Is pizza a pie?

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asked Nov 29, 2023 in Other-Food Drink by Oldfaces (1,860 points)
Is pizza a pie?

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answered 4 days ago by walkingmore (16,870 points)
A pizza is not really a pie although it's sometimes referred to as a Pizza Pie.

Pizzas are not really a pie in the same way as a fruit pie or meat pie is although they are sometimes called a pizza pie.

The term pizza pie is more of a descriptive phrase that refers to the round shape of the Pizza and the crust and not a classification as being a pie.

Even in Italian a Pizza is mainly seen as simply being a Pizza and not a pie.

When it comes to what qualifies as a pie, the pies are defined by their crusts.

For example a filled pie (also single-crust or bottom-crust), has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry but left open.

A top-crust pie also has the filling in the bottom of the dish and is covered with a pastry or other covering before baking.

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