I love pies. I am especially a huge lover of cherry pie. I have been eating pies since I was a small child and love the fresh, smelling home-made pies. During special holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is always a great holiday dessert treat after dinner. For whatever occasion it may be, pie is always a lovely dessert treat.
The creation of pies occurred during the ancient Egyptian period. During this period, stone tools were made by this ancient civilization along with the establishment of plants and animals, villages, and art crafts such as pottery and weaving. At this early time, pies were considered flat crusty cakes, by wrapping a sweet substance such as honey as a treat inside grounded oats, wheat, rye, or barley bread. These flat cakes later became sweet pastry or desserts. The Egyptians introduced pies to the Greeks, who then formed their own pie pastry technique into their culture. The Greeks were known to add meat to their pies by cooking the meat, and carefully sealing the juices inside, which provided as a staple food diet for men on long work journeys. This knowledge was then transferred to the Romans.
Pies are very common in the European culture and even to this day. It remains an important, significant part of their food diet because of many traveling and working class people. During the medieval times, pies were especially cooked for special occasions such as an army returning home from battle, a wedding, or just for crowds of people gathering together for a fun, enjoyable time. I have seen some occasions when pies were being eaten by villagers in many old, medieval films.
Though meat pies were very popular in the past, it is still an old traditional technique used today in many homes and gourmet restaurants from all across the world. Meat pies are especially well-loved and popular in many parts of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Their secret to delicious, fabulous pies is by adding steak, cheese, slices of beef, chicken, or mushrooms. These pie dishes are usually served with fresh baked chips or fresh fries as well. In the American culture, pot pies are very popular. A filling of meat such as chicken, beef, or turkey are added with gravy sauce and mixed vegetables. Pot pies are actually one of my favorite meals. Fruit pies are also very popular in the United States either eaten alone or with a scoop of ice cream. Cherry pie has always been a favorite fruit pie dessert of mine since I was a small child. It has a very sweet, tart taste to the pie. What is your favorite pie?