Pie-Lingual

Ann Friedland, Freelance Contributor

December 18, 2007

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Ann Friedland

Sweet pies and savory meat/vegetable-filled pastry pies appear in every global cuisine. Here are a few to consider for your next theme dinner:

	SAVORY	SWEET
ASIAN	DumplingsGyozaPhilippine pastels	Kaya puffsDorayaki
BRITISH	Pork, kidney, meat piesShepherd’s pieToad in the hole (sausage inYorkshire pudding	Banoffee pieMincemeat
EUROPEAN/EASTERN EUROPEAN	PierogisBlintzesCoulibiac (Russian fish pie)Finnish Karjalan pie (rye crustwith rice or mashed potatofilling)Italian Easter pieQuichePissaladiere (tuna onion tart)Calzone and pizzaZwiebelkuchen (Germanonion pie)	StrudelsLinzer tartTarte tatin (French apple tart)Nut tortesItalian crostatasGalettes
GREEK	Hortopitakia (savory pies):Spanakopita (spinach)Kotopita (chicken)Tiropita (cheese	Galatoboureko (egg custardbaked in phyllo)Kalitsounia kritis (sweetcheese pies)
INDIAN	Samosas	Modak
LATIN	EmpanadasPastels	Sweet empanaditas (fruitturnovers)Pastelitos (fruit pies)Mexican rice tart
MIDDLE EASTERN	BoeregsFatayer (spinach pies)MantiTurkish gozleme (meat andspinach pies)	AtayefKonafah with ricotta andsyrupQuatayef
NORTH AFRICAN	Brik (thin pastry packetsmade with warka dough)B’stilla	Ru’a’bi-l-gibna (pastry withcheese filling)Sambusak turnovers

About the Author

Ann Friedland

Freelance Contributor, Food Management

Anne Friedland is a former freelance contributor to Food Management.