwing a pie in a person's face has been a staple of film comedy since the early days of the medium, and is often associated with [[clowns]] in popular culture. Pranksters have taken to targeting politicians and celebrities with their pies, an act called [[pieing]]. Activists sometimes engage in the pieing of political and social targets as well. One such group is the [[Biotic Baking Brigade]]. "Pieing" can result in injury to the target and assault or more serious charges against the pie throwers. <ref>[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1022042coulter2.html The Smoking Gun: Archive<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Savoury pies==
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* [[Bacon and egg pie]]
* [[Butter pie]]
* [[Chicken and mushroom pie]]
* [[Corned beef pie]]
* [[Cottage pie]] (and Shepherds' pie)
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* [[Meat pie]]
* [[Pasty]]
* [[Pizza|Pizza pie]]
* [[Pork pie]]
* [[Pot pie]]
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* [[Quiche]]
* [[Scotch pie]]
* [[Stargazy pie]]
* [[Steak pie]]
* [[Steak and kidney pie]]
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[[Image:Chickenpie.JPG|thumb|180px|right|A chicken pie with a traditional [[pie bird]]]]
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==Sweet pies==
Some of these pies are pies in name only, such as the Boston cream pie, which is a [[cake]]. Many fruit and berry pies are very similar, varying only the fruit used in filling.
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*[[Apple pie]]
*[[Banoffee pie]]
*[[Blackberry pie]]
*[[Blueberry pie]]
*[[Buko pie]]
*[[Cheesecake]]
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*[[Cherry pie (dessert)|Cherry pie]]
*[[Chess pie]]
*[[Cream pie]]
*[[Custard pie]]
*[[Key lime pie]]
*[[Lemon meringue pie]]
*[[Mince pie]]
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*[[Pecan pie]]
*[[Pumpkin pie]]
*[[Rhubarb pie]]
*[[Shoofly pie]] - a pie filled with [[molasses]]
*[[Strawberry pie]]
*[[Sugar pie]]
*[[Sweet potato pie]]
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[[Image:Cherry pie.jpg|thumb|180px|right|A homemade [[Cherry pie (dessert)|cherry pie]] with a lattice top]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.piecouncil.org/ The American Pie Council]
* [http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PieHistory.htm History of Pie]
* [http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpies.html Food Timeline, History Notes: Pie & Pastry ]
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