I had this conversation a few years ago with an old work colleague and randomly (hence the tag) it’s cropped up again.

I’m a big fan of pasta dishes, partly because they’re usually so easy to make but mostly because pasta is such a versatile ingredient.

You don’t see a lot of Italian savoury pies, which lead me to believe that because pasta is used so much in Italian cooking, that maybe this superseded the humble pastry and dishes such as lasagne became the main family oven dish.

I’m not saying that lasagne is a pie, just that it took up the position of pie when no other pies were being invented. PIE.

Yes, random.