This petition was submitted during the 2010–2015 Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government
Petition Make wrongly describing a casserole with a pastry lid as a pie a criminal offence.
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For too long customers in pubs and restaurants have ordered what is described on the menu as a pie only to be served with casserole in a pot covered by a puff pastry lid. This is not a pie and is also curiously difficult to consume. A pie is defined by the OED as "A baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry." This petition urges the implementation of criminal sanctions upon the owners of food outlets that serve items described as pies without a pastry base. Exemptions will apply for Shepherds, Cottage and Fish Pies.
This petition closed early because of a General Election
5,687 signatures
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