Cottage pie
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Cottage pie, also known as shepherd's pie, refers to an English meat pie with a crust made from mashed potato and beef.
The term cottage pie is known to have been in use in 1791,[1][2] when potato was being introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor (cf. "cottage" meaning a modest dwelling for rural workers).
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.[3][4]
The term "shepherd's pie" did not appear until the 1870s,[2] and since then it has been used synonymously with "cottage pie", regardless of whether the principal ingredient was beef or mutton.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] There is now a popular tendency for "shepherd's pie" to be used when the meat is mutton or lamb,[9] with the suggested origin being that shepherds are concerned with sheep[10] and not cattle,[11][12] however this may be an example of folk etymology.
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- Cottage pie is available in Australia as a variation of the Australian meat pie with a layer of mashed potato replacing the usual pastry crust. This variant is also known and labelled as a potato pie or, in New Zealand, a potato top pie.[citation needed]
- In the United States a similar dish is called cowboy pie. In New England The most common recipe for shepherd's pie consists of ground beef, canned creamed corn, and mashed potatoes.
- In Quebec, a similar dish is called Pâté chinois (Chinese pie).
- In France, a similar dish is called hachis Parmentier.
- A vegetarian version can be made using soya or other meat substitutes.
- In Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, and Palestine a similar dish is referred to as "Siniyet Batata" (literally meaning a plate of potatoes), or "Kibbet Batata".
- In Russia, a similar dish is called "Картофельная запеканка" (Kartofel'naya zapekanka).
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[edit] References
- ^ An A to Z of Food and Drink by John Ayto, published by Oxford University Press, 2002
- ^ a b c "The Glutton's Glossary: A Dictionary of Food and Drink Terms". Routledge. 1990. http://books.google.com/books?id=vAQOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA81&dq=cottage+pie. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
- ^ a b Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton, 1861.
- ^ a b Cassell's New Universal Cookery Book by Lizzie Heritage published by Cassell and Company, 1894
- ^ The Constance Spry Cookery Book by Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume, J M Dent & Sons, 1956
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 1933
- ^ Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (Revised), Oxford University Press, 2006
- ^ The Chambers Dictionary, Ninth Edition, published by Chambers Harrap Publishing Ltd, 2003
- ^ "Delia Smith: Shepherds Pie with Crusted Leeks". http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/shepherds-pie-with-cheese-crusted-leeks,713,RC.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Shepherds' Pie and Cottage Pie". http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/londonfood3.htm. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Comments on what kind of lamb for Shepherd's Pie". http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/283678#1514818. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Comments on Low Fat Shepherd's Pie recipe". http://lowfatcooking.about.com/b/2007/09/25/low-fat-shepherds-pie.htm#gB3. Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
