Crust may refer to:

Common meanings

Food

Crust (baking) In baking, a crust is the outer, hard skin of bread or the shell of a pie. Generally, it is made up of at least shortening or another fat, water, flour, and salt. It may also include milk, sugar, or other ingredients that contribute to the tast ...

, the outer layer composed of pastry or salt * Crust, the bread foundation of

pizza Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onions ...

Bread crust Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made food ...

, the dense surface layer of bread

Physical sciences

Crust (geology) In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite. It is usually distinguished from the underlying mantle by its chemical makeup; however, in the case of icy satellites, it may be distingu ...

, the outer layer of a rocky planetary body * Soil crust, the soil surface layer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Crust'' (album), by Sadist, 1997 *

Crust (band) Crust was a musical group from Austin, Texas that was active during the late-1980s and 1990s and was featured on Trance Syndicate Records, a record label run by King Coffey from the Butthole Surfers. The group's members were John Hawkins (vocals a ...

, an American band in the 1980s * ''Crust'' (EP), by Sarcófago *

Crust punk Crust punk (also known as crust or stenchcore) is a form of music influenced by English punk rock and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the early 1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on politic ...

, also known as crust, a music genre

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''

The Crust ''The Crust'' is a British television series about a pizza parlour which was originally shown by CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United ...

'', a television series, aired until 2005 on BBC One

Other uses

Crust (dermatology) A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this sy ...

* Crust fungi, another name for

corticioid fungi The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

* Crust, a a character in ''My Hero Academia''