Cottage pie
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An example of cottage pie, made with minced beef
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| Alternative name(s) | Shepherd's pie |
| Place of origin | UK, Ireland |
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| Type | Meat pie |
| Main ingredient(s) | mashed potatoes |
| Variations | Cumberland pie, Shepherdess pie |
Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato.[1][2][3][4][5] The dish is commonly made with beef or lamb.
Etymology
The term cottage pie was in use by 1791,[2][6] when the potato was being introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor (cf. "cottage" meaning a modest dwelling for rural workers).
History
In early cookery books, the dish was a means of using leftover roasted meat of any kind, and the pie dish was lined with mashed potato as well as having a mashed potato crust on top.[7][8]
The term "shepherd's pie" did not appear until 1877,[2] and since then it has been used synonymously with "cottage pie", regardless of whether the principal ingredient was beef or mutton.[1][4][9][7][8][10][11] Folk etymology has led to the term "shepherd's pie" being used when the meat is lamb,[12][13] as shepherds are concerned with sheep[14] and not cattle.[15][16][17]
Variations
- A St. Stephen's Day pie is made using turkey and ham.[18]
- The Cumberland pie is a version with a layer of breadcrumb on top.[19]
- A similar English dish made with fish is a fish pie.
See also
- Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
- Corned beef pie
- Pot pie
- Pâté chinois
- British cuisine
- Irish cuisine
- List of Irish dishes
- List of pies, tarts and flans
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 1933
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Merriam-Webster Online
- ↑ "The Chambers Dictionary", Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1999
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (Revised), Oxford University Press, 2006
- ↑ "Jewish Cookery by Florence Greenberg", Penguin Books Ltd, 1947–1963
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton, 1861.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cassell's New Universal Cookery Book by Lizzie Heritage published by Cassell and Company, 1894
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- ↑ The Constance Spry Cookery Book by Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume, J M Dent & Sons, 1956
- ↑ Chambers Dictionary, Ninth Edition, published by Chambers Harrap Publishing Ltd, 2003
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