>what is wrong with this person?
Two common kinds of foolishness are:
1. There is no right way to do a thing
2. You must never deviate from the right way of doing the thing
Many foodies derive a misplaced pride from preaching #2.
Two common kinds of foolishness are:
1. There is no right way to do a thing
2. You must never deviate from the right way of doing the thing
Many foodies derive a misplaced pride from preaching #2.
Again, the whole issue can be avoided if the menu item reads: "Chef's take on traditional Chicken Pot Pie" Then you can add cumin or whatever.
Then there are different forms- what if I didn't make it in a pie tin, but folded the dough into a half-circle like a hand pie? Or perhaps a rectangle? It might be more accurate to call this a "chicken hand pie" but then you have the ironic problem that a diner might be more willing to order it if they understand that it's really a chicken pot pie in a different shape.
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I know I'm being a bit pedantic here, but here's the thing- you're not wrong in spirit. But I think it's overly reductive to say "yes; there's only one right way to do it".
IMO, it's sort of more like the difference between a cover of a song vs. a remix of a song. In the same way, there's a sliding scale here- a cover of a song might be an attempt to perfectly duplicate the original, or it might be similar but a different artist's take, or it might be a completely different genre (but preserving the song's structure). A remix is a different song entirely that borrows elements of the original.
Interesting term "hand pie". Is that like a pastie[1]?
Here in Australia, a single-person pie is typically considered a hand pie because they are frequently eaten that way (holding the pie and taking bites out of it) for casual dining. [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastie
[2] https://westsidetoday-enki-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/up...