Vlaai, better known as Limburgse vlaai, is a pie

Pie

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....

 or tart

Tart

A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard....

 consisting of a pastry and filling. Vlaai is usually 27—30 centimeters in diameter. Originally vlaai was created in Weert

Weert

Weert is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. As of 2010, Weert had a population of 48,405. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.- Population centres :* Altweerterheide...

, Limburg

Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...

 and is therefore also known as Weertervlaai. It is a typical product from the southern regions of the Netherlands, but nowadays generally available all through the country and in parts of Belgium

Belgium

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 and Germany

Germany

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 near to the border of the Netherlands. It is available in many different varieties of fruit fillings (cherry, apricot, strawberries, plums, etc.) , a crumbled butter and sugar mix ("greumellevlaai") and a cooked rice and custard porridge ("rijstevlaai

Rijstevlaai

In Dutch and Belgian cuisine, rijstevlaai is a vlaai with a filling based on rice pudding....

"). Also, the vlaai is well known for being thinner than a normal pie which gives it a hint of crunchyness too.