' The origins of this dish are a little sketchy , some believe it to have come from and Irish recipe. Others say it is from Scotland and was originally made with pastry ?

The idea that a cottage pie & Shepherds pie are the same thing is misleading.

Cottage pie is Beef and Shepherds pie is Lamb. '

' In fact a Shepherd's Pie is not a pie at all and does not contain any Shepherds as a Cottage Pie has no Cottages in it. '