Mince pies. It's called mincemeat because?

Question

I would like to know how the fruit filling in mince pies is called mincemeat, when it is not minced meat!

Answer 1

The History of the Mince Pie
The mince pie goes back hundreds of years - England's King Henry V was a great fan of them and was served a mincemeat pie at his coronation in 1413.
Originally the mince pie did contain meat - mincemeat was a way of preserving meat by mixing it with fruit, spices and alcohol. The initial mince pies were large rather than bite size. It is sometimes said that the large pies were cooked in an oblong dish and that the top often used to cave in. As a result the mince pie looked a little like a crib, in keeping with the Christian nativity story.

Over time the amount of meat in mincemeat was gradually reduced until it became the fruit only substance we know today. In addition, the pies became smaller. Apparently they were sometimes called "wayfarers' pies" because they were given to visitors over the Christmas period.

Answer 2

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Mince pies. It's called mincemeat because?
I would like to know how the fruit filling in mince pies is called mincemeat, when it is not minced meat!

Answer 3

In medieval times English mince pies were made of finely chopped meat with fruit and spices added - possibly to disguise any bad taste due to poor storage conditions for the meat! There was quite a tradition of cooking meat with spicy fruit throughout Elizabethan times and onwards.
Eventually, the meat was left out and the spicy fruit remained
Mince pies are now traditional English Christmas treats.
the idea of cooking meat with fruit, spice and sweetness is not so weird. Think of pork and apple sauce, turkey and cranberry and a whole swathe of middle eastern cooking.
Roll on the mince pie season!

Answer 4

Why Is Mincemeat Called Mincemeat

Answer 5

Mince pies were originally made of minced meat and the fruit and spices were to preserve that meat. The quantity of meat declined over the years leaving mostly fruit and spices. Technically they still contain meat today because they usually contain beef suet. Some modern recipes still call for fillet steak to be added.

Answer 6

Mincemeat was originally meat and suet minced with dried fruits.

Answer 7

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As I understand it in medieval times they did contain minced up meat left overs but they did not have freezers so the meat was a bit high so they started putting fruit, spices and sugary things in them to improve the taste and gradually they just became fruit etc.

Answer 8

I think the other guy could be right but for these days i think it also works by being called a minced pie cos its minced fruit.

Answer 9

I believe mincemeat pie orginated as a savory dish, then progressed to a fruit-based filling. But the name stuck.

Answer 10

It is definitely because they contained minced meat in the middle ages. The fruit content gradually increased and they moved from savoury to sweet.