Apple pie who invented

Sweet apples have found a second home in the US; it produces the most apples in the world, right after China. Sugar plays a role in the story of apple pie too, of course: Sugarcane originally comes from Polynesia, and over hundreds of years made its way to Southeast Asia, Persia, the Mediterranean, southern Europe, South America, North America, and the Caribbean. Sugar became a major crop in the Americas during centuries of trade and colonialism.

There are two common types of cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum cassia. The former comes from a tree native to Sri Lanka and the latter from the bark of a tree native to Indonesia and southern China. Once this spice spread to the rest of the world, it became beloved by both the ancient Egyptians and Romans. The aromatic spice nutmeg, another classic apple pie ingredient, has a similarly interesting origin story. Sri Lanka, India, and Singapore also grow the valuable spice.

The Dutch, however, still have a hand in the nutmeg trade, and continue to be a major exporter. Ice cream goes back thousands of years to China, spread to Europe, and then the US.

Americans have heartily adopted ice cream — on pie and otherwise. With its imported roots, apple pie can symbolize the most beautiful thing about America: the melting pot of thousands of cultures that now call the US home. Though the humble yet celebrated apple pie is now a cherished American tradition, we should never forget that its roots extend to China, Italy, England, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Kazakhstan, and beyond.

We use cookies for analytics tracking and advertising from our partners. For more information read our privacy policy. Trending Videos View All Videos. Aruba Feb 11, The actual genesis of the expression is harder to track, Upton writes. Kat Eschner is a freelance science and culture journalist based in Toronto.

Today, apples are one of the most valuable fruit crops in the United States, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. Apples are native to Asia, and have been in America about as long as Europeans have. The early pies were predominately meat pies. Pyes pies originally appeared in England as early as the twelfth century. The crust of the pie was referred to as "coffyn".

There was actually more crust than filling. Often these pies were made using fowl and the legs were left to hang over the side of the dish and used as handles. Fruit pies or tarts pasties were probably first made in the s.