Originally posted by Syren
What do you call a pie with no lid? hmmEdit; excuse me for not reading the first post... but anyway, what the hell is a flan, then?
Again, it's the sweet/savoury thing.
Tart's tend to be sweet (and disease-riddled, but that's another story!) while a flan is usually savoury, and more omlettey than pie. I don't know what you'd call a savoury, non-omlettey lidless pie....