An Essex MP is to lead a parliamentary debate calling for traditional pie 'n' mash with liquor to get protected status, like champagne and Cornish Pasties. Richard Holden, the Conservative MP for ...

The designation would mean that only meals made to such specific recipes or methods could be labeled as Cockney “pie ‘n’ mash.” Such labels are enforced with periodic checks to make sure ...

Pie ’n’ mash should be given protected status to recognise its cultural importance to Cockneys, MPs will say todayCredit: Getty In the Commons today, MP Richard Holden — whose Basildon and ...

LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker has joined campaigners calling for a cornerstone of Cockney cuisine, pie and mash, to be given protected status as a distinct traditional food. Conservative ...