{"id":76115,"date":"2020-01-23T01:18:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T08:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=76115"},"modified":"2022-03-17T01:42:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T08:42:34","slug":"grab-a-slice-for-national-pie-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/general-topics\/grab-a-slice-for-national-pie-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Grab A Slice For National Pie Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Pie is definitely worthy of its own day! It has been an unofficial holiday since the 1970s, when pie was abundantly served in diners across America. This glorious culinary creation is versatile and comes in all flavors, shapes, and sizes. In fact, pies have been coming in different forms since the Egyptian Neolithic period in 9,500 B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pie Fact #1: <\/strong>20% of Americans have confessed to wolfing down a whole pie alone, without any help from others.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Americans most commonly eat dessert pies. The top pie flavors include pumpkin, blueberry, cherry, apple crumb, lemon meringue, apple, key lime, and chocolate cr\u00e8me. The only non-dessert pie that receives a lot of attention in the United States is chicken pot pie. In the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia, however, minced pies or shepherd\u2019s pies are very common and regularly consumed entr\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pie Fact #2: <\/strong>186 million pies are sold in grocery stores and supermarkets in America each year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are unsure of how to celebrate National Pie Day, don\u2019t worry because we have your back, and some recipes! We strayed from the beaten path with these creations, but we hope you like them. If you make them, let us know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n