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That's what I was going to say. Shepherds pie is called shepherds pie because a shepherd is a sheep herder. If it's made with beef, as you say, it's cottage pie
by Digit-Al 9y ago
That's what I was going to say. Shepherds pie is called shepherds pie because a shepherd is a sheep herder. If it's made with beef, as you say, it's cottage pie. Those crazy yankees :-)
- gommm 9y agoSpeaking about names, I still don't understand why Americans insist on calling main dishes as Entrées. An entrée is a starter, it's based on the verb entrer which is to enter. Drives me crazy...
- chrisseaton 9y agoBecause the main dish makes the big entrance. I believe French cuisine used to use the same meaning and it diverged when people stopped always having a roast as well as an entrée.
- gommm 9y agoWhen they used it as that meaning, the next dish was called the "relevé" which was a larger dish that replaced the entrée. So, the entrée wasn't the actual main dish.