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tert in seattle

writes:
>On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:15:58 +0100, Pamela > wrote:

>>I think I was wrong to characterise a casserole only as a stew and
>>may have inferred that because in the UK casseroles tend to be like
>>a stew. Wikipedia says this is true also of Ireland, Australia, and
>>New Zealand but it doesn't mention anything about the U.S.
>>
>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casserole
>>
>>Lasagna I've had in Italy has been very firm. Conversely lasagna
>>I've had in the UK has been a slip sliding slithery thing.
>
>casseroles in the U.S. are generally based around potatoes or rice or
>pasta. [...]

and sometimes, tater tots!