Linda Robson baffled Loose Women fans as she described eating Scouse.
The 65-year-old appeared on today's edition of the popular ITV programme alongside Charlene White, Denise Welch and Jane Moore. The panelists discussed whether there is a North-South snack divide on Thursday's jam-packed episode.
Linda claimed there was a clear divide and described her visit to Liverpool to prove her point. She said: "When I've been to Liverpool, my friends make me Scouse.
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"It's mincemeat and then you have the potato on the side. Whereas with shepherd's pie we do mincemeat and put the potatoes on the top, they put potatoes on the side."
However, viewers following the show on Twitter were confused by the description. Natalie said: "That's not Scouse at all. It's more like a stew with potatoes, chunks of meat and mixed veg."
There is no definitive recipe for Scouse because it was traditionally made from leftovers and whatever was in season at the time. However, Scouse is a stew that usually contains carrots, potatoes, onions, chunks of beef or lamb and swede.
The ECHO has previously ran a poll to find out what people prefer to include in the traditional dish. We have rounded up the results below.
1. Carrots
2. Potatoes
3. Onion
4. Stock cube
5. Chunks of meat
6. Beef
7. Swede
8. Lamb
9. Rosemary
10. Peas
11. Mince
12. Parsley
13. Lentils
14. Sweet potato
15. Basil
16. Pork
17. Tofu
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