2006-10-26 01:53:58 · 8 answers · asked by specalboy 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
shepherds pie is made with lamb
cottage pie is made with beef (and potato mash)
2006-10-26 01:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ruthie Baby 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is just "marketing speak", isn't it? A bought shepherd's pie does not have any lamb in it these days, does it? So it is almost misrepresentative to associate it with shepherds! Hence the rebranding as a cottage pie. And cottage dwellers NEVER owned a cow! The most they had was a pig and even that usually went to pay the rent, so all they had left was the lard!!!
2016-05-21 21:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Cottage Pie has a top and bottom crust, like a Chicken Pot Pie, but w/ beef or lamb or both.
Shepherd's Pie is basically beef stew in a casserole dish, topped w/ mashed potatoes spread over the top and sealed on teh edges. No crust.
2006-10-26 01:56:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I make mine with beef but i still call it shepards pie. Never heard of cottage pie.
2006-10-26 02:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by peckerwud2 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shepherds tended sheep...so shepherd's pie is made with lamb or mutton. Cottege pie is beef (I don't know why).
2006-10-26 01:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by medium_of_dance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both made with mashed potatoes on top.
But I think she is right about one with lamb & one with beef.
Lamb is very popular in Ireland.
2006-10-26 02:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by ee 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One of them is a sheep.
2006-10-26 01:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by TrainerMan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
one is beef, one is lamb
2006-10-26 01:58:17 · answer #8 · answered by cgroenewald_2000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋