Pâté Chinois aka Shepherd’s Pie is a common dish in Canada, and slightly different from the Irish dish with the same english name. There are many theories as to where the name comes from, no one I have met who is French Canadian knows why it has this name, wiki has a few theories. I think the crux of why Shepherd’s pie is different in Canada is due to necessity. They needed something they could easily make that would be hearty, not having an abundance of sheep, beef (or in the early days) pork would be the easiest to get. The lack of other veg and using canned good also leans to a meal of necessity. There are stories of workers laying railway being to first to eat this, hence the name. There isn’t much historical evidence to back up this claim or many others, including named for a town in Maine, or a french word that sounds similar that through spoken word changed spelling. No matter the origin, it’s delicious and It always tests better when a francophone makes it.

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