Sweet & Savory Pies
Sweet & Savory Pies is a structured food & drink dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Pie, Origin, Filling Type. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Pie, Origin, Filling Type, Typically Served, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Pie, Origin, and Filling Type across food & drink entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Pie↕ | Origin↕ | Filling Type↕ | Typically Served↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apple Pie | England / Dutch (14th century) | Fruit (apples, cinnamon, sugar) | Warm with ice cream or cheddar | As American as apple pie (despite European origins), double crust classic, Thanksgiving staple, lattice top is art |
Pumpkin Pie | North America (colonial era) | Custard (pumpkin puree, spices) | Chilled with whipped cream | Thanksgiving's official dessert, pumpkin spice everything, single crust with crimped edges, divides families every November |
Key Lime Pie | Florida Keys, USA (1890s) | Custard (key lime juice, condensed milk) | Chilled with whipped cream or meringue | Official state pie of Florida, tangy and sweet, no-bake filling sets with acid, must use key limes not Persian |
Shepherd's Pie | United Kingdom (1790s) | Savory (lamb mince, vegetables) | Hot from the oven | Mashed potato topping not pastry, must be lamb (beef = cottage pie), British pub classic, ultimate comfort food |
Pecan Pie | American South (1800s) | Nut (pecans, corn syrup, eggs) | Room temp or warm with ice cream | Southern Thanksgiving tradition, sweet and gooey, Karo syrup made it famous, bourbon pecan is the upgrade |
Cherry Pie | England / Colonial America | Fruit (sour cherries, sugar) | Warm with vanilla ice cream | George Washington cherry tree myth, Twin Peaks reference, lattice top shows ruby filling, classic American diner pie |
Banoffee Pie | England (1971) | Banana, toffee, cream | Chilled | Invented at The Hungry Monk restaurant in East Sussex, banana + toffee = banoffee, biscuit base, no baking required |
Meat Pie | Ancient Egypt / Global | Savory (minced meat, gravy) | Hot, handheld or plated | Australian national obsession, Four'N Twenty brand, served at every footy match, the portable hot lunch |
Lemon Meringue Pie | Switzerland / USA (19th century) | Citrus custard with meringue topping | Chilled or room temperature | Towering toasted meringue peaks, tangy lemon curd filling, the weeping problem (soggy meringue), visually stunning |
Chicken Pot Pie | Ancient Greece / England | Savory (chicken, vegetables, cream sauce) | Hot with flaky top crust | Ultimate comfort food, creamy filling under golden pastry, Marie Callender's made it mainstream, winter dinner staple |
Blueberry Pie | North America (colonial era) | Fruit (blueberries, sugar, lemon) | Warm or room temp with cream | Summer berry pie champion, stains everything purple, double crust or crumble top, Maine's state dessert unofficially |
Steak and Kidney Pie | England (19th century) | Savory (beef steak, kidney, gravy) | Hot with mashed potatoes | Classic British pub dish, puff pastry dome, rich dark gravy, love it or hate the kidneys, proper English grub |
Mississippi Mud Pie | Mississippi, USA (1970s) | Chocolate (layers of mousse, pudding, cream) | Chilled with whipped cream | Named for its resemblance to Mississippi River mudbanks, multiple chocolate layers, Oreo cookie crust, death by chocolate |
Pork Pie | England (Melton Mowbray, 1700s) | Savory (seasoned pork, jelly) | Cold, sliced | Hot water crust pastry, served cold with pickles, Melton Mowbray has protected status, classic picnic food |
Sweet Potato Pie | American South (enslaved communities) | Custard (sweet potato, spices) | Warm or room temp with whipped cream | Soul food staple, pumpkin pie's Southern rival, richer and denser, Patti LaBelle's recipe went viral in 2015 |
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