Any pie can have meat in it. What makes it different than chicken pot pie? Because it is ground beef? I think it takes more than that to make a mince meat pie. But I dunno.
America is unusual in that most of its pies are sweet - usually fruit, pumpkin or similar.
In the UK and it's former colonies, mincemeat is beef that has been finely chopped with a knife or a meat grinder or mincing machine. In these countries, pies are more frequently savoury, based on mince, though not always from beef. Other common ingredients include onion, mushrooms, pepper and gravy. However, in the last few decades, the range of fillings for pies has expanded. They can now contain almost anything that tastes morish.
I haven't been a meateater for 42 years. But my father was very good at pastries and one of his pies was made with goulash. I remember it being delicious.
Now I see where you are coming from, Slarti, and you are right. I just know that most mincemeat has a special flavor I THOUGHT at least. Maybe I am gone with the wind.
A mince pie (also mincemeat pie in New England, and fruitmince pie in Australia and New Zealand) is a sweet pie of British origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called "mincemeat", that is traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world.
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