British Pie Week

[Cudzoziemiec]

I suppose it should really be called lemon meringue tart. But rules are tools and all that.

[ian]

Or Key Lime Pie.

American fruit pies are too sweet – fruit needs to retain a little tartness and the Americans, as ever, sugar it out of existence. Most American fruit pies are just diabetes in pastry.

[pcolbeck]

Yes compare lemon meringue to a tart citron. As well as it not being too sweet the French even get the classification correct.

[Ham]

....the French even get the classification correct.

Hah! They make no distinction, I'd translate both tart and pie as tarte. I don't think the concept of a BRITISH pie exists in french cooking

[pcolbeck]

It does "tourte".

[ElyDave]

[Veloman]

^^^^^^ Brilliant!

[Basil]

I thought that Kim had already posted that.

[Basil]

I thought that Kim had already posted that.

Eta.  Well, alluded to it.

[red marley]

I think it more than a little suspicious that today is not only #BritishPieWeek but also #WorldKidneyDay.

And now it's #worldPiDay (March 14th using the US date convention). There's something weird going on man.

[Mr Larrington]

The first rule of Pie Club...

[Ashaman42]

Is that pies are delicious

[lahoski]

I want to like this but the not-actually-a-pie looks sad.

If I were a ramekin with a pastry topping I wouldn't call myself a pie, but then I wouldn't identify as a pie. TBH, I think I might be all for inclusivity in the pie world - we should be supportive of all pies, regardless of how we might perceive them.

[Ham]

A mate's cartoon

[ian]

If it's in a ramekin then it's stew in a hat. We have to draw the line somewhere. Pie club is an exclusive club which is why we have the second rule of pie club. Anything else would be irrational.

(and that last 'joke' goes out to Jo)