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This is cottage pie. As it has beef in it, it can't be a Shepherds pie. The difference between the two is literally the meat used. Lamb for shepherds pie and beef for cottage pie. Shepherds pie is so called because shepherds herd sheep (lamb) so any meat other than lamb is a Cottage pie. UK pie history facts 101. What's the egg yolk for? In the instructions you say to add parmesan it's not listed in the ingredients.