Why do people call pizza "pie"?

[mercanucaribe]

People seem to relish calling pizzas "pies"... yet there is nothing pielike about a pizza except that it's round. Whenever someone does that, I picture a sweet blueberry pie. It completely turns me off of the pizza and I want pie instead. You might as well refer to chicken as "ice cream". I'd have been pissed if I was at KFC ordering chicken and the cashier asked me if wanted crispy or original recipe ice cream.

Also, a pizza doesn't fit the definition of a pie.

A pie is a baked dish with a pastry shell that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. Pies can be either 'one-crust', where the filling is placed in a dish and covered with a pastry top before baking, or 'two-crust', with the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie


People, until you put a crust on top of your pizza, stop calling it a pie! Stop torturing me!


Edit: Also, cheesecake is not a cake. It's some sweet cheeselike substance in a pie crust. If you say "I like cheesecake" what you should really be saying is "I like sweet cheeslike substance with some crumbs".

 

[Mrvile]

Whatever people call it, I like pie.

 

[mugs]

Because it's a pizza pie.

 

[Steve]

If I say "I like mercanucaribe" I really should say "Why the hell am I reading this tripe?"

 

[intogamer]

don't mess with the pie or i'mmma pie you

 

[meltdown75]

Why do idiots call pizza "pie"?

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[chr6]

Originally posted by: mugs
Because it's a pizza pie.

thats what i thought too.. isnt it some song

thats amore!

 

[BigJ]

Pie refers to the style of the slice.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Pie refers to the style of the slice.

I slice my pizza into squares.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: BigJ
Pie refers to the style of the slice.

I slice my pizza into squares.

A neopolitan pizza in the US is typically sliced in a pie fashion. Personally, I don't care what you do with yours. The term pizza typically refers to a neopolitan pizza, and pie refers to the style of the slice.

 

[Rastus]

When the moon hits your eye...

 

[Rubycon]

Because its circumfirance is still 3.14 times its diameter.

Pizza pi. :laugh:

I don't get the square slices though.

 

[Fritzo]

Pie- has crust
Pizza- has crust
CHECK!

Pie- has filling
Pizza- has topping
BZZZZ!

Pie- is baked
Pizza- is baked
CHECK!

Pie- is yummy
Pizza- is yummy
CHECK!

Pie- Can be eaten warm or cold
Pizza- Can be eaten warm or cold
CHECK!

So, Pizza meets 4/5 criteria for Pie, so it's close enough. PIZZA PIE!!!!

 

[Perknose]

Tradtional pizza has a circular shape.

You do the geometry.

 

[Cobalt]

You don't always put a crust on a pie. Do you eat Pumpkin pie with a crust? That is just one exampled. You = owned.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: cobalt
You don't always put a crust on a pie. Do you eat Pumpkin pie with a crust? That is just one exampled. You = owned.

You really ought to rethink your post carefully. Specifically, your definition of crust.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
People seem to relish calling pizzas "pies"... yet there is nothing pielike about a pizza except that it's round. Whenever someone does that, I picture a sweet blueberry pie. It completely turns me off of the pizza and I want pie instead. You might as well refer to chicken as "ice cream". I'd have been pissed if I was at KFC ordering chicken and the cashier asked me if wanted crispy or original recipe ice cream.

Also, a pizza doesn't fit the definition of a pie.

A pie is a baked dish with a pastry shell that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. Pies can be either 'one-crust', where the filling is placed in a dish and covered with a pastry top before baking, or 'two-crust', with the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie


People, until you put a crust on top of your pizza, stop calling it a pie! Stop torturing me!


Edit: Also, cheesecake is not a cake. It's some sweet cheeselike substance in a pie crust. If you say "I like cheesecake" what you should really be saying is "I like sweet cheeslike substance with some crumbs".

that definition from wikipedia, requiring the top to be covered with pastry, would not include pecan, pumpkin, and many other delicious varieties of pie. therefore, your definition is invalid.

 

[iamaelephant]

I agree with you mercanucaribe, I find it infuriating.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: cobalt
You don't always put a crust on a pie. Do you eat Pumpkin pie with a crust? That is just one exampled. You = owned.

If a pizza doesn't have crust, what is holding all that sauce and pepperoni in place?

 

[confused1234]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
People seem to relish calling pizzas "pies"... yet there is nothing pielike about a pizza except that it's round. Whenever someone does that, I picture a sweet blueberry pie. It completely turns me off of the pizza and I want pie instead. You might as well refer to chicken as "ice cream". I'd have been pissed if I was at KFC ordering chicken and the cashier asked me if wanted crispy or original recipe ice cream.

Also, a pizza doesn't fit the definition of a pie.

A pie is a baked dish with a pastry shell that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. Pies can be either 'one-crust', where the filling is placed in a dish and covered with a pastry top before baking, or 'two-crust', with the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie


People, until you put a crust on top of your pizza, stop calling it a pie! Stop torturing me!


Edit: Also, cheesecake is not a cake. It's some sweet cheeselike substance in a pie crust. If you say "I like cheesecake" what you should really be saying is "I like sweet cheeslike substance with some crumbs".

guess pumpkin pie isnt pie....:disgust: COUGH*CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA * COUGH

 

[Cobalt]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: cobalt
You don't always put a crust on a pie. Do you eat Pumpkin pie with a crust? That is just one exampled. You = owned.

You really ought to rethink your post carefully. Specifically, your definition of crust.

Err... I was referring to the crust cover over the filling on some pies. What else should I call that?

 

[DaveSimmons]

I've devoured many a delicous pie that does not include crust across the top. Pumpkin, pecan, key lime, the list of tasty pies mercanucaribe denies the existence of is tragically immense!

Yet another example of why only the gullible should treat the contents of wiki as gospel.

Speaking of which, did you know that there is no entry for the word "gullible" in wiki?

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: cobalt
You don't always put a crust on a pie. Do you eat Pumpkin pie with a crust? That is just one exampled. You = owned.

You really ought to rethink your post carefully. Specifically, your definition of crust.

Err... I was referring to the crust cover over the filling on some pies. What else should I call that?

Nothing else. But you must also call the crust below, crust, by definition!

 

[Excelsior]

The better question is...who gives a fvck?

PIZZA IS GOOD.

 

[alrocky]

Originally posted by: mugs
Because it's a pizza pie.

I got confused when I first heard, "Shut your pie hole!" It sounded rude and I didn't get the reference.