Pie-Lingual

Dec 18, 2007 12:00 PM, 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	Dumplings Gyoza Philippine pastels	Kaya puffs Dorayaki
BRITISH	Pork, kidney, meat pies Shepherd’s pie Toad in the hole (sausage in Yorkshire pudding	Banoffee pie Mincemeat
EUROPEAN/EASTERN EUROPEAN	Pierogis Blintzes Coulibiac (Russian fish pie) Finnish Karjalan pie (rye crust with rice or mashed potato filling) Italian Easter pie Quiche Pissaladiere (tuna onion tart) Calzone and pizza Zwiebelkuchen (German onion pie)	Strudels Linzer tart Tarte tatin (French apple tart) Nut tortes Italian crostatas Galettes
GREEK	Hortopitakia (savory pies): Spanakopita (spinach) Kotopita (chicken) Tiropita (cheese	Galatoboureko (egg custard baked in phyllo) Kalitsounia kritis (sweet cheese pies)
INDIAN	Samosas	Modak
LATIN	Empanadas Pastels	Sweet empanaditas (fruit turnovers) Pastelitos (fruit pies) Mexican rice tart
MIDDLE EASTERN	Boeregs Fatayer (spinach pies) Manti Turkish gozleme (meat and spinach pies)	Atayef Konafah with ricotta and syrup Quatayef
NORTH AFRICAN	Brik (thin pastry packets made with warka dough) B’stilla	Ru’a’bi-l-gibna (pastry with cheese filling) Sambusak turnovers