Giving status to ‘pie and mash’

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If you hang around London pubs long enough, you’ll get a chance to sample pie and mash, a handpie filled with ground beef, served with mashed potatoes and swimming in parsley sauce. A British lawmaker is campaigning to give the staple of Cockney cooking the designation of “Traditional Speciality Guaranteed.” Hosts Marco Weman and Carolyn Beeler have more.

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