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What is the difference between a pie and a tart? On both sides of the Atlantic, a pie can contain meat, fish, or fruit, with the filling entirely enclosed by pastry, whereas a tart is more likely to be open on top and with a sweet filling such as jam or custard. In Britain a mince pie is a small individual pie filled with mincemeat (a mixture of dried fruit and spices). It is worth remembering that in earlier writing pies and tarts could be much more varied in kind, e.g. jam tart, strawberry tart, eel tart, veal tart, etc., besides goose pie, pigeon pie, eel pie, pumpkin pie, etc.
| pidgin, picnic, picket | |
| piebald, skewbald, pied-à-terre, pietà |
