Cookbook talk:Shepherds Pie

Beef or Lamb?

I had never heard of Cottage Pie prior to searching for a recipe online. In the United States we term the dish with beef Shepherd´s Pie. I understand that in the UK this is referred to as Cottage Pie. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.63.43.135 (talk • contribs) 10:48, 20 Sep 2007 (UTC)


 * Bear in mind that Wikibooks is not American in focus but global, thanks -- Herby talk thyme 10:58, 20 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Clearly. Which is why I decided that I would change it to include beef as well, and to open a discussion about it, since it is not British in focus either. Thanks.


 * Why would a dish with beef be called Shepherd's Pie? I don't know any shepherds who look after cattle.  To try to achieve concensus I've re-edited the recipe to say that 'with beef' is generally known as 'cottage pie'.  I hope this brings together the previous edits. Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Italy.svg|15px]]talk 20:35, 20 September 2007 (UTC)


 * To be fair... Asking why something is the way it is in English is rather silly. :)