In my last blog I talked about London cafes and this time round I'd like to tell you a bit about the kind of food you might find there.
Pie and mash is a traditional London working class food. Pie, mash and stewed eels shops have been in London since the 18th century and are still common in south and east London.
The main dish sold is pie and mash — a minced beef pie and mashed potato. It is common for the mashed potato to be spread around one side of the plate and for a type of green sauce made from parsley called liquor (although it is non-alcoholic) to be added.It's probably a bit of an acquired taste, but there's a pie and mash shop near where I live and I try to visit there at least once a week. Next time you are in London forget the swanky expensive West End restaurants and try some real London food.
Peace and love to all in China
Fadi
Sun, 18/05/2008 - 11:35am — Harry Wakefield
Can't beat pie and mash before I go and watch the football on a Saturday.
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Sat, 17/05/2008 - 9:35pm — Shadowkwok
look so tasty! i wanna know how to make the dish~
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Sat, 17/05/2008 - 3:48pm — bread and love
you know what , you makes me want to introduce some shaoshan food here,,,,
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Sat, 17/05/2008 - 1:18pm — nikki
I do want to take a bite into the original England cuisine in China.Thanks, Fadi for your interesting introduction which makes my mouth water
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Fri, 16/05/2008 - 11:59pm — SarahZhang
Fadi: you never told me that before!!! You've got to treat me one. Let's talk about it next time we see each other at Tony's...
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Thu, 15/05/2008 - 5:01pm — Mello
Mmm, I love pie and mash, but I don't really like eels!
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