# Help me name last night's dinner **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099 "2012-06-05T00:18:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/1 "2012-06-05T00:18:36Z")
It might already have a formal name, but I felt like I was improvising when I threw it together. On Saturday I grilled some chicken thighs and drumsticks for dinner, of which there were two of each leftover. So last night I put some potatoes on to boil, and while that was happening I shredded the meat from the chicken bones. I mashed the potatoes with salt, pepper, butter, olive oil and milk, then mixed the chicken in. I also stirred in a can of green beans, dumped it into a casserole dish, covered it with shredded cheddar/jack cheese, and heated it through in the oven. Now, what do I call it? If I had done it with, say, ground beef, I’d probably call it a shepherd’s pie (but I also would have had the meat and vegetables _under_ the potatoes, instead of mixed in). It’s _kinda_ like the [Moa Ta Haari described on this menu here](http://www.arkivatropika.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=403), but flavored with barbecue sauce instead of coconut milk. But I don’t know if this is already a thing, or if I need to make up a name for it. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/2 "2012-06-05T00:36:56Z")
Jack. Or Mike. StG ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/3 "2012-06-05T01:16:21Z")
In the midwest, they’d call it hot dish, but usually you’d use tater tots rather than real potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/4 "2012-06-05T01:17:24Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Jack. Or Mike. > > StG Heh. That specific meal, I called “Bruno” (because it was Sunday. Never mind, the algorithm is too difficult for me to explain). I’m asking for suggestions for the dish in general. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/5 "2012-06-05T01:43:20Z")
Pullet Surprise ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/6 "2012-06-05T01:57:57Z")
Dead Pullet’s Variety. mmm ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-last-nights-dinner/624099/7 "2012-06-05T03:31:49Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Dead Pullet’s Variety. Nah, close. Dead Pullet’s So-Saucy. ~VOW