My contribution to the above. Hot pot, layer of potatoes, onions, carrots, meat, again all this and a topping of potato which makes the top nice and crispy. No pastry crust. I never used lamb, but it seems to be made with either lamb or beef. Another version of the potato and meat pie mixture with just a topping of pastry - Hot Pot. Another version of hot pot. meat and onions and carrots mixed up and a topping of pastry - Stew. Potato and meat pie, has to be called that today because the first content has to be what is most in list of ingredients, meat and potato and onion mixed together and between pastry, hence, a pie. Mixture of potato pie mix with a crust also sometimes crust baked separately. Hot Pot and red cabbage or beetroot. Now I am really getting hungry! Olive