hot pie

plural hot pies · alternative hotpie

1. A savory pie (intended to be) served hot, especially one that is freshly baked.

   Her voice was barely audible above the sound of steam cycles purring past and a boy selling hot pies.

   2014, Emma Jane Holloway, A Study in Silks

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   With those historic words, the hot pie—for long the national dish of Australia's common people, came into its own. In other words, the hot pie has entered society.

   1963, Joyce Stirling, The Best of Joyce Stirling, page 58

   Between races at a county fair, according to "Pappy," a little merchant carried a basket up and down the rail, shouting "Hot pie . . . get yo' hot pie!"

   2010, Gerald Carson, The Social History of Bourbon, page 153

   After the match one of my colleagues suggested we visit his uncle's club where we'd get a cup of tea and a hot pie.

   2013, Robert Danskin, Beyond the Radical Road, page 61

   Pukka has unveiled new plastic-free packaging for its range of hot pies, alongside a raft of recipe improvements.

   2020 January 15, Jules Scullyon, “Pukka debuts plastic-free packaging for pie portfolio”, in FoodBev

2. A pizza made with romano cheese rather than mozzarella.

   Hot pies are topped with grated romano, while the traditional is topped with a mix of romano and mozzarella.

   2016 October 24, “Searching for the story of Tier's 'hot pie'”, in Press & Sun-Bulletin

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   The two most popular pizza parlors (after we stopped calling it “LaBeetz” or “hot pie” and began calling it pizza) were One-O-Five and the Half Moon.

   1997, The Ossining Historical Society, Ossining Remembered

   He takes a slice from the hot pie and folds it in half like a hot dog before biting into it. He's a pro at eating pizza.

   2012, L. Divine, Drama High: Jayd's Legacy

   Marie Sharak, the co-owner of Sharkey's and someone who also made more than a few pizzas at her restaurant, addressed the issue of pizza versus hot pie.

   2012, Jack Edward Shay, Bygone Binghamton

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, pie.

   Think about a hot pie taken out of the oven and left to cool on a 4 wire rack.

   2003, Carol Chapman, Moira Sheehan, Catalyst: A Framework for Success