**TL;DR - Although the terms pizza and pie are words that have been (and still are) used interchangeably in various countries and cultures, it's obvious that they are not the same thing.** The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a pizza as a dish made typically of flattened bread dough and spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes, cheese, and often other toppings, all baked. Furthermore, it says that a pizza is also known as a pizza pie. Interestingly enough, the vocabulary.com dictionary confirms this definition of a pizza pie saying that it is an Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of, for example, tomato sauce and cheese. Additionally, the Webster dictionary defines a savory pie as a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust. Why then the difference in name, appearance, and taste? According to crustkingdom.com pizza was first called pie in the late 1800s when Italian immigrants arrived in the United States. Apparently, pizza and pie shared quite a few similarities, namely, the crust, sliced triangle portions and its circular shape. So it was the (now) Italian-Americans who sold and popularized the pizzas. Hereafter, it was first known by the English name “tomato pie” before becoming known as the famous pizza pie. Here then, we see how culture influenced our perception of pizza and pie. Upon further confirmation that pizza and pie are not the same thing, crustkingdom.com provides proof of an article that can be found in the New-York Tribune. In it there is a phrase that states, “but apparently the Italian had invented a kind of pie…” Further proof that culture had an influence in the perception of how we view these two dishes. As we can see, while pizza and pie share some very similar traits, there are also some very important differences that cannot be ignored. The main difference being that pie has more of pastry (texture in the dough) than a crust. Even wikidiff confirms this to be true. Therefore, we can conclude that these two dishes are synonymous of each other and that a pizza is in actual fact not a pie. Sources: 1) Definition of PIZZA https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza [accessed January 21, 2021]. 2) Definition of PIE https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pie [accessed January 21, 2021]. 3) pizza pie - Dictionary Definition https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pizza%20pie [accessed January 21, 2021]. 4) Why Is Pizza Called Pie? All About The Other Name For Pizza https://www.crustkingdom.com/why-is-pizza-called-pie/ [accessed January 21, 2021]. 5) What is the difference between pie and pizza? https://wikidiff.com/pie/pizza [accessed January 21, 2021].