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AlternativeWay4729 t1_j4c60bn wrote

Reply to comment by marrymejojo in The not-so-great shepherds pie debate by marrymejojo

No lamb for you, then!

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marrymejojo OP t1_j4cndwp wrote

I do like lamb though. I've been thinking about the logic a but more and I guess my question would be why is it called cottage pie then. Wouldn't it be called like ranchers pie? Or cattle herders pie?

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AlternativeWay4729 t1_j4ctpkq wrote

I would guess because "cottage" and the Anglo-Scots root "cottar" or "commoner" refer to the old British peasantry. So it's "commoner's pie" and was originally made with leftover roast beef.

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