Shepherd's pie - Wikipedia
The term was in use by 1791. Parson Woodforde mentions "Cottage-Pye" in his diary entry for 29 August 1791 and several times thereafter. He records that the meat was veal but does not say what the topping was. [1] The dish was known in its present form, though not under the same name, in the early 1...
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