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What's the difference between Cottage, and Shepherd's Pie? I once heard, Cottage is made with Beef mince, and Shepherd's with Lamb mince. Anyone know really? Or is it just different names for the same thing?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Rekstout is on the button - the theory is that ashepherd would be out in the hills, and would make a pie with the meat available - lamb or mutton, but people in cottages, i.e. the towns or villages, would have access to beef for their pies. I think with modern eating, the labels have become interchangeable, but if you want to use the proper terms, those are they.
It isn't made with pastry but baked in the oven with a mashed potato top. But yes, if he were so hungry he would kill and butcher a sheep, then mince it, hunt some potatoes to boild and mash as well as other ingredients then he can't have much shepherding to do. Surely he would take sandwiches or if is going to go to that much trouble, order a pizza on his mobile.