What's your choice?...Cottage pie or Shepherds pie

[Jace]

I think this is mostly for "our friends across the pond"...
But "us Yanks"..have probably made either... or

Cottage pie

Shepherds pie

Looking at the recipe of each...both seem to be delicious!

Tell...if you've made, had...your opinion!

 

[Aunt Bea]

I would eat it to be polite, but I'm not a fan of the mashed potato topping.

I would prefer a topping of bread stuffing, biscuit dough, or pie crust.

 

[AnnieA]

Pot pie is traditional in America and is made with a bottom and top pastry crust. My favorite filling is ham, green peas and boiled egg in ham broth gravy.

 

[hollydolly]

WE have pot pies which we just simply call Pies of most things tbh... cottage pie and shepherds pie are just pies that are made with mashed potato topping instead of the usual Pastry and no pastry beneath . I Like both, but it's easier to get minced beef than minced lamb so I make Cottage pie at home...

I prefer open flans , or Quiche..

 

[AnnieA]

WE have pot pies which we just simply call Pies of most things tbh...

'Pot' in the US ...Canada too, i think ...distinguishes savory pies from dessert pies which are referred to as pies without a modifier... unless the sweet pies are baked in a rectangular dish instead of a traditional round pie plate. If they're rectangular, they're called cobblers. Have no clue why shape matters!

 

[hollydolly]

'Pot' in the US ...Canada too, i think ...distinguishes savory pies from dessert pies which are referred to as pies without a modifier... unless the sweet pies are baked in a rectangular dish instead of a traditional round pie plate. If they're rectangular, they're called cobblers. Have no clue why shape matters!

I suppose the difference is here..in the UK we're not big on Pies as desserts, aside from apple pie generally, so no need to differentiate.. ...we also have Cobblers, but usually they're made from Suet Pastry...

 

[AnnieA]

I suppose the difference is here..in the UK we're not big on Pies as desserts, aside from apple pie generally, so no need to differentiate.. ...we also have Cobblers, but usually they're made from Suet Pastry...

For more trans-Atlantic confusion, a fruit pie with a streusle type topping is sometimes called a Crisp.

 

[hollydolly]

For more trans-Atlantic confusion, a fruit pie with a streusle type topping is sometimes called a Crisp.

Whereas we generally call anything like that a crumble ( like rhubarb crumble)..if it's hot.. but crisp if it's a cold dessert

 

[debodun]

I had to look up the definitions:

https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes...shepherds-pie-and-cottage-pie-20200811-h1pxoy

I've made cottage pie, but it's not a food I would daydream about having.