Cottage Pie

[Piemaster]

Well, its called cottage pie, but is it really a pie as it does not have a pastry crust it can't be held in the hand to be eaten so would be useless at football matches.

 

[ChrisBD]

My understanding has always been that the "pie" was invented as a means for the working classes to use left over food, at the time that spuds were being intruduced. And cheaper than pasrty.

"Pie" because it was A; a complete dish B; was cooked in a pie dish.

..........Or so my wife says, who has a masters in Social History (apparently, how people lived and ate int'olden times...)

Not asking her again; got a lesson in how we are a society of throw away muppets who dont plan meals, waste food etc etc etc

 

[fossyant]

Pie not....mine are awesome

 

[Norm]

It depends on whether or not you use real shepherds or a cheap substitute.

 

[asterix]

No, it's not a real pie. They even make it in France, which means automatic expulsion from piedom. And you really have lost it!

Rubbish, tripe, codswallop. You can get superb pies in this part of France. That's not an opinion; it is a fact.

 

[Speicher]

I think you need another option in the poll:

Piemaster is back on board ship. He has had a lengthy discussion with the Chef about the lunchtime menu and has only just finished washing up and cleaning the kitchen galley.

 

[Saddle bum]

Rubbish, tripe, codswallop. You can get superb pies in this part of France. That's not an opinion; it is a fact.

I smell treason!! The Frogs cannot do anything better than the English. So there..............

 

[Piemaster]

The French angle now has me distinctly worried on how I would describe a pie suitable to eat whilst watching a football match.
pastry crust, flaky is good - check
tasty filling - check
can be held in the hand to be eaten - check


I now have visions of legions of football fans up and down the country munching on vol-au-vents

And yup Speicher, I am back onboard the boat. I leave the menu to the Cook though. We have an agreement. I don't tell him how to cook and he doesn't tell me how to fix engines

 

[661-Pete]

Pies pies pies! There's lots of things that could be called pies, so what's the definition? Is a pasty a pie? Is a samosa a pie? Is a pudding a pie? Is a spring roll a pie?

As to pies with mashed potato topping, we do a delectable fish pie of this sort. Flaked salmon or cod, mixed with prawns in a creamy white sauce, topped with mushrooms and a lightly browned mash topping... And the 'curried shepherds pie' - originally minced meat, we have adapted it with Quorn mince. also .

Spanakopita? A sort of Greek pie if you like, made with fillo pastry, cheesy spinach filling, a real hunger-busting one that! . We have variants with other fillings, also one with spicy diced potato and other vegs.

If it's portability and ability to eat from your hand on the move, you want, then a traditional English pie won't do, I believe, because it has pastry only on top. What you need is a pasty or something like that.

 

[Speicher]

And yup Speicher, I am back onboard the boat. I leave the menu to the Cook though. We have an agreement. I don't tell him how to cook and he doesn't tell me how to fix engines

I was thinking you had criticised the name of his beautifully prepared dish this lunchtime, and that the discussion ended with you washing up. Is your Chef anything like Steven Seagal?

 

[661-Pete]

Of course my favourite pie of all time is this one!

 

[biggs682]

cant beet a nice shepards pie , not to fussed about cheesy top , as long as not to sloppy

 

[HLaB]

Of course my favourite pie of all time is this one!

He's not my favourite pie, sometime I can't stand him

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

cant beet a nice shepards pie , not to fussed about cheesy top , as long as not to sloppy

+1

Or indeed cottage pie........

 

[palinurus]

I like it when the top is really crispy.