yes i know it has beef and shepards pie traditionally has lamb but why is it called a cottage pie? history,background most welcome
2006-07-31 11:52:54 · 11 answers · asked by aayrton31 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
The sunday joint was sometimes Beef. Those who live in 'cottages' used to be on low incomes. So they would make some sort of meal out of the scraps of the Sunday joint and the vegetables they had in their kitchens. What they came up with was a minced beaf dish with mashed potato on top, and it was just called 'Cottage Pie' for ease of reference.
2006-07-31 22:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by k 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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Cottage pie and shepherd's pie are traditional methods for using leftover roasted meat, either beef or mutton, with mashed potato as a convenient pie crust. In early recipes, the pie dish was lined with mashed potato as well as having a mashed potato crust on top The use of previously uncooked meat is a recent adaptation, suited to the techniques of commercial food processing companies. Early cookery writers did not use the terms "cottage pie" and "shepherd's pie" and the terms did not appear in recipe books until the late part of the 19th century. From that time, the terms have been used interchangeably, although there is a popular tendency for "shepherd's pie" to be used when the meat is mutton or lamb. The term "cottage pie" is known to have been in use by 1791 but it is not known to what type of dish it then referred.
2016-04-06 02:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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yes i know it has beef and shepards pie traditionally has lamb but why is it called a cottage pie? history,background most welcome
2015-08-20 06:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by Shelden 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cheap,tasty meal cooked for a long time in a labourers' home,hence a "cottage" pie
2006-07-31 12:59:57 · answer #4 · answered by hotclaws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question and the answers you got made me laugh.
At least you know shepherd pie is lamb i always correct people don't know why is it to look brainy about food.
As for the answer sorry i've no idea but good luck on the quest to find out.
2006-07-31 12:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in the late1500's Mr. Eugene Cottage decided to make a pie.
he was so bored that he asked meaningless questions that nobody knew the answer to!
that was the inspiration.
alas! a cottage pie is born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-31 11:56:14 · answer #6 · answered by ilikepie1231 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was first made in a cottage lol
2006-07-31 11:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by jackie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To differentiate it from a bungalow pie. Or from the well-known barn pies.
2006-07-31 11:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because fartbag pie just didn't sell.
2006-07-31 11:54:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shepard looks after the lamb , the Farmer looks after the cow and the farmer stays in a cottage. lamb and beef.
2016-03-19 03:24:27 · answer #10 · answered by Lori 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋