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In haute cuisine hachis Parmentier (French pronunciation: [aʃi paʁmɑ̃ˈtje]) is a dish made with mashed baked potato combined with diced meat and sauce lyonnaise and served in the potato shells. In general use a simpler version is the French equivalent of cottage or shepherd’s pie.The dish is named after Antoine-Augustin Parmentier a French pharmacist nutritionist and inventor who in the late 18th century was instrumental in the promotion of the potato as an edible crop.