apple pie

Cinnamon-spiced pastry filling

Apple pie is a baked dessert of sliced apples in a pastry crust, typically seasoned with cinnamon and sugar.

The dish is so associated with American culture that as American as apple pie means quintessentially American.

Apple-pie order means perfect arrangement or neatness.

homemade

flour

Milled grain powder

peeling · cored · sliced · dough · from scratch · cooling rack · apron · handed-down · recipe · kitchen

dessert

crust

Hard outer layer

vanilla ice cream · whipped cream · lattice · flaky · golden · warm · baking · oven · recipe · tart

autumn

harvest

Gathering mature crops

pumpkin · leaves · crisp · cornucopia · hayride · picking · bushel · golden · seasonal · October

comfort

cozy

Warm and snug

home · family · kitchen · aroma · grandmother · Sunday dinner · soothing · contentment · welcoming · memories

americana

patriotism

Devotion to one's homeland

heartland · Norman Rockwell · country fair · Mom · iconic · heritage · melting pot · colonial · Independence Day · liberty

Categories
Opposites
American cultural symbolism

apple pieun-American

Contrary to national ideals

communism · communist · caviar · escargot · borscht

dessert type/construction

apple pietart

Sharp-flavored small pie

mousse · fruit tart · pudding · ice cream · custard

flavor profile

apple piesavory dish

Prepared food, not sweet

bitter greens · umami · salty snack · vinegar · anchovy

Family

pie, apple, applesauce, pineapple, apples, crabapple, applewood, applecart, applejack

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G