[3][4] A common concern with strawberry pies is how to prevent the crust from becoming soggy or watery.

[3] In the United States, strawberry pie is one of the red foods often served at Juneteenth celebrations.

[8] At the annual contest in Athens, Georgia, the 2023 winner ate fourteen slices in two minutes.

[9] Each year in May in Huntington, West Virginia, Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House serves over 10,000 slices of strawberry pie for one week only, with thousands of customers lining up outside its doors.

[10][11] Their strawberry pie, which consists of "fresh strawberries layered into a pie shell with confectionery sugar and real whipped cream",[10] has received national recognition from People magazine and the Food Network.