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 |