stargazy pie
English
Etymology
stargaze + -y and pie, the upturned fish seeming to stare skywards.
Noun
stargazy pie (usually uncountable, plural stargazy pies)
- A Cornish dish of baked pilchards, covered with a pastry crust, arranged with their tails toward the centre of the pie and their heads poking up through the crust.
Alternative forms
- stargazey pie