What makes the apple pie ring with the infamous French sound of, “in-ter-na-tio-nale?” Apple Pie Cited from Wikipedia… …“as American as apple pie” is a common saying in the United States, meaning “typically American.” U.S. advertisers exploited the patriotic connection in the 1970’s with the TV jingle “baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet.” Wikipedia continues to pontificate on an array of apple pies from different countries including Apple Strudel, an Austrian pie-like dish made with dough, apple sugar, etc. Although, the basic American apple pie is a fruit pie or tart, in which the principal filling ingredient is cooking apples, (for example Granny Smith or Bramley). Pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie, the upper crust of which may be a pastry lattice woven of stripes, with the exceptions being deep dish apple pie with a tip crust only and an open face.” Apple pie is a basic symbol of Americana, (and probably one of the “first foods” of the English language), with its roots being from Mother England or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This interesting fact makes me look at the apple pie as an early English sugary delight, a fundamental source of culture for the English language, and as a fun culinary icon for further topics. On a musical note, this makes the apple pie ring with the infamous French sound of, “in-ter-na-tio-nale?” Moreover, can the apple pie make the list of modern foods of the world? |