meat filling

Savory pie contents

Meat filling is a savory mixture of ground or chopped meat used to stuff foods like dumplings, pies, pastries, or vegetables.

The filling typically includes seasonings and sometimes vegetables or binders: She prepared a spiced meat filling for the empanadas.

The term describes both the mixture itself and its function as an interior component.

Related

savory · minced · seasoned · juicy · pastry · pot pie · pie · ravioli · hand pie · sausage · onion · garlic · spiced · wrapped · samosa · street food · pierogi · braised

Categories
Opposites
structural role in food

meat fillingwrapper

Outer protective layer

casing · shell · crust · pastry shell · outer layer

protein source

meat fillingvegetable filling

Plant matter inside pastry

bean filling · mushroom filling · cheese filling · spinach filling · fruit filling

emptiness/presence

meat fillingunfilled

Not occupied or completed

void

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G