Pie and mash, a traditional Cockney dish, might soon get protected status in the U.K.

Conservative MP Richard Holden led a debate in U.K. Parliament this week, campaigning for pie and mash — a working-class dish with a rich history — to be given an official protected designation.

Pie and mash, a traditional Cockney dish, might soon get protected status in the U.K.
a plate of mashed potatoes and a meat pie sit, smothered in a green sauce, on a grey speckled counter beside a fork and knife

Conservative MP Richard Holden led a debate in U.K. Parliament this week, campaigning for pie and mash — a working-class dish with a rich history — to be given an official protected designation.