There'll come a day, though, when the only pie and mash shop left in London is the facsimile of an F.Cooke in the Hackney ...

On a busy day they can make up to 600 pies. Pies are served with potato mash and a sauce called liquor made from parsley and the juice of cooked eels. "It was my great-grandfather who put the eel ...

Traditionally, it consisted of a savoury pie filled with minced beef, served with mashed potatoes and a parsley liquor. But for anyone feeling adventurous, pie 'n' mash can also be served with ...

She said pie 'n' mash was made to a "specific" recipe: minced beef, mashed potatoes, and liquor - a parsley sauce. "That's how it should remain," she added. "In here, that is what we believe in ...