This is an actual conversation which took place between Munchkin and Gnome which typically exemplifies the many talks that they have together.

Gnome:  I fancy a nice Lancashire Hotpot!

Munchkin:  Okay, Darling, I will make it for you.

Gnome:  Ooooh, is it going to have lamb in it?

Munchkin:  No.

Gnome:  Ooooh, are there going to be carrots and potatoes, then?

Munchkin:  No.

Gnome:  What are you putting in it, my dear?

Munchkin:  Pork.

Gnome:  In what way is that a Lancashire Hotpot?

Munchkin:  It’s slow-cooked in the oven like a Lancashire Hotpot.  Mmmm…maybe it isn’t a Lancacshire Hotpot…it’s more like a Shepherd’s Pie.

Gnome:  Ooooh, so its going to have mashed potatoes?

Munchkin:  No.  Mashed taro.

Gnome:  In what way is that a Shepherd’s Pie, my dear?

Munchkin:  Mmmm…maybe it isn’t a Shepherd’s Pie.  I have a great idea…let’s call it Belizean Shepherd’s Hotpot!

Gnome:  But Dearest, I asked for a Lancashire Hotpot!

And so this recipe was borne from this loving banter.  It is slow cooked like a hotpot in the oven and it has mashed taro (like mashed potatoes) so you could say that it was a very distant cousin, thrice removed, from the Lancashire Hotpot and Shepherd’s Pie.  Or, you could argue that there is absolutely no relation to these dishes at all!  Nonetheless, it makes a hearty, tasty meal and Gnome did indeed enjoy it, even although it wasn’t what he had asked for!

It kinda looks like a purple Shepherd’s Pie from this picture:

Check out the hybridised recipe: Belizean Shepherd’s Hotpot in Belize Wild Recipes!

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