Apple pie is made from pastry filled in the center with pieces of apple. The traditional shape is usually as big and round as a large plate, and about two to three centimeters high. Apple pie is usually considered to be a symbol of American culture. "As American as apple pie" is a saying meaning that something is typically American. For example, "Football and baseball are as American as apple pie" means that they were invented by Americans and played and watched everywhere in this country. The phrase "apple pie" is often part of other phrases such as "apple-pie order" which means well-arranged, perfect order.

蘋果餡餅就是以蘋果為主要餡料的圓形餡餅，上下都有皮，烤成焦黃色。蘋果餡餅是美國家喻戶曉的糕餅，因此有人說蘋果餡餅是美國的標(biāo)志，人們常用它來表示典型或者純粹的美國傳統(tǒng)。英語中有些詞組就顯示了apple pie在美國人生活中的重要角色和文化特征。比如人們常說：as American as apple pie，這個詞組的意思是像蘋果餡餅一樣具有美國特色;再比如apple-pie order是整齊、井然有序的意思，因為據(jù)說在每周開始的時候，有的美國家庭主婦習(xí)慣烤制七個蘋果餡餅，整齊地放在食品架子上面，每天吃一個，有條不紊，因此apple-pie order 就有了整齊而有秩序的意思。