It isn't. Thanks.
@previous (B)
Italy's top chefs say otherwise, and, from an culinary perspective, I think it is. Thanks.
I have heard this from several sources, including the world famous fooderglove.

#1: Any sauce that has tomatoes in it is AMERICAN of Origin.
#2: Any Italian recipe that contains tomatoes is American of Origin.
#3: "A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients." (Wikipedia)
#4: culinary adjective
cu·li·nary | \ˈkə-lə-ˌner-ē,
ˈkyü-,
ˈkü-
\
Definition of culinary
: of or relating to the kitchen or cookery culinary arts culinary recipes culinary schools
One could smash leftover cooked Pasta into the shape of dough and used that to contain "something"
Now about Italy's Top Chefs.
https://www.ranker.com/list/chefs-from-italy/reference
#1: Antonio Carluccio and note he lives in London NOT Italy.
#2: Giada De Laurentiis and note she lives in USA NOT Italy.
#3: Gino D'Acampo and note he lives in Elstree in Hertfordshire NOT Italy.
#4: Giorgio Locatelli and note he lives in Camden, London and note NOT Italy.
@previous (E)
Gordon Ramsay looks like Gary Busey, after the motorcycle accident.
@947,687 (E)
Enjoy wallowing in your culinary ignorance!