Campaigners are hoping to secure protected status for traditional pie and mash to celebrate the “original fast food”. Former Conservative minister Richard Holden and producers have made representations to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) about an application for Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status for the dish which has London origins. On Tuesday, Mr Holden, the MP for Basildon and Billericay, is due to lead a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall to further press the case for the “cracking” products to get the “recognition they deserve”.
Defra said an application for TSG status requires agreement on the recipe that producers would need to follow to use the name in future and they will assess the case once a formal application is submitted. @sonderandsalt S2 E18: The Best of British Food - Pie, Mash & Liquor from Robin's 🇬🇧 #bestofbritish #pieandmash #piemashliquor #britishcuisine #englishfood #englishcuisine #englishculture #robinspieandmash #robinspiemash #eastendgrub ♬ original sound - Sonder & Salt ~ Food Podcast Pie and mash to be considered for protected status The recipe involves a minced beef pie served with mashed potatoes and a parsley sauce known as liquor. Mr Holden said he has written to more than 40 MPs who have a pie and mash shop in their constituency, telling the PA news agency: “It’s part of a campaign to celebrate and really promote pie and mash, which has spread out from its beginnings in .