Mince pie
Mince Pie
Mince pie (/mɪns paɪ/) is a traditional British festive dish, typically consumed during the Christmas season.
Etymology
The term "mince pie" is derived from the Middle English word "mincen", meaning to chop finely. The pie is so named because of its primary ingredient, mincemeat, which is a mixture of finely chopped fruits, spices, and often, but not always, meat.
Description
A mince pie is a sweet pie of British origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called "mincemeat", that is traditionally served during the Christmas season in the English-speaking world. Its ingredients are traceable to the 13th century, when returning European crusaders brought with them Middle Eastern recipes containing meats, fruits and spices.
Ingredients
The ingredients of a mince pie are a mixture of mincemeat, which includes raisins, currants, apple, sugar, spices, and often brandy. The mixture is placed in a pastry case, and topped with a pastry lid or a star or other shape cut out of pastry. Some modern recipes exclude meat entirely, using a mixture of fruits and spices.
Related Terms
- Mincemeat: The filling used in mince pies, made from a mixture of fruits, spices, and often meat.
- Pastry: A dough of flour, water, and shortening that may be savoury or sweetened.
- Currants: A small dried fruit made from a seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region.
- Raisins: A dried grape.
- Apple: The usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree.
- Sugar: A sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet.
- Spices: An aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food.
- Brandy: A strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Mince pie
- Wikipedia's article - Mince pie
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