2006-09-11 23:45:26 · 12 answers · asked by John H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
because the pattern on the potato topping resembles thatch
2006-09-11 23:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jane S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cottage Pie = a shepherd's pie made especially with beef..
there is absolutely no reason at all, or maybe by the time they made that name they just can't think of anything else..
2006-09-15 12:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by ^crash_&_burn^ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the first cottage pie was made in a cottage
2006-09-12 06:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Tony J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cottage Pie was named because with mashed potato on top it looks like an old thatched cottage.
I suppose in this day as there is only story it could be called Bungalow Pie
2006-09-12 06:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by mushy peas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally it was associated with rural, poor, respectable ,working class people whose homes[cottages] were usually tied to their employment. Cottage pie was a way of using cheap nutritious food and left overs to make a tasty and sustaining meal.Often cottagers [cottars in Scotland] were provided with free potatoes which form the topping of cottage pie, by the farmers who employed them. It was a way of paying lower wages. A delicious dish using the cheapest of meat and freely available potatoes
2006-09-12 07:03:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, as you probably know a lot of people seem to think that cottage pie and shepherds pie are the same thing WELL THEY ARE NOT-cottage pie is a mixture of beef mince and various veg with a topping of mash, shepherds pie is the same but made with lamb mince. i believe cottage pie is named cos back in the 18th and 19th centuries when there was a lot of COTTAGE industry the poor folks would use meat scraps with loads of cheap veg to bolster it out to feed their large families
2006-09-12 07:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shepperd pie is so called because it uses lamb. I presume cottage pie came later, it uses beef but I don' t know why they used that name.
2006-09-12 06:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is made with beef. Shepherds pie is made with lamb. Also, either can have cheese on top, or you can leave out the cheese. I prefer both with cheese!
2006-09-13 14:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Seph7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the way it looks resembles a cottage...cute!
2006-09-12 06:52:21 · answer #9 · answered by pink_fluffy_mushroom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a meaning but i aint sure what it is, other than it's made with beef,
i know shepherds pie is coz it's made with lamb.
2006-09-12 06:48:57 · answer #10 · answered by SIMON T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋